by jpitney | Jan 5, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
At The Dispatch, Rep. Patrick McHenry talks to John McCormack: “We’ve had, for most years since the turn of the century, crisis politics dominating and large legislative packages becoming the full crux of the Congress,” he noted. While those big omnibus spending...
by jpitney | Jan 4, 2024 | Civility
From Stewart’s, of Saratoga Springs, NY: It’s sweet. It’s creamy with hints of salty caramel. There are absolutely “no nuts.” And it’s making a comeback. Stewart’s Shops is starting off the new year by bringing back Civility ice cream. At a time when the world...
by jpitney | Jan 3, 2024 | Montana, Transparency
Addie Slanger at Roundupweb.com: Government transparency is getting another watchdog in Montana with the creation and launch of the Montana Transparency Project (MTP), a non-profit, nonpartisan initiative dedicated to helping organizations and individuals prepare and...
by jpitney | Jan 1, 2024 | Congress, Constitution
Liz Cheney, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning (New York: Little, Brown, 2023), 49. In Article VI of our Constitution, the founders required that every member of Congress, all state legislators, and “all executive and judicial officers” of the federal and state...
