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SRN PODCAST: The federal government uses money to push states around all the time, so why not use it for something good for kids? That’s the idea behind a new advocacy group that wants a new federal law requiring any state that accepts any federal education dollars to change the method they use to fund K-12 education. John Conlin with End the Education Plantation joins the podcast to talk about his group's radical idea for having every education dollar follow each child into his or her chosen classroom.
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BTN PODCAST: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has announced plans to assign an emergency manager to take over Detroit city government, which is on the verge of insolvency. James Hohman of the Michigan-based Mackinac Center says emergency managers in Michigan have powers local officials do not have, but even with those powers there is no guarantee the city can avoid insolvency in the long run.
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FIRE PODCAST: In this "Best of" Heartland podcast, Investments expert Bill Gunderson says, in many markets, a real recovery in housing looks to be underway.
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HCN PODCAST: In this "Best of" Heartland podcast, Manager of External Relations Kendall Antekeier sat down with John C. Goodman, President of the National Center for Policy Analysis. Together they discuss what reforms states can consider after the Supreme Court ruling, many of those suggested by Goodman’s new book “Priceless – Curing the Health Care Crisis.”
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