Opinion
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Bill to Bring Education Savings Accounts to DC Students Sits in Committee
Opinion -school-reform-news -A bill to bring education savings accounts (ESAs) to students in Washington, DC is waiting to be approved by a congressional committee before it can come before the full House or Senate for a vote. -
Most Major Textbooks Not Fully Aligned with Common Core
Opinion -school-reform-news -Most of the major textbooks used in U.S. schools do not meet expectations for alignment with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a study has found. -
Federal Court Strikes Down Illegal New Jersey Hunting Trophy Ban
Opinion -environment-climate-news -On August 29, Federal District Court Judge Freda Wolfson overturned New Jersey’s ban on exporting, importing, possessing, processing, and transporting hunting trophies of select African wildlife. -
Economic Ideas: The Institutions and Economics of the Middle Ages, Part 2
Opinion -Editorial -Part 2 of the Economic Series examining the expansion of trade throughout the Middle Ages. -
Silicon Valley Gets Government Favors – While Boosting Leftists And Blocking Conservatives
Opinion -Editorial -We all know most of the modern Tech World is very, very Leftist. And has been from its mid-1990s inception. Which is ok. But all the while, the relationship between the Tech World and our $4-trillion-per-year Leftist government has grown exponentially. -
Poll: Free Trade Makes Life Better, Most Americans Say
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Most Americans in both major political parties believe reducing government barriers between consumers and businesses in different countries improves people’s lives, a poll by a nonpartisan organization has found. -
U.S. State Department Agrees to Increase Aid to Israel
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. and Israeli governments signed a 10-year agreement that will increase foreign aid funding for Israel, increasing American military aid over the next decade by as much as $700 million per year. -
Policy Diagnosis: Colorado’s Single-Payer Health Care Initiative
Opinion -health-care-news -Dr. Hal Scherz explains why Colorado should reject a single-payer health care ballot initiative on November 8. -
Nevada Supreme Court Rules ESAs Constitutional, Orders Funding Change
Opinion -school-reform-news -The Nevada Supreme Court declared the state’s education savings accounts (ESA) program constitutional and ruled the legislature must find a different way to fund the program. -
Constitutional Amendments Supporting Hunting and Fishing on Ballots in Indiana, Kansas
Opinion -environment-climate-news -In November, voters in Indiana and Kansas will likely approve constitutional amendments guaranteeing the right to hunt and fish in their respective states. -
Try Real Reform with the Common Sense Health Care Tax Policy
Opinion -Most Republican and libertarian plans to repeal and replace Obamacare focus on focus on health savings accounts (HSAs). Dr. Roger Beauchamp says Americans should go a step further with 'health financing accounts' (HFAs). -
ITT Tech Closes All Campuses in Wake of DOE Sanctions
Opinion -school-reform-news -ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech), a chain of for-profit schools of higher education, closed more than 130 campuses in 39 states after the Department of Education (DOE) imposed financial sanctions on the company. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Education Experts React to NAACP’s Rejection of Charter School Expansion
Opinion -Press Release -‘Black parents across the country are protesting the NAACP’s decision, and for good reason.’ - Teresa Mull -
Indiana Lawmakers Express Interest in Education Savings Accounts
Opinion -school-reform-news -Two bills to create education savings accounts (ESAs) in Indiana garnered little interest in this year’s legislative session, but Republican leaders in the legislature say they’re open to considering ESA legislation in the future. -
Alaska Governor Sued Over Cuts to Oil Subsidy Checks
Opinion -budget-tax-news -An Alaska legislator is suing Gov. Bill Walker (I) for his decision to cut the state’s oil subsidy entitlement program. -
Study: Rising Health Care Costs Drive Increases in Wage Inequality
Opinion -health-care-news -Increasing health care costs skew income analyses for ordinary earners. -
Fracking Boom Masks Obama’s Horrifying Economic Numbers
Opinion -Editorial -“What would the economy look like if the hydraulic fracturing boom, which has revolutionized oil and natural gas production in the U.S., had never happened?” -
The Climate Action Network: Funding Climate Alarmist Stunts Around the World
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Climate Action Network International and its U.S. subsidiary, the U.S. Climate Action Network, are climate-alarmist coordination centers with unique access to climate negotiations and an outsized influence on climate policies. -
Why Google Fiber is Dead Business Model Walking
Opinion -Editorial -Google Fiber looks like dead business model walking. -
Chicago Teachers Union Cancels Strike
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #154 -
WikiLeaks: Hillary’s Conflicted Comments on Fracking
Opinion -Editorial -One of the recent WikiLeaks email dumps revealed some interesting things about hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. -
Stormy Climate Deception
Opinion -Editorial -Continued hype and deceit drive climate, energy agenda – clobbering poor families -
What Should You Remember When Drafting a Constitutional Amendment?
Opinion -Editorial -Here are some last-minute tips on drafting proposed constitutional amendments. -
Local Businesses Oppose Nebraska City Council’s Restaurant Tax Plan
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Members of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska City Council put a proposed new tax on restaurant sales on pause after hundreds of local business owners and consumers signed a petition opposing the tax hike.