College Cash Cows
04/24/2025
American universities are huge recipients of federal cash and benefits.
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American universities are huge recipients of federal cash and benefits.
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Tax Day came and went this week much to everyone’s chagrin.
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“No taxes on tips!” was the rallying cry and campaign promise that many believe enabled Donald Trump to win Nevada in 2024.
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March is Women’s History Month, a time “to reflect on the often-overlooked contributions of women to U.S. history,” according to History.com.
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Institutions, governments, and corporations are reevaluating climate commitments, shifting the policy landscape.
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All eyes have been on Congress as they begin to craft legislation implementing the cuts that DOGE has recommended from various agencies.
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National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) may be next on the chopping block as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues its mission to find programs to eliminate to cut federal spending.
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The Biden administration sought to regulate out of existence the items and industries that the American people use daily in the name of so-called “energy efficiency.”
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The dramatic cost-cutting happening in the federal government makes me think about another area where spending less money would produce better results: public schools.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling on his Domestic Policy advisor to make recommendations for expanding access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and reducing its costs.
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What service do private insurers provide in return for the fees they collect?
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President Donald Trump and his newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk have brought the hammer down on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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The next president and Congress should repeal every aspect of the Biden administration’s climate change legislative and regulatory program.
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As we gather around the table at Thanksgiving, we may be among family and friends of different political persuasions.
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A handful of agencies are forging ahead with a Biden-Harris-led initiative to fund contraception, including abortifacients, with our taxpayer money.
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This week, the Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury departments proposed a new rule to require all insurance under the Affordable Care Act to cover over-the-counter contraceptives fully.
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris recently said she would “engage in what Franklin Roosevelt called ‘bold, persistent experimentation,’” as he had told the 1932 graduating class at Oglethorpe University.
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Wednesday night, Vice Presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz squared off on the debate stage to prove who could be the best right-hand man in the next administration.
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Election season is producing a lot of grand promises by the candidates. Let’s look closely at two ideas that are being proposed in order to gain votes.
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In a move that only served to confound pro-life Americans further dismayed over recent statements that his administration will be “great for women and their reproductive rights,” former President Trump announced last week that “your government will pay for — or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for — all costs associated with IVF treatment.”
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If you happened to watch the Democratic National Convention last week with the volume off, you might have thought you were witnessing a GOP gathering. American flags were everywhere. Many convention delegates were decked out in red, white, and blue, waving signs that read “USA.” “FREEDOM” was projected in huge letters on the stage.
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Inflation and the economy are top issues this election year. Everyone feels the strain in their wallets at the grocery store, shopping mall, car dealership, and gas station. The cost of groceries has risen 25% since January 2020.
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Today marks the second anniversary of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), and the critics of its costly and prescriptive Green New Deal-style energy provisions are being proven right.
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As campaign season heats up, candidates discuss the issues they think are most important to the voters. Republicans and Democrats differ on many policy positions, including immigration enforcement, government spending, and parental rights.
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