GOVERNMENT

Ten Gun Bills on Congress’s First Day

01/05/2013 0

Members of the 113th Congress introduced 10 bills on Thursday relating to gun violence, most of which came from Democrats seeking new restrictions on gun ownership. The flurry of legislative proposals show that members are […]

GOVERNMENT

Illinois Dems Advance Ban on Most Modern Firearms

01/03/2013 0

Illinois Senate Democrats advanced legislation late Wednesday to restrict semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, pressing forward with new gun control measures in the waning days of the session over the objections of firearms groups. Amid […]

GOVERNMENT

Obama Vows More Tax Increases

01/02/2013 0

President Obama this morning pocketed the Republican concessions on tax hikes included in the Fiscal Cliff deal and promised that it was only the beginning of new taxation to be assessed on the American people. […]

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