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California Supreme Court Orders Long Beach to Return Telephone Taxes

Steve Stanek
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May 03, 2013
The California Supreme Court has given a victory to taxpayers in its unanimous ruling that the City of Long Beach must recognize class claims to refund illegally collected telephone taxes.

Greg Forster: The Research Conclusively Supports School Vouchers

Joy Pullmann
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May 02, 2013
School choice opponents frequently claim vouchers don't improve recipients' academics, hurt public schools, cost taxpayers, increase segregation, and even reduce civic unity.

New Hampshire Tax Credit Safe—For Now

Ashley Bateman
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May 02, 2013
State Senate Republicans blocked a bill to repeal New Hampshire’s new tax-credit scholarship law, but pending court cases and repeal language in the state’s education budget have left the program,

Housing Renters Being Squeezed Harder: Report

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May 02, 2013
Severe housing cost burdens among working renter households have risen for the third consecutive year, according to the newest edition of the Center for Housing Policy (CHP)’s annual Housing La

Have Patience With the Obamacare Train Wreck

Benjamin Domenech
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May 02, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is listening to his Democratic colleagues, and what he's hearing are loud concerns about the implementation of Obamacare. Reid's answer?

How the Oregon Medicaid Study is Rocking Liberal Assumptions

Benjamin Domenech
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May 02, 2013
From the beginning, Obamacare’s largest expansion of coverage to the uninsured has come not through the form of subsidized insurance in the exchanges – a middle class entitlement – but through the

Catholic University Appeals Dismissal of Contraception Mandate Lawsuit

Susan Berry
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May 02, 2013
An Ohio Roman Catholic university is appealing the dismissal of its lawsuit against the Obama administration regarding the HHS mandate to provide free contraception to employees and students.<

States Explore Alternatives to Standardized Testing

Evelyn B. Stacey
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May 01, 2013
Online schools, mobile technology, and independent students are beginning to bring promising innovations to the heart of modern education: Standardized testing.

Health Savings Accounts Continue to Grow in Popularity

Loren Heal
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May 01, 2013
New research from the Employment Benefits Research Institute shows health savings accounts, a key part of consumer driven health plans, continue to grow in popularity despite President Obama’s effo
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