Opinion
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Privacy Rights Under Fire in Minnesota Ruling on Baby DNA
Opinion -The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling dismissing a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Health. -
Are Americans Really Ignorant About Global Warming?
Opinion -Global warming alarmism recently reached a new level of desperation when activists at the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) published a study claiming 52 percent of Americans get an F on their knowledge of basic global warming facts. -
Report: In Fiscally Stressed States, Public Prefers Spending Cuts
Opinion -Residents of five diverse, fiscally stressed states have similar priorities for state government, but their preferences clash with budget realities and show distrust of their governments, says a new report by the Pew Center on the States and the Public -
Teachers’ Unions Should Not be Ignored
Opinion -Your otherwise excellent editorial on education and the election ("Fixing Illinois schools," Oct. -
California Greenhouse Gas Emission Policy: Strutting to Nowhere
Opinion -California is in real trouble. Its governments, from the state to many local governments, have refused to deal with the rapidly deteriorating fiscal situation. -
Health Care Access a Pressing Concern for States, Providers
Opinion -New concerns about the ramifications of President Obama’s health care law are arising as state policymakers realize the law may decrease health care access and push more patients into already overcrowded emergency rooms. -
Keeping U.S. Lead in Medical Innovation
Opinion -The United States dominates the global market in biopharmaceuticals, but that strong performance is increasingly endangered by federal taxes and regulations. -
Consumer Power Report #244
Opinion -Welcome to the Consumer Power Report ... a couple days late, sorry! -
Rhode Island Weighs New Standards for Charter Schools
Opinion -Charter schools have finally caught on in America’s smallest state, but charter advocates in Rhode Island say state regulators seeking to impose a double standard on the publicly funded but independent schools risk stifling growth and innovation -
Politicians Try to Deny Paternity of Obamacare
Opinion -Before its passage, politicians were urged to vote for Obamacare as a smart political move. In time, supporters claimed, people would come to love the new benefits. “Good policy is good politics,” President Obama said. -
Study: Indianapolis Urban Charters Boost Student Performance
Opinion -A new study offers additional evidence of urban charter schools improving student learning in reading and math. -
Florida’s Popular Education Scholarship Program Expands
Opinion -Demand by low-income families in Florida for education scholarships skyrocketed this year, causing officials to stop accepting new applications for the state’s tax credit scholarship program. -
Illinois Retirement Fund Proposes End to Pension ‘Spiking’
Opinion -Officials with the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) say they want the state to end the practice of pension “spiking,” which adds millions of dollars annually to the retirement benefits local government workers receive. -
Congress Ponders Smartphone Chip Mandates
Opinion -The broadcasting industry is asking Congress not only to mandate installation of FM receivers in all new smartphones but require TV chips in those handheld devices as well. -
FCC Inventories White-Space for Wireless Access
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission is expected this fall to implement a database designed to prevent interference between wireless devices’ use of “white spaces” and digital television broadcasts. -
Turnaround Organizations Under Congressional Scrutiny
Opinion -School districts trying to fix failing schools can’t always count on states to provide full funding or effective guidance, so some school districts are contracting with private and nonprofit “turnaround” specialists to turn low-performing schools into -
Private Police Services Could Benefit Communities, Professors Say
Opinion -Communities could save money and enjoy better police response by handing some police duties to private entities, researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia have found. -
Heartland Institute to Host ‘Arkansas Policy Forum’ in Little Rock
Opinion -Experts from The Heartland Institute will probe policy issues at a forum to be held in Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday, October 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Committee Room 151 at the Capitol Building. -
Fed’s New Powers Under Wall Street Reform Law Create Uncertainty
Opinion -A great deal of power under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 has been given to the Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the United States, which is primarily responsible for setting the nation’s monetary policy. -
Unelected Task Force Undermines Freedom
Opinion -Americans know best what kind of health care coverage is right for them and their families. They should be able to work with their own trusted physicians to determine the treatments and services that meet their needs. -
Rhode Island High School Turns Around the Turnaround Model
Opinion -Quietly and with little fanfare, the teaching staff at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island has gone back to work under an amended contract. -
Arizona Towns Reject 4G Services
Opinion -Citing concerns over health risks and threats to property values, Peoria, Arizona residents blocked construction of a 4G cell tower in the city’s Longhorn and Crown Point neighborhoods. The service would have been the first 4G offered in Arizona. -
GM, Ford Subjected to Dueling Analyses
Opinion -Fitch Ratings, a global credit rating agency, has given General Motors Co. the same debt rating as Ford Motor Co., a decision that must have left Ford executives shaking their heads and muttering. -
Business Income to Shoulder One-Third of Tax Increase on Top Earners
Opinion -Advocates of allowing the top two federal income tax rates to expire claim only 2 or 3 percent of businesses would be affected, but a new Tax Foundation report shows more than one-third of the revenue from an increase in the top two rates would come from
