News List

  • MN counties brace for ‘not so Affordable Care Act’
    May 1, 2013

    By Tom Steward | Watchdog Minnesota ANOKA, Minn. — After years of rhetoric and rulings out of Washington, D.C., reality is hitting home as Minnesota counties scramble to implement and pay for what one frustrated county board leader calls the “not so Affordable Care Act” for local property taxpayers... More
  • IN THE NEWS: Christina Corieri: States Can Save Taxpayers $609 Billion
    Apr 30, 2013

    By CHRISTINA CORIER, Wall Street Journal [read online here] As the battle over Medicaid expansion rages in the states, supporters of expansion have dusted off an age-old favorite in making the case for taking federal dollars. They say: If our state doesn't take the money, those dollars will go to so... More
  • State Forests Management Superior to Federal Forests for Job Creation, Revenue Production, Local Economies and Fire Prevention
    Feb 26, 2013

    WASHINGTON – Today the House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a hearing examining, “State Forest Management: A Model for Promoting Healthy Forests, Rural Schools and Jobs.” The hearing was an opportunity to hear from state leaders, local land managers and timber experts... More
  • IN THE NEWS: Utah's Bishop warns against a presidential designation for N.M.'s Rio Grande
    Dec 18, 2012

    Phil Taylor, E&E News A leading House Republican yesterday urged the president to exercise caution before designating a national monument to protect a rugged river gorge in northern New Mexico, arguing that the area is under no immediate threat of development. Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), chairman of t... More
  • TASK FORCE BILL OF THE WEEK: H.R. 3994, the Grant Return for Deficit Reduction Act
    Apr 24, 2012

    In Fiscal Year 2011, the federal government sent states and localities $542 billion through approximately 1,000 different federal grant programs. States and localities returned close to $3.7 billion in unspent awarded grants back to the federal government. This unspent grant money is typically retur... More
  • ICYMI: Rep. Rishop Outlines an Alternative to No Child Left Behind
    Apr 3, 2012

    Rob Bluey, The Heritage Foundation Follow this link to: Listen to the interview with Rep. Rob Bishop on this week’s Scribecast More than half of states have asked the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver from No Child Left Behind. Ten years after President George W. Bush signed the law, the Oba... More
  • 15 Bills to Restore the Balance of Power Between Washington, the States and the People
    Feb 7, 2012

    Education: 1. H.R. 2514: The Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or A-PLUS Act Brief Description: This legislation would allow states to enter into a five-year performance agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Education, allowing states complete autonomy to improve and enhance their educatio... More
  • Conservatives push amendment for repeal
    Dec 5, 2010

    By Associated Press Conservative activists are looking to build momentum for a long-shot amendment to the Constitution, introduced last week in the U.S. House, to allow states to repeal pieces of federal legislation they find onerous. The measure’s first target: President Barack Obama’s health care... More
  • Party Lines: Should states be able to negate federal laws? Read more: Davis County Clipper - Party Lines Should states be able to negate federal laws
    Dec 4, 2010

    by Ben Horsley Davis County Clipper click here for the full story First and foremost, thank you Congressman Rob Bishop for taking the time to visit with me regarding this proposed amendment. I very much appreciate having a congressional representative who is so responsive when contacted. Let’s first... More
  • Brian Calle: Repeal Amendment deserves debate
    Dec 2, 2010

    By BRIAN CALLE, The Orange County Register click here to read the full story When the new Congress – including many representatives and a senators purporting to be ideological, citizen activists inspired by the Tea Party – takes office Jan. 2, it is likely that perhaps the most unsettled issue in th... More