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Oklahoma Considers Medicaid Alternatives

Patrick B. McGuigan
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April 23, 2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin remains determined to avoid entanglement in President Obama’s health care law.

How Tennessee Voucher Momentum Splintered

Ashley Bateman
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April 23, 2013
Years of voucher proposals, polls showing parent support for vouchers, and a governor-sponsored voucher bill did not culminate in a new Tennessee voucher law this spring.

Colorado House Considers More Renewable Power Mandates

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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April 23, 2013
The Colorado House of Representatives Transportation and Energy Committee is holding hearings tomorrow on legislation to dramatically increase the amount of expensive renewable power consumers are

Google Goes Shopping at a Dollar Store

Randolph J. May
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April 22, 2013
Last week Google went shopping at a dollar store — and came away with a fiber system.

States Respond to Common Core Science Standards

Joy Pullmann
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April 22, 2013
States have begun to take sides on the new Common Core science standards released last week.

Tennessee Rejects Medicaid Expansion—For Now

Loren Heal
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April 22, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced he will not pursue expanding TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, under the auspices of President Obama’s health care law.

When Is an Entitlement Not an Entitlement?

Benjamin Domenech
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April 22, 2013
Last week, the Arkansas legislature finally approved the Medicaid waiver request that makes up their appeal for a “private option” within President Barack Obama’s Me

It's Time to Make Teaching a Real Profession

Carl Olson
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April 20, 2013
Teachers have somehow gotten themselves exempt from public accountability as a profession, avoiding independent requirements like those imposed on doctors, nurses, accountants, and others.

Definition of ‘Tax Increase’ Debated in Washington State

Jason Mercier
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April 19, 2013
When the 2013 Legislative Session began this past January, tax increases in Washington State were a long shot.

Issue #88: Climate Models Performing Poorly Compared to Actual Temperatures

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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April 19, 2013
Climate models supporting predictions of rapid global warming during the next century have performed miserably predicting global temperatures during the past two decades, according to a just-publis
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