Feb 28, 2013
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed states to opt out of the law’s Medicaid expansion, leaving each state’s decision to participate in the hands of the nation’s governors and state leaders. A roundup of what each state’s leadership has said about their Medicaid plans February 27, 2013 Text last updated on Feb. 26, [...]
Jan 9, 2013
Found these today while researching something else: Ohio – 2011 Scholarship Fund TransCanada Pipelines Limited $1,000.00 South Dakota – 2007 Scholarship Fund TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. $500.00 Which leads me to the following questions – How long has TransCanada Pipelines been involved with ALEC? What level of involvement has TransCanada had with writing ALEC legislation? Is [...]
Jun 26, 2012
The Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed the right of corporations to make independent political expenditures, summarily overturning a 100-year-old Montana state law that barred corporations from such political activity… …The court issued a summary reversal without waiting to hear oral arguments in the case… …In a dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that “Montana’s experience, like [...]
Jun 13, 2012
The key issue toward restoring our democracy is back before the Supreme Court, who’ll meet behind closed doors on Thursday. That key issue is of course the “Citizens United” ruling the Court made in January 2010 that gave corporations the same rights as people, brought about Super Pac’s and the gusher of money into the [...]
Apr 18, 2012
The United States Postmaster General is standing by his salary, despite ongoing hardships for the U.S. Postal Service. U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has criticized the Postmaster for accepting an $800,000 compensation package while many rural post offices face closure. The Postmaster was in Helena recently to talk about the agency’s budget and addressed the [...]
