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Mitch Daniels on How to Cut Government & Improve Services

Mitch Daniels on How to Cut Government & Improve Services ReasonTV Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels served in office from 2005 to 2013 and in eight short years accomplished more than most politicians manage in a lifetime. He turned deficits into surpluses, ended public-sector collective bargaining, reduced the state work force by 18 percent while improving services, and leased the money-losing Indiana Toll Road for an upfront payment of nearly $4 billion, which allowed the Hoosier State to weather Great Recession in relative comfort. Currently president of Purdue University, he has managed to freeze tuition while other public and private universities routinely increase annual costs by double digits. In May, Daniels became the first recipient of the Reason Foundation’s annual Savas Award for Public-Private Partnerships, which is awarded to policymakers with outstanding legacies of improving the delivery and effectiveness of services while reducing the cost and scope of government.

How an 85-Year Old Nun, Activists Infiltrated Top U.S. Nuclear Site, Exposing Dangers & Urging Peace

How an 85-Year Old Nun, Activists Infiltrated Top U.S. Nuclear Site... Democracy Now! http://democracynow.org - Three peace activists who infiltrated a nuclear weapons site have been freed from prison after their convictions were overturned. In 2012, the self-described Transform Now Plowshares broke into the Y-12 nuclear facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Known as the "Fort Knox of Uranium," the complex holds enough uranium to make 10,000 nuclear bombs. The activists cut holes in the fence to paint peace slogans and threw blood on the wall, revealing major security flaws at the facility, which processes uranium for hydrogen bombs. The break-in sparked a series of congressional hearings, with The New York Times describing it as "the biggest security breach in the history of the nation’s atomic complex." The three were convicted of damaging a national defense site. After two years behind bars, a federal appeals court recently vacated their convictions, saying the prosecution failed to prove the three intended to "injure the national defense."

With House Passage of Extreme 20-Week Abortion Ban, GOP Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights

With House Passage of Extreme 20-Week Abortion Ban, GOP Continues A... Democracy Now! http://democracynow.org - Republicans continue to seek the erosion of reproductive rights with a series of measures at the federal and state level. Last week the Republican-controlled House approved a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks. The vote came months after Republicans were forced to withdraw their initial version following dissent from women in their own party. The new revised measure drops a requirement that rape and incest survivors who seek an exemption must first report to police. But it instead imposes a mandatory waiting period for such women of at least 48 hours before they can have an abortion. The so-called Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is based on the medically debunked contention that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Its passage in the House is seen as largely symbolic, with Senate Democrats opposed and a previous veto threat from President Obama. But it shows Republicans remain determined to advance an anti-choice agenda...

Texas Governor Stops Towns From Banning Controversial Industry

Texas Governor Stops Towns From Banning Controversial Industry wochit Business The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has signed a bill into law that prohibits cities and towns from banning a gas drilling practice known as hydraulic fracking, giving the state sole authority over oil and gas regulation. Texas, a state that is home to the two of the most productive US shale oil fields, has been under pressure to halt an anti-fracking movement since November, when voters in the town of Denton voted to ban the gas extraction technique. Abbott, a Republican, said “This law ensures that Texas avoids a patchwork quilt of regulations that differ from region to region, differ from county to county or city to city." Scientists are investigating whether a string of earthquakes in Texas is the result of fracking for oil and gas. Locals in the Texas city of Irving suspect fracking - pumping high pressure liquid into the bedrock to free oil and gas - is to blame for more than a hundred quakes in the region, as does seismologist Professor Brian Stump.

Texas Governor Bans Cities From Banning Fracking

Texas Governor Bans Cities From Banning Fracking wochit Business The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has signed a bill into law that prohibits cities and towns from banning a gas drilling practice known as hydraulic fracking, giving the state sole authority over oil and gas regulation. Texas, a state that is home to the two of the most productive US shale oil fields, has been under pressure to halt an anti-fracking movement since November, when voters in the town of Denton voted to ban the gas extraction technique. Abbott, a Republican, said, “This law ensures that Texas avoids a patchwork quilt of regulations that differ from region to region, differ from county to county or city to city."

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