Adam Smith

[From a pool report filed by the Arizona Daily Star] WASHINGTON — Pool was escorted into the Secretary of War Suite in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at approximately 12:45 p.m. Approximately 50 guests were seated in the room, which is...

Pennsylvania's U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is turning the big 5-0 next month and to celebrate the milestone he's having a party! To attend the soiree at the Capitol Hill wine bar, Sonoma, you just have to pay a small admission......

An opening reception for the event billed as Pennsylvania’s premier defense contracting exhibition took place at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena early Tuesday evening. According to Showcase for Commerce Chairman Ed Sheehan Jr.,...

Though Tuesday’s debt deal managed to raise the debt ceiling, which was ultimately the intended goal, it left many feeling unsatisfied. “Federal debt is still ballooning, healthcare costs are still rising, and we're nowhere close to an...

TALLAHASSEE — Football (the live sort, not TiVO) is almost upon us. But until that glorious day, we must contain ourselves with the sport that is politics. Here are the top-five stories you should be reading this morning: *Conflicting reports this...

Showcase for Commerce will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a host of changes, including a new chairman and new date. Daniel DeVos announced his retirement from the chairman position and welcomed Ed Sheehan Jr. as his replacement during a press...

Tucson’s shooting is already having an impact in Washington D.C. House leaders announced they're putting off the vote on repealing President Obama's health care reform law as well as all other regular House business. They said House members need...

On the steps of the nation's capitol and across the country; there is heavy mix of shock and sadness.  Members of Congress from from western Washington and other leaders immediately issued statements denouncing the violence and expressing concern for...

Feb. 6 would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. To honor him, this column celebrates that great champion of deregulation, that reinvigorator of the American economy, that believer in Adam Smith’s invisible hand: Jimmy Carter. Yes,...

Rick Scott vs Alex Sink in Florida governor's debate on CNN. Full transcript....

Washington state's Congressional delegation is about to grow by one seat in the House of Representatives:  from nine to ten. The Census Bureau announced Washington state's population grew by 14 percent in the last ten years - thereby adding a new...

Efforts to prevent flooding in the Green River Valley are beefing-up. The Army Corps of Engineers is buying 400-thousand sandbags along with other flood-fighting materials. Auburn, Kent, Renton and other spots along the Green River are likely to flood...