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We have powdered coffees, powdered juices, powdered soups, powdered eggs, powdered milk. Why not powdered alcohol? After all, it’s light, portable and convenient. But we’ll… Read More
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Over the past 20 years, the Index of Economic Freedom, a data-driven policy guide published by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, has… Read More
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Two of the four Russian firms targeted for economic sanctions by President Obama this week received substantial subsidies from the Export-Import Bank. The financial ties… Read More
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Financial stability through government regulation isn’t working. That was the consensus of a panel held by the Cato Institute and Mercatus Center on the four… Read More
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Campaigning this week for more federal transportation spending, President Obama said, “There’s something called the Highway Trust Fund [HTF]—I suspect this crew is familiar with… Read More
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The Obama administration announced new rules this week that will effectively punish American companies who move facilities and jobs overseas to save on taxes. Labor… Read More
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Allan Sloan of Fortune recently wrote an article best summarized as a tirade at U.S. businesses that have, or are thinking about, inverting. Inverting is… Read More
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Taxpayer-funded rides for bourbon-swilling journalists and international trips for indie music executives—federal funding for obscure programs like these is one reason why Heritage budget expert… Read More
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Leaders of top conservative organizations joined forces to deliver a clear message to Republican lawmakers: Allowing the charter of the Export-Import Bank to expire is… Read More
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SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s war over the meadow jumping mouse is escalating and moving ahead on multiple fronts. Ranchers whose permits allow their… Read More
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Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its annual Long-Term Budget Outlook for 2014. Compared to its 2013 outlook, the CBO projections include a significant… Read More
Twelve years ago, in the aftermath of 9/11, Congress created a “temporary” subsidy program for insuring losses from terrorist attacks. That temporary program, the Terrorism… Read More
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released preliminary suggestions for ways the U.S. could strengthen the economic recovery and improve the economy’s long-term outlook. U.S…. Read More
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Conservatives in the House view the looming fate of the Export-Import Bank as a major test for Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s future in leadership, two… Read More
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Conservative groups came together for a conference call Thursday, arguing against left-leaning media claims that Kansas’ steep income tax reductions have contributed to the downfall… Read More
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Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, spoke today of his support for ending the Export-Import Bank. “I want to get rid of… Read More
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Today the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, projecting U.S. spending, taxes, deficits, and the debt for the next 25 years…. Read More
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Two reports in recent days have focused on the fate of the Boeing Co. in the event Congress opts against reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank…. Read More
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Some in Congress seem to think the federal government can do a better job marketing and promoting tourism to America than the $1.5 trillion industry… Read More
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Is “Operation Choke Point” about to get choked by Congress? Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sure hopes so. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government… Read More
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SANTA FE, N.M. — For 2012 Libertarian Party presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, the ongoing controversy at the Internal Revenue Service… Read More
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Last week, Senate Appropriations Chair Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., signaled her chamber already has begun to lay the groundwork for an omnibus budget bill in… Read More
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Right-to-work is back in the spotlight, thanks to the recent Supreme Court decision in Harris v. Quinn. The court ruled that Illinois home care workers… Read More
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RUSTON, La. — Peach orchards at Mitcham Farms, near the north Louisiana city of Ruston, have survived winter freezes, droughts and dangerous hail storms. But… Read More
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Following the revelation that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to garnish wages without a court order to collect non-tax debts (i.e. misused grant funds, unrepaid… Read More
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Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum sharply criticized efforts to abolish the Export-Import Bank on Friday, arguing that doing so would be “tying the hands… Read More
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New Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer made headlines yesterday for suggesting that regulators should not arbitrarily start breaking up large banks, and that’s encouraging… Read More
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Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., wants to lift the “veil of secrecy” he said obscures the dealings of the Federal Reserve. Would enhanced congressional oversight of… Read More
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A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) consultation to the U.S. emphasized “raising productivity growth and labor force participation” as the first of five goals necessary… Read More
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Export-Import Bank advocates believe it should be reauthorized “with reforms” before the bank’s charter expires Sept. 30. But lawmakers already tried that in 2012. The… Read More
