Franklin Center http://franklincenterhq.org Fri, 24 May 2013 19:56:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Franklin Center Statement on DOJ’s First Amendment Violations http://franklincenterhq.org/7585/franklin-center-statement-on-dojs-first-amendment-violations/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7585/franklin-center-statement-on-dojs-first-amendment-violations/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 19:54:46 +0000 Franklin Center http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7585 Alexandria–Jason Stverak, President of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, made the following statement in response to new information released showing that Attorney [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7585/franklin-center-statement-on-dojs-first-amendment-violations/feed/ 0 Franklin Center President Jason Stverak Announces 2013 Breitbart Award http://franklincenterhq.org/7583/franklin-center-president-jason-stverak-announces-2013-breitbart-award/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7583/franklin-center-president-jason-stverak-announces-2013-breitbart-award/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 16:49:57 +0000 Andrew Collins http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7583

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7583/franklin-center-president-jason-stverak-announces-2013-breitbart-award/feed/ 0 Government Gone Wild: It’s Not Just The IRS http://franklincenterhq.org/7577/government-gone-wild-its-not-just-the-irs/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7577/government-gone-wild-its-not-just-the-irs/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:13 +0000 Andrew Collins http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7577 By Jason Stverak As featured in HumanEvents.com I was livid last week when I learned that the Internal Revenue Service was targeting organizations based on their ideology. [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7577/government-gone-wild-its-not-just-the-irs/feed/ 0 NJ Records Council helps Christie avoid election year scandal http://franklincenterhq.org/7569/nj-records-council-helps-christie-avoid-election-year-scandal/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7569/nj-records-council-helps-christie-avoid-election-year-scandal/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:59 +0000 Andrew Collins http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7569 By Mark Lagerkvist As featured in Philly.com The New Jersey agency entrusted with ensuring access to public records may be Gov. Chris Christie’s biggest ally [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7569/nj-records-council-helps-christie-avoid-election-year-scandal/feed/ 0 New Jersey Watchdog Wins New York Press Club Award http://franklincenterhq.org/7560/new-jersey-watchdog-wins-new-york-press-club-award/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7560/new-jersey-watchdog-wins-new-york-press-club-award/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:33 +0000 Franklin Center http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7560 Reporter Mark Lagerkvist Honored for Story on Double-Dipping Public Officials Alexandria, Va—New Jersey Watchdog, an investigative news site of the Franklin Center for Government & [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7560/new-jersey-watchdog-wins-new-york-press-club-award/feed/ 0 Associated Press President: Phone Records Probe Unconstitutional http://franklincenterhq.org/7533/associated-press-president-phone-records-probe-unconstitutional/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7533/associated-press-president-phone-records-probe-unconstitutional/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:41 +0000 Andrew Collins http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7533 On Face the Nation this week, Associate Press President Gary Pruitt said  that the Justice Department’s probe into AP records was unconstitutional and failed to [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7533/associated-press-president-phone-records-probe-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 See the Results of Investigative Journalism http://franklincenterhq.org/7530/see-the-results-of-investigative-journalism/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7530/see-the-results-of-investigative-journalism/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:18 +0000 Franklin Center http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7530 by Jason Stverak | May 16, 2013 My last post discussed the context of investigative journalism. Now let’s look at some success! The new era of state-based online investigative [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7530/see-the-results-of-investigative-journalism/feed/ 0 LIVE: The New York Meeting, May 20th at 6 PM ET http://franklincenterhq.org/7518/live-the-new-york-meeting-may-20th-at-6-pm-et/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7518/live-the-new-york-meeting-may-20th-at-6-pm-et/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:39 +0000 Franklin Center http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7518 Scandal in the administration at home. Evolving threats abroad. Party turmoil and infighting. A new brand of compassionate conservatism. Join us online this Monday at [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7518/live-the-new-york-meeting-may-20th-at-6-pm-et/feed/ 0 Free Markets Are More Important Than Safety Regulations http://franklincenterhq.org/7466/free-markets-are-more-important-than-safety-regulations/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7466/free-markets-are-more-important-than-safety-regulations/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:10 +0000 Andrew Collins http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7466 Lessons from the recent tragedies in Texas, California, and Bangladesh By Steven Greenhut As featured in Reason.com California and Texas officials have been having an [...]

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]]> http://franklincenterhq.org/7466/free-markets-are-more-important-than-safety-regulations/feed/ 0 Foxx is underwhelming choice for transportation secretary http://franklincenterhq.org/7462/foxx-is-underwhelming-choice-for-transportation-secretary/ http://franklincenterhq.org/7462/foxx-is-underwhelming-choice-for-transportation-secretary/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:22:18 +0000 Jason Stverak http://franklincenterhq.org/?p=7462 When President Obama nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next secretary of transportation, he gave the rising politician a chance to become one [...]

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