The Late Edition: August 30, 2012

Today’s Taxpayer News!

NTU’s executive vice president Pete Sepp and Michael D. Ostrolenk, director of the Liberty Coalition were featured in a North County Times op-ed imploring Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) to support stronger protections for whistleblowers who come forward to report waste and abuse in government.

A recent editorial from the Washington Examiner demonstrates the economic edge which, on average, Republican Governors enjoy over their Democratic counterparts nationwide.

Economists Donald J. Boudreaux and Andrew Morriss of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University explain in a commentary piece how government regulations contribute to higher gas prices in different regions of the nation, and offer a solution of less regulation and more competition.