Heartland Newspapers - All

Indiana Expands Voucher Program

Rachel Sheffield
|
May 07, 2013
So far, Indiana’s voucher program has provided private school scholarships only to families meeting certain income requirements. In May, Gov.

SEC Charges Pennsylvania’s Capital City With Fraud

Melissa Daniels
|
May 07, 2013
Federal investigators say City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania officials misled the public and investors about how bad the municipality’s finances really were.

James Guthrie: Pay Teachers $200,000 a Year (podcast)

Joy Pullmann
|
May 07, 2013
Nevada’s education system is on a downward spiral, says former state Superintendent James Guthrie. He recommends one dramatic change: Paying top teachers $200,000 per year. Dr.

Rise of the Medicaid Truthers

Benjamin Domenech
|
May 07, 2013
This week, the incredible health policy story was the new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concerning Oregon’s Medicaid experiment.

Hundreds of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Directed to Ineligible New York Co-Op

Kenneth Artz
|
May 07, 2013
A new insurance entity created under the auspices of President Obama’s health care law may have been allocated millions of taxpayer dollars it was not qualified to receive.

Lack of Major Hurricanes Keeps Setting Records

James M. Taylor, J.D.
|
May 07, 2013
The United States is undergoing its longest stretch in recorded history without a major hurricane strike, with each passing day extending the unprecedented lack of severe hurricanes, according to N

Free, with Fee

David L. Applegate
|
May 07, 2013
Last year, attorney Michael Hiller sued the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan over its recommended ad

Fundamental Change Needed for Infrastructure Management: Report

Doug Kellogg
|
May 06, 2013
If taxpayers and ratepayers want to avoid unaffordable utility bills and huge liabilities in the not-too-distant future, they must insist now on more competition, oversight, and innovation in the w

Florida Governor Receives Bill to End Subsidies to New Coastal Development

|
May 06, 2013
The Florida Legislature has approved reforms to the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp., including provisions that will end insurance subsidies for new construction in environmentally sensi
Syndicate content