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Former Senator Challenges Congress to Take Control of Monetary Policy
Opinion -The Founders gave Congress the constitutional power in Article I, Section 8, Clause 5, ”To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;”. -
Federal Aid About to Become Largest Portion of State Revenues
Opinion -States have been making more serious errors in estimating their revenues during tough economic times, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. -
#265: Louisiana’s Lesson
Opinion -In January, we reported in Health Care News that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office claimed he did not intend to implement a health care exchange. -
Idaho Gov. Signs Two Sweeping Reform Bills
Opinion -Amid a rancorous atmosphere that included vandalism against Idaho’s top public school administrator and threats of violence against lawmakers, Governor Butch Otter (R) signed a pair of bills aimed at a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s -
AT&T Acquisition of T-Mobile Seen As Boon for Customers, Competitors
Opinion -AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile faces hurdles, including shareholder votes and approval by the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission. -
Heartland Scholar: Boxer, Feinstein Earthquake Insurance Plan Is “Awful”
Opinion -Washington, DC – March 19, 2011 – A scholar at The Heartland Institute said new “earthquake insurance affordability” legislation proffered by Sens. -
NC Legislators Seek Level Field for Muni Wi-Fi
Opinion -North Carolina municipalities soon may find it more difficult to implement or subsidize communications services for residents if either of two bills winding through the state’s General Assembly becomes law. -
Stymied Kentucky Charter School Advocates Pledge New Bill in 2012
Opinion -The third legislative attempt to bring charter schools to Kentucky in three years has foundered as the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives refused to hear House Bill 103 during the current session of the Kentucky General Assembly. -
Teachers Unions Fight for Status Quo, Disrupt Legislatures Throughout Midwest
Opinion -As state governments faced huge deficits, tens of thousands of public employee union members, including teachers, have spent weeks protesting legislation to limit collective bargaining privileges and expand education reforms in Wisconsin, Indiana, and -
Sharp Rise in Budget-Cut Bills, Yet Spending Dominated 111th Congress, Report Shows
Opinion -The torrent of new spending proposals introduced in each Congress over the last decade appears to have slowed as members of the 111th Congress presented the greatest number of budget-cut bills in 12 years. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to ‘Parent Trigger’ Education Reform Plan for Ohio
Opinion -Ohio Gov. John Kasich has tucked into his budget proposal a measure called the “Parent Trigger,” which would allow parents to take over failing public schools and force the installation of new management. -
To Reform Higher Education, 10 Principles Should Guide
Opinion -American higher education suffers from rapidly escalating costs and poor student learning outcomes. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to New Merit Pay Law for Florida Teachers
Opinion -Florida Gov. Rick Scott Thursday signed the teacher merit pay bill, the first piece of legislation he has signed into law since becoming governor. Schools are given three years to set up new teacher evaluation systems tied to test scores. -
Why Public Sector Unions?
Opinion -The debate over public sector collective bargaining, which would be largely banned in Wisconsin under Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, continues to rage, even here in Green Lake County. -
Heartland Institute Hails Florida Senate Passage of Offshore Reinsurance Memorial: “A Message to Washington”
Opinion -TALLAHASSEE—The director of The Heartland Institute’s Florida office today praised the Florida Senate for passing a memorial stating its opposition to tariffs that some in Washington wish to place on reinsurance transactions. -
Report: Accountability Missing from Kentucky Superintendents’ Reviews
Opinion -An open-records project by the Bluegrass Institute reveals superintendent evaluations by school boards in low-performing school districts in Kentucky exclude academic performance from the criteria and fail to hold top administrators accountable for poor -
WALKER: We Snobs Would be Happy to Pay for NPR
Opinion -Full disclosure: I’m a snob. Increasingly, I shun popular culture for the esoteric film, theater, literature and music given far wider exposure on NPR than on commercial stations. -
It’s Called ‘Inflation’ When More Dollars are Needed to Print More Dollars
Opinion -Does anybody besides Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke really believe the U.S. economy is not suffering from increasingly serious inflation? -
Wisconsin’s Walker Proposes Major Expansion of Milwaukee Vouchers
Opinion -Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) would make school reform, including an unprecedented expansion of Milwaukee’s two-decade old voucher program, the centerpiece of his budget plan for the coming fiscal year.Gov. -
Commentary: Tea Party Success Gives Lesson for School Choice Efforts
Opinion -For at least the past two decades, school choice initiatives have been limited programs designed either to benefit a small group of special needs children or to punish failing government schools. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Proposed Merger of AT&T and T-Mobile
Opinion -AT&T said Sunday it has agreed to purchase T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion acquisition – a move that surprised the industry and is sure to be scrutinized by federal regulators. -
Obama Budget Request Would Increase Education Dept. Funding
Opinion -President Obama’s budget for the 2012 fiscal year would exempt the U.S. Department of Education from any cuts. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #10-6
Opinion -A Florida paramedic is being sued by an auto accident victim who says she stole his foot after it was severed in an accident. The paramedic was convicted of the crime and sentenced to six months probation for theft. -
California Ed. Board Moves to Approve ‘Parent Trigger’ Rules
Opinion -In an apparent policy reversal, California State Board of Education President Michael Kirst announced plans to accelerate the timetable for approving permanent regulations for the state’s landmark Parent Empowerment Act, also known as the Parent
