Month: March 2025

16 Federal Agencies Made $162 Billion in Improper Payments in 2024: GAO

Medicaid is on course to pay more than $1 trillion in improper payments over the coming 10 years, warned an expert.

Annual Inflation Rate Declines in Latest Federal Data

Lower energy prices drove down inflation in February, according new federal data released this week.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data Wednesday showing inflation rose just 0.2% last month, part of a 2.8% rise over the last year. The average annual inflation rate from January’s data was 3%, so overall annual inflation dropped in February.

EPA Admin Zeldin Announces 31 ‘Historic Actions’ Targeting Biden Admin’s ‘Green New Scam’

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday that the agency will take 31 “historic actions” to roll back the Biden administration’s climate agenda in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order to “Unleash American Energy.” 
“By overhauling massive rules on the endangerment finding, the social cost of carbon and similar issues, we are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age,” Zeldin stated in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. 

EPA to Roll Back Raft of Climate Regulations, Including EV Rule

Administrator Lee Zeldin says EPA will reconsider 31 regulations in what he calls the most consequential day of deregulation in American history.

USDA Saves $1 Billion by Ending 2 Buy-Local Food Programs

The programs, which helped schools and food banks buy locally produced food, began during the pandemic and should be retired, the department said.

Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Ban Property Taxes Headed for Full Vote in Tennessee State Senate

An effort that would amend the Tennessee Constitution in order to prohibit the General Assembly from authorizing, levying, or collecting property taxes in the future is headed toward a full vote in the Tennessee Senate after being approved on Tuesday by a key committee.
The summary provided for Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 1 by State Senator Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin) explains it would amend the Tennessee Constitution in order "to prohibit the General Assembly from levying, authorizing, or otherwise permitting a state tax on property."

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Missouri “Constitutional Money Act” to Recognize Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

Under the “The Constitutional Money Act,” gold and silver would be accepted as legal tender in physical or electronic form, and would be receivable in payment of all debts contracted for in the state of Missouri.

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USAID Reportedly Burning, Shredding Classified Documents

The U.S. Agency for International Development is facing criticism after news broke that federal employees were reportedly told to burn or shred classified documents.
USAID has been the center of controversy since President Donald Trump took office, and billionaire Elon Musk directed the Department of Government Efficiency to expose a slew of spending items widely mocked and criticized, from transgender operas to propaganda overseas and more.