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Governor’s Worker Union Ends Support of United Negro College Fund Over Koch Brother’s Gift
After the United Negro College Fund accepted a $25 million grant from Koch Brothers, Inc and the Charles Koch Foundation, The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) sent a letter to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) yesterday ending...
The Halbig Obamacare Case
The next big case related to Obamacare, Halbig v. Burwell, is sitting in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The verdict should be announced soon. The crux of the case lies in the wording of the actual bill of Obamacare, which specifically lists state...
New Lerner Email Hints At Curbing Email Information For Congress
Roughly a month before the IRS scandal "broke" via a planted question, Lois Lerner wrote the following email. On April 9, 2013 “I was cautioning folks about email and how we have had several occasions where Congress ask asked for emails and there has been an...
EEOC Absurdity Strikes Again
In another laughable, irresponsible, and certainly illegal move (far overreaching any possible regulatory claim), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against a private company that fired employees who could not effectively...
A Renewed Appeal For The Keystone Pipeline Project
What's going on with oil and energy these days? Last week, SNL Financial noted that, "Canada's crude oil producers are looking to markets other than the U.S. to sell increased output amid delays in pipeline expansions, according to the president of the Canadian...
IRS In Court Two Days This Week
On July 10 and again on July 11, the IRS will be in court for two separate cases related to the IRS scandal, specifically regarding the missing emails. The Weekly Standard notes that on Thursday, July 10th, "IRS lawyers will appear in federal district court to explain...