Minnesota Governor: ObamaCare “No Longer Affordable”
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D), formerly an enthusiastic ObamaCare supporter, now says the healthcare law “is no longer affordable for an increasing number of people.” ...
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America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Blows Up Controversy
The United States’ first offshore wind farm is going to cost about $17,600 per home it will power and do little to reduce either electric rates or carbon emissions....
Transgender Student Blocked From Using Boys’ Bathroom — for Now
The Supreme Court temporarily stayed a lower court’s ruling that a Virginia transgender student has the right under federal law to use the boys’ bathroom. ...
The ObamaCare Co-op Flop
More than two-thirds of the ObamaCare co-ops have failed, with even more likely to go under in the near future, thanks in part to hefty fees imposed by the...
State Dept. Funded Group That Tried to Defeat Netanyahu
A nongovernmental organization used a $350,000 State Department grant to build up its infrastructure and then employed that infrastructure in an effort to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu....
ObamaCare Enrollees’ Costly Claims Portend Higher Premiums
ObamaCare enrollees' high claims — nearly double those of other beneficiaries — are driving insurers into the red, which is likely to cause large premium increases next year, a...
Are Soda Taxes the Real Thing for Fighting Obesity?
Soda taxes, such as the one Philadelphia is set to impose, do nothing to combat obesity but do harm the poor, according to a Competitive Enterprise Institute report. ...
Alaska Republicans Bail Out ObamaCare
The Republican-dominated Alaska legislature just passed a bill to bail out its state's ObamaCare exchange, which is already beginning to show signs of a death spiral. ...
Colorado’s ObamaCare Exchange Expects Fewer Insurers, Higher Premiums in 2017
Next year, nearly 100,000 Coloradans are poised to lose their ObamaCare exchange insurance, and those who don’t lose it may face premium hikes as high as 40 percent, according...
House Panel Approves Asset-Forfeiture Reform Bill
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to reform the civil asset forfeiture process, making it harder for law enforcement to confiscate property and easier for owners to recover...
FBI Gets Warrantless E-mail Snooping Added to Two Senate Bills
Two Senate bills have been amended to give the FBI its long-sought power to search Americans' e-mails, and possibly their web-browsing history, without a warrant. ...
Roscoe Filburn: The Wheat Farmer Who Went Against the Grain
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to artificially increase crop and meat prices by limiting their production, Roscoe Filburn fought back, to continue making his own choices. ...
Pastor Admits Allegations of Anti-gay Slur on Whole Foods Cake a Hoax
An openly homosexual Texas pastor who sued Whole Foods Market for allegedly putting an anti-gay slur on a cake he bought has withdrawn his lawsuit, admitting the entire story...
FDA: Popular Antibiotics Have Serious Side Effects
The FDA recently announced that certain antibiotics it approved have "disabling and potentially permanent serious side effects," adding fuel to a lawsuit alleging that a former FDA commissioner suppressed...
FBI Seeks to Exempt Its Massive Biometric Database From Federal Privacy Law
The FBI wants to exempt its massive biometrics database from federal law requiring individuals to be notified that their data is being collected and given a chance to correct...