Twice as lousy: WI may duplicate useless SBA program

By   /  May 14, 2013  /  economic development, Economy, Featured, News, Wisconsin  /  2 Comments

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As Wisconsin lawmakers debate a new $25 million venture capital program, a similar, decades-old multi-billion dollar federal program goes untapped by Badger State venture funds.

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Consumer advocates, constitutional critics challenge Sen. Warren’s Dodd-Frank narrative

By   /  May 3, 2013  /  Accountability, Constitution, Economy, Federal Government, Finances, Free Market, individual rights, National, Power Abuse, Private property rights, Regulatory Reform, U.S. House of Represenatives, U.S. Senate  /  No Comments

Dodd-Frank legislation

By Kevin Mooney | Watchdog.org
Elizabeth Warren needs no introduction. But she does have some explaining to do.
The former Harvard Law School professor who is now a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts, Warren played an instrumental role in setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created under Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
She [...]

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NM may sue Obama administration over mineral and energy sequester cuts

By   /  April 5, 2013  /  Economy, Energy, Featured, Federal Government, Governor, mining, New Mexico, News  /  No Comments

A contentious mining bill moves through the Joint Finance Committee Monday on a party-line vote.

By Rob Nikolewski | New Mexico Watchdog
SANTA FE — New Mexico Watchdog has learned that Gov. Susana Martinez is considering a number of strategies, including filing a lawsuit, against the Obama administration for its decision to cut royalty payments by 5 percent to states for mineral and energy extraction on federal land.
“We’re getting our legal teams [...]

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Report finds two Virginias in economy, freedoms

By   /  March 28, 2013  /  Economy, Featured, individual rights, News, State Government, Uncategorized, Virginia  /  No Comments

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A new report on freedom in the 50 states finds that while Virginia is open for business, the Commonwealth is among the more restrictive areas of the country when it comes to personal liberty.

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White House opens new front in sequester war, cuts $110 million in mineral payments to 35 states

By   /  March 27, 2013  /  Economy, Energy, Featured, Federal Government, mining, New Mexico, News  /  9 Comments

PREPARE FOR THE LAWYERS: A ban on oil and gas drilling in a rural county in New Mexico promises to end up in court. New Mexico Watchdog photo.

By Rob Nikolewski | New Mexico Watchdog
The federal government has sent letters to 35 states, informing them it’s cutting federal mineral payments by about $110 million, or 5 percent, as part of the automatic spending cuts that started this month due to sequestration.
The Obama Administration hit New Mexico hard, with a whopping $26 million beanball. Only Wyoming, which figures to [...]

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