Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Sometimes it appears common sense and reality can't penetrate the Capitol's marble-lined walls.
This financially costly phenomenon struck...
Kentucky tobacco growers are up in arms over a new proposal to eliminate federal crop insurance programs for tobacco.
On Monday, Sen....
Taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance for tobacco production would be eliminated under a farm-bill amendment introduced Monday by U.S. Sens....
Sooey! That old-fashioned farmer's call, meant to summon hogs to the trough, is also an appropriate warning signal for taxpayers and...
An amendment to water resources legislation that would freeze flood insurance premiums for five years could force the Federal Emergency...
WASHINGTON — Ports that move large amounts of energy resources, including the Port of Mobile, would share a new pot of federal money to...
On Tuesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee approved a massive five-year farm bill. It would cut spending but also create new subsidies for...
WASHINGTON — Environmental and fiscal deficit hawk groups teamed up Monday to criticize the water resources infrastructure bill by Sen....
Leading conservative groups, including Americans for Tax Reform and Club for Growth, are calling for an end to the federal government's...
The trophy high-rises on Madison, Park and Fifth Avenues in Manhattan have long commanded the top prices in the country for commercial real...
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Volume XVIII No. 37
Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...
July 11, 2013