Tax-Hikers Win Colorado Ballot Initiative
Colorado voters on November 1 approved Referendum C, a measure to give up nearly $4 billion in tax rebates over the next five years and permanently increase the cap on…
Lobbyists get crucial time
The postponement of a House vote on a $70 billion tax-cut package gives business lobbyists two crucial weeks to woo recalcitrant GOP centrists, who pushed their leadership to delay the…
Burdens of regulatory fat
After Hurricane Katrina, very few members of Congress have stepped forward with a meaningful plan for paying what's already an astronomical tab, other than driving America deeper into the red.
Bad advisers
Do you think your tax money should be given to international bureaucrats who give destructive advice to American policymakers? Well, that is what is happening -- and worse yet, some…
A Day in the Life of Scooter Libby
As a former senior staff member in the office of the vice president, I've gotten many questions in recent days from reporters about my direct boss Chief of Staff Scooter…
Oregon looks to neighbors’ ballot defeats, reads tea leaves
The ballot defeats suffered Tuesday by conservatives in California and Washington could reshape the political battleground in Oregon next year. California voters rejected several measures -- from spending limits…
California, Colorado votes could hinder Oregon spending limit
California voters flatly reject a proposed state government spending limit. Colorado voters decide to ease their state's spending cap, thus surrendering $3.7 billion in taxpayer refunds. The vote in…
Writing On USG’s Wall?
Is time running out for USG (USG ) (USG)? Shares in the No. 1 maker of gypsum wallboard got hammered in early October, falling from 70 to 58 in two…
Referendum C Could Hurt National Effort To Limit States’ Spending
DENVER -- For conservatives, it was painful to watch: A Republican governor teams up with Democrats on a plan to ease the nation's strictest cap on government spending and Colorado…
Oregon latest target in classroom spending minimum measure
Oregon, with its wide-open initiative system, is typically fertile and early ground for new ideas making dents in the national political consciousness. So it's not entirely surprising to see…