By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Europe deserves its humiliation Europe has been warned, and warned again. Still, it has been reduced to a near-fainting fit -- and, in the case of one German official, actual tears -- over … [Read more...] about Europe deserves its humiliation
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Next few weeks tell a tale With the coming of March, the beginning of the budget season takes place. The Voice will push back its next issue to March 27 to publish Mayor Dorinda Borer’s second budget as chief executive. This annual legal notice … [Read more...] about Editorial
Dems find a new boogey man
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Democrats have finally found someone they hate more than Donald Trump. Elon Musk, who is currently running roughshod over the federal bureaucracy with a sleep-deprived team of brilliant young tech geeks, … [Read more...] about Dems find a new boogey man
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DOGE finds plenty In the weeks since President Donald J. Trump came into office, nothing has captured the public’s imagination – or the ire of the political class – than the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. A major component of … [Read more...] about Editorial
Here’s one way for DOGE to help
By Drew Johnson Budget Analyst Elon Musk recently announced his intention to cut $1 trillion in federal spending through the new Department of Government Efficiency. As the department looks for ways to trim waste, one program that deserves … [Read more...] about Here’s one way for DOGE to help
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Farewell MARB? As we enter the beginnings of the budget-making process, culminating in a proposed municipal spending plan in March, we are brought to the realization that this might be the last such document that will be under the immediate … [Read more...] about Editorial
Trump takes full control
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist Judging from the first week or so, the Trump doctrine is going to be, “We can do it the easy way or the hard way.” Those are the words the president used in a post on Truth Social last week … [Read more...] about Trump takes full control
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National issues for ‘25 With the beginning of a new administration, and the end of what will be seen as one of the worst administrations in the nation’s history, there are things we hope will be accomplished in the next few years that will … [Read more...] about Editorial
Fiscal hawks never get a win
By Rich Lowry Syndicated Columnist It feels like 2013 again. Back then, a beleaguered Republican Speaker of the House was forced into a government shutdown by firebrands in his caucus who considered him insufficiently pure. … [Read more...] about Fiscal hawks never get a win
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Our wishes for 2025 With the turning of a new year, we at the Voice traditionally set our sights on those issues we hope are to be faced and, with challenging work, completed over the next 12 months. The year 2024 was one of profound change in … [Read more...] about Editorial