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The Senate Judiciary Committee held nomination hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch this past week. President Trump, under the authority of Article 11 of the Constitution , nominated Gorsuch, a Colorado federal appeals court judge, to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Antonin Scalia who passed away in February 2016. Remind me…what’s the role of the Supreme Court? […]
On March 16th, the Administration released its “ skinny budget ,” a blueprint of “how much money the administration wants Congress to send to each agency, along with what they plan to do with it.” Many departments and agencies saw their budgets substantially cut, others were increased. Some call for entitlement reform , noting this budget “ avoided the tough decisions. ” […]
After an encounter with a friend or co-worker, are you the one who says to yourself “Oh, I did it again, I spoke too much…” or do you say “Oh, I did it again. I did not jump in and speak my mind” ? Susan Cain, author of the best-seller “ Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking ,” recalls that in her […]
On February 3, 2017 President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to review financial regulations instituted under the Obama administration. While the new executive order does not explicitly mention Dodd-Frank, it does direct the secretary of the Treasury to identify any regulations that “inhibit Federal regulation of the United States financial system in a manner […]
Google “List of taxes we pay” and see what comes up. Our search found various lists of anywhere from 12 to 100 taxes and fees we pay directly or indirectly. Forbes reports that Americans will spend more that 8.9 billion hours on tax compliance. With April 15th right around the corner, tax filing is on everyone’s mind. […]
Following the recent nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, North Carolina Representative Virginia Foxx was appointed this week to be the new chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee. She is a proponent of school choice and of minimal federal government intervention in education. Foxx has a fascinating personal story, having […]