by Terrance Heath | Feb 4, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
With the first ever “Mass Transit Super Bowl” happening in his state, New Jersey governor Chris Christie had two jobs: Make the trains run on time, and make sure New Jersey benefited. What actually happened is a classic example of conservative failure. “Jersey Sucks!”...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 18, 2013 | Minimum Wage
The fight over raising the minimum wage will be one of the defining battles for the 2014 elections. As the floor – the minimum wage – falls out from under Americans, big majorities of voters in both parties want the minimum wage raised. President Obama and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Looking for an oasis of bipartisan comity? A top-shelf group of public officials, corporate leaders and lobbyists will be attending a "transportation infrastructure summit" today. Though coming from different parties and representing different interests, they will...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 5, 2013 | The Jobs Challenge
Anthony Tenny told Clearwater Paper several times that he was concerned about working in excessive red cedar dust at its Lewiston, Idaho, sawmill. But nothing changed. So he reported his fears to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Within a month...
by Mary Bottari | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog
Apparently the only thing both Democrats and Republicans can agree on in Washington is that they can't deal with bad press involving Honor Flight vets. This led to absurd images of Republicans – who had shut down the federal government, including all monuments and...