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Protesters Rally Against Walker Medicaid Proposal That Would Benefit Them

Ryan Ekvall
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April 05, 2013
Dozens of union-backed protesters descended on the Wisconsin Capitol building protesting Republican Gov.

How to Replace Obamacare: Focus on the Real Problems

Benjamin Domenech
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April 05, 2013
At the Washington Post, Ezra Klein wrote a lengthy piece responding to a list I assembled last year of the outline of a Republican replacement for Obamacare.

Price Transparency and Clipping Toenails

Benjamin Domenech
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April 05, 2013
Here's a story that illustrates how the lack of price transparency can drive health care

Issue #87: New Hockey Stick Sent to the Permanent Penalty Box

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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April 05, 2013
The “4,000-year hockey stick” scare is over, after a shelf life that did not last a full month.

South Dakota Common Core Rollback Fails

Rachel Sheffield
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April 05, 2013
South Dakota state Rep. Jim Bolin, a retired teacher, introduced two bills to limit Common Core national education standards. Both failed by narrow votes in March.

Lomborg: Electric Cars Get Dumber by the Day

Jay Lehr, Ph.D.
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April 05, 2013
Writing in the Wall Street Journal on March 11, Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, documented that electric automobiles are not the least bit environmentally

U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fell Sharply in 2012

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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April 05, 2013
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions declined 4 percent in 2012 from 2011 levels, the U.S.

Cold Spring Pummels People, Animals from Russia to Florida

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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April 05, 2013
A remarkably frigid spring is putting the freeze on global warming from Russia to the UK and from Alaska to Florida. People Freezing in Russian Streets

Lawmakers Slip Indiana Common Core Measure Into Another Bill

Joy Pullmann
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April 04, 2013
A bill to halt Common Core in Indiana during public hearings and a cost analysis wasn't getting past House Education Committee Chairman Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis).

NC Auto Insurance System: Good for Insurers, Bad for Consumers

R.J. Lehmann, Alan B. Smith
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April 04, 2013
North Carolina’s automobile insurance system makes it literally impossible for insurers to lose money.
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