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The WasteWatcherRight to Work and the Friedrichs Case
On January 11, 2015, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Rebecca Friedrichs, a schoolteacher in Anaheim, California, brought the case, which addresses two key questions: do public-sector union...
The WasteWatcherScrubbing Oppressive Federal Regulations
The current political conversation is dominated by taxes and spending, which leaves out one of the most impactful activities of the federal government: regulations. The burdens that regulations place on individuals and businesses are often...
The WasteWatcherCongressional Insanity: Holding ITFA Hostage to MFA
When members of Congress impede the passage of popular legislation in order to attach something totally unrelated, the results are usually harmful to the American people. The ongoing effort to tie together a permanent ban on Internet access taxes...
The WasteWatcherWhy the Obamacare Reconciliation Bill is So Important
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3762, the Restoring American’s Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, by a vote of 240 to 181, after which it was sent to President Obama.
The WasteWatcherSolar Socialism 2.0: The Subsidy Saga Continues
On December 1, 2015, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) published a report, “The Sun Should Set on Solar Socialism.” The report reviewed the history of federal energy subsidies, particularly the dramatic increase in funding following the...
The WasteWatcherAuditing the Federal Reserve: Foiled Again!
Overshadowed by the excitement of President Obama’s final State of the Union, the Senate considered a procedural motion on S. 2232, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015, on January 12, 2016.
The WasteWatcherState of the Union Observations
On January 12, 2016, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address. During his address, President Obama cited some of his accomplishments while in office: the millions of people with healthcare, the increase in jobs and decrease...
The WasteWatcherThe Unraveling of Obamacare
Modern Healthcare reported this week that Humana expects to lose 300,000 customers by the end of the year and that it may exit the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges if the market does not turn around for them.
The WasteWatcherBroadband as a Moving Target
On January 29, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) redefined what constitutes minimum standards for broadband access, raising the bar from the original standard of 4 Megabytes per second (Mbps) for download speeds, and 1 Mbps for...
