Print Mike Flynn Follow Read Full Bio No Union Label on Twinkie Return Buried amid the generally gloomy news last week was a development that is a true cause for celebration. By July, the Twinkie, and other favorite Hostess brands will return to store shelves. Two investment companies bought assets of the bankrupt snack company and plan to re-open four plants and hire 1,500 workers in the coming weeks. Labor unions, however, will not be invited back. 28 Apr 2013 GDP Misses Expectations, Up 2.5% in 1st Quarter The Commerce Department reported Friday that the economy grew 2.5%, on an annualized basis, in the 1st Quarter of the year. Economists had been expecting a stronger performance, with the consensus estimate predicting 3% growth. The economy grew 0.4% in the 4th Quarter last year. 26 Apr 2013 Senate Dems Reject Obama FAA Sequester Cuts Late Thursday, Senate Democrats moved legislation to shift funds, allowing the FAA to cancel its planned furloughs of air traffic controllers. The proposal, which passed as Senators were leaving town for a week-long recess, would shift $250 million within the Department of Transportation budget to prevent any future furloughs of air traffic controllers, which had caused some delays this week at airports around the country. 25 Apr 2013 Exclusive--McConnell: Entire Country Should Be Exempt from ObamaCare Wednesday night, Politico reported that top lawmakers on Capitol Hill were in talks to exempt themselves and their staff from ObamaCare's health exchanges. According to the report, aides for Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Reid and Obama Administration officials were negotiating a congressional carve out from the law. In an exclusive to Breitbart News, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office blasted the talks. 25 Apr 2013 MA Dem Gov. Patrick Refuses to Release Tsarnaev Records The Brothers Tsarnaev, alleged terrorists behind the Boston Marathon bombing, collected some amount of state and, possibly, federal welfare benefits. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, his wife, and daughter collected welfare until 2012, according to Massachusetts state officials. The exact amounts the brothers received is unknown, however, because Gov. Deval Patrick's administration is refusing to release information regarding their case. 25 Apr 2013 Schumer-Rubio Bill Creates Millions of New Voters in Just 5 Years Republicans anxious about the political implications of providing a "path to citizenship" for 11 million illegal immigrants console themselves that they will have at least 13 years to broaden the party's appeal to Hispanics. It is true that most illegal immigrants will not eligible to become citizens for at least 13 years. The Schumer-Rubio bill, however, creates an expedited citizenship process for millions of illegal immigrants. These immigrants are eligible for citizenship in just 5 years. 24 Apr 2013 Poll: 66% of Democrats Want Border Secured Before Legalization A new poll from FoxNews finds that 66% of Democrats believe the border should be secured before the nation considers changes to its immigration policies. 75% of Republicans feel the same. Overall, 68% of voters believe securing the border should come before any moves towards legalization 24 Apr 2013 Durable Good Orders Collapse 5.7% in March Durable good orders fell a sharp 5.7% in March, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday. The collapse was the sharpest decline since August 2012. Economists had expected a more modest pull back, with a consensus estimate of a 3% decline in the important measure. 24 Apr 2013 MarcoPhone: Cost of Existing Federal Phone Subsidy Spinning Out of Control A federal program originally designed to provide rural residents with phone service in case of emergencies is now one of the fastest growing welfare programs. Costing just around $140 million a few years ago, federal spending on the subsidy has exploded to $2.2 billion. 23 Apr 2013 Baucus to Retire, Gift Senate Seat to GOP ObamaCare passed in 2010, but it continues to exert a political gravitational pull on Democrats. On Tuesday, six-term Sen. Max Baucus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2014, rather than seek reelection in deep-red Montana. He is the sixth Democrat to announce his retirement this year, increasing the odds of a Republican take-over of the Senate. 23 Apr 2013 Previous 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Next
No Union Label on Twinkie Return Buried amid the generally gloomy news last week was a development that is a true cause for celebration. By July, the Twinkie, and other favorite Hostess brands will return to store shelves. Two investment companies bought assets of the bankrupt snack company and plan to re-open four plants and hire 1,500 workers in the coming weeks. Labor unions, however, will not be invited back. 28 Apr 2013
GDP Misses Expectations, Up 2.5% in 1st Quarter The Commerce Department reported Friday that the economy grew 2.5%, on an annualized basis, in the 1st Quarter of the year. Economists had been expecting a stronger performance, with the consensus estimate predicting 3% growth. The economy grew 0.4% in the 4th Quarter last year. 26 Apr 2013
Senate Dems Reject Obama FAA Sequester Cuts Late Thursday, Senate Democrats moved legislation to shift funds, allowing the FAA to cancel its planned furloughs of air traffic controllers. The proposal, which passed as Senators were leaving town for a week-long recess, would shift $250 million within the Department of Transportation budget to prevent any future furloughs of air traffic controllers, which had caused some delays this week at airports around the country. 25 Apr 2013
Exclusive--McConnell: Entire Country Should Be Exempt from ObamaCare Wednesday night, Politico reported that top lawmakers on Capitol Hill were in talks to exempt themselves and their staff from ObamaCare's health exchanges. According to the report, aides for Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Reid and Obama Administration officials were negotiating a congressional carve out from the law. In an exclusive to Breitbart News, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office blasted the talks. 25 Apr 2013
MA Dem Gov. Patrick Refuses to Release Tsarnaev Records The Brothers Tsarnaev, alleged terrorists behind the Boston Marathon bombing, collected some amount of state and, possibly, federal welfare benefits. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, his wife, and daughter collected welfare until 2012, according to Massachusetts state officials. The exact amounts the brothers received is unknown, however, because Gov. Deval Patrick's administration is refusing to release information regarding their case. 25 Apr 2013
Schumer-Rubio Bill Creates Millions of New Voters in Just 5 Years Republicans anxious about the political implications of providing a "path to citizenship" for 11 million illegal immigrants console themselves that they will have at least 13 years to broaden the party's appeal to Hispanics. It is true that most illegal immigrants will not eligible to become citizens for at least 13 years. The Schumer-Rubio bill, however, creates an expedited citizenship process for millions of illegal immigrants. These immigrants are eligible for citizenship in just 5 years. 24 Apr 2013
Poll: 66% of Democrats Want Border Secured Before Legalization A new poll from FoxNews finds that 66% of Democrats believe the border should be secured before the nation considers changes to its immigration policies. 75% of Republicans feel the same. Overall, 68% of voters believe securing the border should come before any moves towards legalization 24 Apr 2013
Durable Good Orders Collapse 5.7% in March Durable good orders fell a sharp 5.7% in March, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday. The collapse was the sharpest decline since August 2012. Economists had expected a more modest pull back, with a consensus estimate of a 3% decline in the important measure. 24 Apr 2013
MarcoPhone: Cost of Existing Federal Phone Subsidy Spinning Out of Control A federal program originally designed to provide rural residents with phone service in case of emergencies is now one of the fastest growing welfare programs. Costing just around $140 million a few years ago, federal spending on the subsidy has exploded to $2.2 billion. 23 Apr 2013
Baucus to Retire, Gift Senate Seat to GOP ObamaCare passed in 2010, but it continues to exert a political gravitational pull on Democrats. On Tuesday, six-term Sen. Max Baucus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2014, rather than seek reelection in deep-red Montana. He is the sixth Democrat to announce his retirement this year, increasing the odds of a Republican take-over of the Senate. 23 Apr 2013
Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina, in wake of tighter state gun laws19 Jun 2013, 1:05 PM PDT
Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina, in wake of tighter state gun laws19 Jun 2013, 1:05 PM PDT
Columbia's Cons: Ivy League social work program run by team of former prisoners19 Jun 2013, 12:31 PM PDT