Opinion
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Indiana Holds Common Core ‘Pause’ Hearing
Opinion -Another packed room awaited Indiana lawmakers reviewing Common Core national standards August 5, with people lining the walls, ringing the star-studded hearing room floor, and filling the upper gallery. -
Study: Global Warming Will Increase Water Availability in Himalayan Watersheds
Opinion -Water availability in watersheds fed by the Himalayan Mountains will likely increase for at least the duration of the present century, scientists report in the peer-reviewed Nature Geoscience. -
Hot Lies Disputed by Cold Facts
Opinion -I have always found a stark contrast in the way the forecasts of meteorologists on television and radio are limited in accuracy to about a week and beyond that become more speculative while the claims about global warming are always stated in decades. -
Congress’s Dubious Obamacare Exemption
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #384Technically, the issues with Congressional staff subsidies within the health insurance exchange market is a special consideration under the law’s requirements, so it’s not exactly a waiver – but either way, the Obama -
Bill Would Forever Ban Internet Access Taxes
Opinion -The Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 placed a moratorium on state and local taxation of Internet access and on discriminatory taxes on emails and other electronic data. -
Monks vs. Bureaucrats Case Could Bury Occupational Licensing
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court may decide the fate of occupational licensing laws, which require government-approved licenses for scores of occupations ranging from hairstylists to geologists, depending on the laws of a particular state. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act
Opinion -Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Thune (R-SD) last week introduced the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act, a bill that would ban taxes on Internet access and sales taxes on the purchase of goods over the Internet. -
Supreme Court Upholds Property Development Rights
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Please Don’t Frack
Opinion -Regular readers of my weekly column may be shocked at my suggestion: “please don’t frack.” But, bear with me. The terms “frack,” “fracking,” or “frack job” have become a part of the vernacular. “Frack” is short for “fracturing. -
How Does President Obama’s Economic Recovery Compare To Those Of Other Presidents?
Opinion -President Obama is on a national economic policy speaking tour, with a series of speeches across the country on finally getting the economy growing again, now in his fifth year in office. It is a subject long overdue. -
The Post Office is Sitting on a Gold Mine
Opinion -The United States Postal Service is operating according to a paradigm set up 100 years ago. In spite of protected monopolies and immunity from paying taxes or even parking tickets, the USPS is losing business and losing money. -
In Defense of Larry Summers
Opinion -Larry Summers is on the short list being considered by the president to succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair of the Federal Reserve. -
Literacy Nonprofit Finds Success Engaging Families
Opinion -Teacher Jenny Jackaway knows firsthand that parent involvement can transform learning. She has built a nonprofit called Pages and Chapters around this concept. -
Decline in Violence Linked to Climate Change
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #100In their latest attempt to avail themselves of government funding and attain media fame, researchers at the hard-left University of California, Berkeley, claim extreme weather causes more human violence. -
Federal Aid to Detroit: In Reality, More Than $2 Billion; But to What End?
Opinion -A Bloomberg piece asserts that federal aid to Detroit amounts to only $108 million; and, in contrast, federal aid to Colombia is much higher, $323 million. These numbers are now circulating about the internet as facts. -
FL’s Bennett Resigns, Arizona Prices Out Common Core Tests, and More: Friday’s Ed News Roundup
Opinion -Friday's ed newsFlorida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett resigns amid a school grade-changing scandal. The departure threatens one of two national Common Core testing groups. -
It’s Time for ‘Zero for Zero’ Farm Subsidies
Opinion -We are approaching the DC’s sleepy season. Congress will soon adjourn for the summer. President Barack Obama will take that opportunity to jet off on his monthly vacation — this time in middle class Martha’s Vineyard. -
New Mexico, Other States Crush Jobs Through Licensing Requirements
Opinion -Does New Mexico really need somebody to have two years of experience and take two exams before the person can repair a door? Or two years of training to install a security alarm? -
North Carolina Cuts Teacher Certification Requirements for Charter Schools
Opinion -North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation that lets charter schools hire more elementary-level teachers without teaching certificates. -
Obama Administration Delays Enforcement of Income Eligibility for State Exchanges
Opinion -President Obama’s administration has been forced to abandon the massive data verification system designed to check eligibility for its health information exchanges for at least the first year. -
Separate Courts Dismiss Dodd-Frank Lawsuit, Reject Debit Card Limits
Opinion -A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Dodd-Frank financial reform law Congress enacted after the credit crisis of 2008. -
All Eyes on Board of Ed as Indiana Drops Common Core Tests
Opinion -Effective August 12, Indiana will withdraw from a national Common Core testing coalition as state policymakers reconsider the national standards and tests. -
Jellyfish Blooms: Rising or Falling? … or Doing a Bit of Both?
Opinion -A lot of researchers with a lot of data provide the best answer to date, finding that the results of their study do not support the view that the global abundance of jellyfish is increasing as a result of “the deterioration of the world’s oceans. -
Ending Tax Deductions In Right Way Could Boost Economy: Study
Opinion -The deduction of state and local income taxes or general sales taxes on federal returns is one of many “tax expenditures” being considered for elimination as part of a major tax reform effort in Congress.
