Opinion
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ACLU’s Challenge of ESA Program is Attack on Choice
Opinion -The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada filed a lawsuit on August 27 challenging the constitutionality of Nevada’s education savings account (ESA) program. -
Solving School Lunch Program Fraud, Washington Style
Opinion -Five federal employees were charged in August with theft and fraud for falsifying documents to qualify their children for free lunch at Prince George's County, Md., public schools. -
Oil and Gas Industry on Trial for Louisiana Wetland Erosion
Opinion -The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E), charged with protecting New Orleans from flooding like the city experienced following Hurricane Katrina, has sued 97 oil and gas companies. -
Idaho Tax Law Rewrite Should Be Open To The Public
Opinion -Idaho has a serious problem with its tax system. The state’s income taxes are the highest in the Intermountain Region, with a top marginal income tax rate of 7.4 percent. It’s a deterrent to people wanting to move here and to people wanting to stay. -
The Pope, Climate Change and VW
Opinion -While Pope Francis was shuttled around during his historic visit to the U.S. in a Fiat, he shared the news cycle with Volkswagen.The pope made headlines with his calls for action on climate change. -
Alarmists Want Skeptics Prosecuted Under RICO
Opinion -Losing the climate science battle, climate alarmists want government to silence skeptics.They haven’t employed the thumb screws, rack or auto-da-fe that churches and states once used to interrogate, silence and eliminate heretics and witches. -
DC’s Latest Self-Inflicted ‘Crisis’ – We Run Out of Budget on October 1
Opinion -Washington, D.C. is a dysfunctional mess. Just about nothing gets done unless it absolutely has to get done. And when things do get done – they are just about always horrible. Bigger and bigger government, over and over again, as far as the eye can see. -
Walking Rigs Keep U.S. Oil Production Rising
Opinion -Oil prices have plummeted to six-year lows, with the price for West Texas Intermediate crude briefly dipping below $39 per barrel. But oil production in the United States has not plummeted the way some had expected. -
Washington Court Holds Legislature in Contempt Over School Funding
Opinion -The Washington State Supreme Court (WSC) is holding the State Legislature in contempt because lawmakers haven’t fulfilled a previous court ruling that requires the legislature to devise a plan to increase school funding for Washington’s public education -
NEA Supports Leftist Candidates, Causes, Ignoring Conservative Members’ Concerns
Opinion -The National Education Association (NEA) donates large sums of money to several left-leaning organizations even while a large proportion of its members identify themselves as conservative, according to NEA’s latest financial report. -
States Increase Focus on STEM Education
Opinion -Education policymakers have been placing increased emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), implementing several national education initiatives and state policies within the past year supporting the implementation and funding -
Families Intervene Against Lawsuits Challenging Nevada Education Savings Account Program
Opinion -A nonprofit public interest law firm representing five Nevada families is intervening to oppose two lawsuits filed to challenge the legality of the newly enacted Nevada Education Savings Account Program (NESA). -
Common Core Ballot Question May Be Added in Massachusetts
Opinion -Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy determined a proposed statewide ballot question that asks voters to decide whether the state will adhere to Common Core standards is constitutional. -
YMCA Seeks Exemption From Ohio Sales Tax
Opinion -Two Ohio lawmakers want to eliminate sales taxes from YMCA memberships. Rep. Jim Buchy of Greenville and Sen. -
Chicago Netflix Tax Is Unfair, Unwise
Opinion -Chicago faces a significant and growing public pension problem. -
Education Policy Experts React to Education Summit, Highlight Importance of Thoughtful Discussion of School Choice
Opinion -The Seventy Four, an education news website, hosted its Education Summit on August 19, at which the following prominent Republicans attended and spoke: former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Wisconsin Gov. -
Education Policy Experts React to Education Summit, Highlight Importance of Thoughtful Discussion of School Choice
Opinion -The Seventy Four, an education news website, hosted its Education Summit on August 19, at which the following prominent Republicans attended and spoke: former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Wisconsin Gov. -
Google’s Internet Association Hypocritically Begs Digital Protectionism
Opinion -The juxtaposition of Google tacitly accusing the EU with “digital protectionism” and “discrimination” as the EU’s Digital Chief, Günther Oettinger, visits D.C. and Silicon Valley, while the Google-created Internet Association this week asks for U.S. -
Obamacare Waste Continues to Pile Up
Opinion -When President Barack Obama was working to “sell” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, one of the primary claims he made was that the costs associated with providing some 30 million Americans with health insurance could be offset by -
500 Years of : A Tale of Two Countries
Opinion -Last year (2014), China overtook the United States in gross domestic product adjusted for purchasing power (GDP-PPP, see point 4 for explanation), according to both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (Note 1). -
Court Ruling, Teachers Strikes Complicate Start of School Year in Washington State
Opinion -The school year for students in Washington State began in turmoil. -
Municipalities: Broadband Is Not a ‘Core Utility’
Opinion -It is timely to fact check the Federal Government’s storyline that broadband is a ‘core utility,’ given a new White House report that directs municipalities that broadband is a “core utility… like water, sewer and electricity;” and given that a senior -
Smart Growth Policies Worsen Housing Crash
Opinion -A new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) details the harmful impact of smart growth policies on housing affordability. -
