Issues
April 12, 2013
With a vote of 219-109, the House passed a bill that would temporarily freeze the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from acting on new labor disputes or enforcing decisions made after January 4, 2012, when President Obama unconstitutionally appointed three new members. This past January, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the appointments, finding [...]
April 10, 2013
Since taking office, President Obama has made seemingly dramatic reforms in education policy. First, he announced Race to the Top in July 2009, a new program in which the Department of Education would reward states $4.25 billion in grants for complying with a list of federal requirements. Next, he heeded the states’ pleas for relief [...]
February 08, 2013 JEnergy & Environment, Property Rights
Dear Activist: New Mexico is poised to make an exciting change that would transfer our public lands from federal control and put their management and revenue back in the hands of New Mexicans! House Bill 292, Transfer of Public Land Act, will have a first hearing in the NM House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee [...]