About: Michael Tennant
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Small Business Administration: Welfare for the Well-to-do
The Small Business Administration has guaranteed billions of dollars in loans to luxury businesses, exclusive clubs, big corporations, and well-heeled investment firms, a new report shows. ...
ObamaCare’s SHOP Not Attracting Customers
Because of technical glitches, delays, and bad design, ObamaCare's SHOP exchange isn't attracting small-business owners or their employees. ...
You’re a Criminal Now!
The feds have turned dissent into a crime, using vague federal laws and selective enforcement to prosecute enemies of the Obama administration — expect more to come. ...
Obama Admin. Finds Thousands of “Lost” or Withheld IRS Documents
A Treasury Department inspector general will soon release thousands of previously withheld or allegedly lost IRS emails related to two cases in which the Obama administration is accused of...
Reaping ObamaCare’s Rewards, Insurers Come to Its Aid
Profiting handsomely from the Affordable Care Act, big insurance companies have become some of the Obama administration's most valuable allies in promoting and defending the law. ...
Lame-duck GOP House Approves Tax Hike on Duck Hunters
The Republican-run House of Representatives approved a 67-percent tax hike on duck hunters Monday, using a voice vote so members could avoid accountability for their votes. ...
ObamaCare in 2015: Premiums and Penalties Up
The second year of ObamaCare exchange coverage brings higher insurance premiums and a major increase in the penalty for not having coverage. ...
UN Denies Using Kenyan Vaccination Program for Population Control
Two UN agencies have denied that their tetanus vaccination program in Kenya is being used to sterilize women without their consent, as two Catholic organizations have alleged. ...
NSA to Yahoo: Give Us Data or Pay $250K a Day
In the midst of a secret court battle over a federal demand for users' data, Yahoo was forced into compliance by the threat of massive fines, court documents show....
California Forces Catholic Universities to Cover Employees’ Abortions
A California healthcare department has ruled that all health insurance policies in the state must cover abortion, even if the individual or employer paying for the coverage objects. ...
So Long, Cupcake: Feds, With State Help, Ban School Bake Sales
Thanks to a 2010 law, the federal government is forcing schools to abide by strict nutritional standards, which will put an end to school bake sales in many states....
Plaintiffs in ObamaCare Subsidy Case Appeal to Supreme Court
The plaintiffs in a case challenging ObamaCare's federal-exchange subsidies are asking the Supreme Court to take their case after they lost at the circuit-court level. ...
Courts Disagree About Subsidies on ObamaCare’s Federal Exchange
Two federal courts issued conflicting rulings on whether people who get insurance on the federal exchange are eligible for subsidies. ...
Poll: ObamaCare Sparks Increase in Emergency Room Visits
Contrary to predictions by President Obama and others, ObamaCare has increased rather than decreased emergency room visits, a recent poll of ER doctors found. ...
Californians Have Insurance but Few Providers Under ObamaCare
Many Californians are finding that though they now have health insurance under ObamaCare, very few healthcare providers are included in their plans' networks. ...