According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farmers’ markets is up by 9.6% from last year, and in 2011, the number of farmers’ markets had increased by 17% from 2010. USDA administration states, “Farmers markets are a
The Catholic owners of Chicago-based Triune Health Group have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the HHS contraception mandate. Mary Anne and Christopher Yep have also filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois for intruding upon their
Former Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) and other pro-life Democrats plan to issue a formal challenge to the hold that Planned Parenthood and NARAL have on the Democratic Party when it meets for its convention in Charlotte on September 4th. Stupak,
Embattled Missouri Republican Senate nominee Todd Akin announced in a press conference late Friday afternoon that he will remain in the Senate race despite calls from some Republican leaders and conservative commentators that he step down. Akin recently caused a
A Wednesday Rasmussen survey of 500 likely voters in deep blue Connecticut found that former WWE executive Linda McMahon (R) is three points ahead of Chris Murphy (D) in the state’s race to fill the Senate seat of retiring Sen.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has signed new legislation that some are calling the “second phase” of the health care law that was signed by Gov. Mitt Romney in 2006. A sweeping law intended to contain health care costs, it
The New York Times reports that an “ambiguity” in President Obama’s signature health care law may make the Affordable Care Act unaffordable for millions of American workers and their families. Ironically, the glitch is Clintonesque in nature, over the meaning
While some on the Catholic left charge that Paul Ryan has abandoned the teachings of the Catholic Church in his responsibilities as Chairman of the House Budget Committee, Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin has come to his defense. In
From the moment House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan was announced as Mitt Romney’s running mate, many Democrats have gone into panic mode because they actually must now defend the fact that ObamaCare is partially paid for with Medicare funds taken
At a time when it seems that secularization has its strongest foothold in the national culture, American Catholics may end up having a big say in the election this fall. Actually, with approximately 55.6 million of voting Catholics in the
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is a conundrum. A fiscal and social liberal, the man who was Al Gore’s running mate in 2000, angered liberals in Connecticut so much with his support of the Bush administration policies on Iraq, that he
Mitt Romney’s choice of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan is a great choice for women in America.Ryan, who oversees the nation’s budget, is all too aware of the fact that, under President Obama, the nation is spending more than its
Has it been only one month since the left-wing media excoriated Mitt Romney for raising campaign funds at the Hamptons home of David Koch? Wasn’t there a demonstration, albeit rather meager, at Mr. Koch’s home, protesting the fact that a
We may not know it until we need it. Some of the medical care we assumed we would get automatically will soon be harder to obtain. A few more obstacles, a few more restrictions, before we can receive the specialized
Federal authorities have arrested seven individuals within the congressional campaign of the speaker of the Connecticut state house, but Chris Donovan (D) says he will not leave the race. An FBI undercover probe has revealed that members of Donovan’s campaign
Despite the fact that at least 127 House Republicans have signed a letter that calls upon Speaker John Boehner and House GOP leadership to cease any further funding of President Obama’s health care law, Speaker Boehner seems poised to continue appropriating
You’re watching a cable news show one night and see some of the GOP freshmen House members, part of the 2010 “shellacking” President Obama experienced, telling the audience that the nation needs smaller government, free markets, less spending, and greater
If you have ever wondered how to respond to hyperbole, ridicule, and feigned alarm when you say that the Constitution is as relevant today as it was over two hundred years ago, listen to the master, Supreme Court Justice Antonin
We are told that one of the most “popular” features of the president’s signature “ObamaTax” health insurance law is one that prevents health insurance companies from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions. We are told that the ObamaTax will
Get ready, serious school board reformers. You now have a role model. Who would have thought that real school reform could start at the local level, rather than in Washington D.C.? Well, the mostly conservative Board of Education of Douglas
The “Fortnight for Freedom,” a national campaign led by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), concluded on July 4th with a closing mass held at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. The campaign, designed
Though the liberal media mocked conservatives a couple of years ago, ridiculing their concern that the IRS would be overseeing Americans’ healthcare, the truth is the Obama administration had always planned to hire at least 4,500 new IRS agents, to
In response to Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling that the president’s signature healthcare law is constitutional as a tax, the nation’s abortion industry expressed pleasure at the outcome. Hailing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka ObamaCare, as “the greatest advance in
The Supreme Court has ruled that most of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka ObamaCare, is constitutional, with the individual mandate actually surviving as a tax. Apparently, this decision means that the federal government can indeed force religious and other
The Supreme Court has ruled on the Arizona immigration law, and upheld a key part of the law that allows local law enforcement officers to verify immigration status if an individual is detained for another potential legal issue. The Washington
