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There’s maybe 15 new taxes in Senator Harry Reid’s health care plan, including new taxes on: “Cadillac plans” (that is expensive, not necessarily rich-benefit plans); Medical devices and cosmetic surgery (oops, there went the Hollywood vote); Drug companies, health insurers and insurance executives; New limits on contributions to flexible spending accounts and increased penalties on non-qualified health savings account expenses; Individuals who don’t buy and employers who don’t provide health insurance; And, of course, high-income earners, and much more.

The good news this week is that it appears that no binding treaty is going to come out of next month's Copenhagen conference on climate change.

It’s time to expose the lie that the Blue Dog Democrats—a coalition of 52 supposedly fiscally conservative House Democrats—are concerned about federal spending and the budget.

In response to the FCC chairman’s comments and news reports that the agency is prepared to pursue comprehensive Internet regulation, a rising crescendo of voices has been heard expressing deep reservations.

Most politicians would wince at being accused of trying to push the biggest tax increase in U.

Longmont, Colorado, will have a question on its November ballot asking whether city residents should be taxed to pay for and subsidize "telecommunications services, advanced services and cable television services.

Has Washington completely abandoned any effort to stay within the parameters established by the U.

With all the political tricks flying around Washington this week you’d think it was Halloween, but we still have more than a week to go.

While lately a number of people may have been left out of the policy making process, the FCC has opened up an opportunity for you to comment on its plans to bring good old fashioned heavy handed regulation of the Internet through “network neutrality” rules.

The Obama Administration has earned kudos for their vision of using of technology to be a primary part of the solution to policy challenges from improved healthcare to efficient energy usage.