Opinion
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FCC Research Paper Undermines Net Neutrality Agenda
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission Broadband Performance OBI Technical Paper No. 4, issued in August, isolates facts about Internet use which have an important bearing on the net neutrality issue. Among these are:1. -
Study: $1 Coin Could Save More than $500 Million a Year
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Obama Administration Creates Two New Programs for Mortgage Delinquents
Opinion -The Obama administration has announced two programs providing additional support to homeowners who aren’t paying their mortgages. -
The (Not-So) Tight Credit Market
Opinion -Joanna Robinson, owner of Lunar Massage in Washington, DC, was working with a banker from BB&T Corporation -- a full-service commercial and retail bank -- to develop a financing package for her business. -
Consumer Power Report #235
Opinion -I’ve decided not to renew my coverage when the bill comes in for the 4th quarter. I currently pay $320/mo for a $2,500-deductible BCBS plan. I have an HSA and have saved up a fair amount of money in it. Pretty good deal. So why drop it?1. -
Texas Avoids Housing Collapse by Refusing Smart Growth
Opinion -Texas has frequently been noted for its superior economic performance of late. The most recent example is the CNBC ratings, which designated the Lone Star state as the top state for business in the nation. -
New Financial Regulation Law Dwarfs All Others Financial Regulatory Laws
Opinion -Now that Congress has passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, it might be a good time to compare the 2,319-page financial reform bill (245 pages longer than the healthcare bill President Obama signed into law earlier this -
Report: NC Budget Hole Worst in Southeast
Opinion -The next fiscal year could be a perfect storm for North Carolina budget writers, according to an analysis by the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures, which ranks the Tar Heel State’s budget gap as the fifth-worst in the nation and -
Charge Filed in Michigan Film Studio Case
Opinion -Michigan’s attorney general has filed an “attempted false pretense” fraud charge against Joseph Peters, a principal in the Grand Rapids-area Hangar42 movie studio.As trumpeted by Gov. -
Online Sales Tax Collection Mandate Before Congress
Opinion -A bill to tax all online purchases has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.Rep. -
Virginia Governor Seeks End to State’s Liquor Monopoly
Opinion -The Virginia state government has held a monopoly on liquor sales in the state since the 1930s, and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) wants to change that. -
2010 Sets Record for Cost of Government
Opinion -The average American worker had to toil through the first 231 days of 2010—more than 63 percent of the year—to pay off the costs of their state, local, and federal governments. -
Campus ‘All-Comers’ Policies Prone to Abuse, Rights Groups Warn
Opinion -Students returning to public colleges and universities for the fall may discover the rules governing campus organizations have changed, and not necessarily in their favor, some civil liberties groups warn.The U.S. -
Huge Tax Hikes Coming Unless Congress Acts
Opinion -President Obama campaigned on the promise that middle-income earners—those earning $250,000 or less annually—would experience no tax increases. -
The Hidden Truth About the Bush Tax Increases – That’s Right, Increases
Opinion -The debate rages over whether our country can afford to extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich. Progressives argue that the ballooning Federal debt is a legacy of these tax cuts. There is one unreported flaw in this argument. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #9-17
Opinion -A law firm associate who fell while dancing at a Vancouver nightclub after a dinner sponsored by the firm has been awarded nearly $6 million in damages for her injuries. -
Teacher Quality Focus of ‘Rhee-form’ for DC Schools
Opinion -Washington, DC public schools have an acute problem with juvenile delinquency.Trouble is, the problem isn’t with the students but rather the supposed grown-ups in charge of the Washington Teachers Union (WTU). -
Consumer Power Report #234
Opinion -Welcome to the Consumer Power Report – Greg Scandlen is off this week.While in San Diego for a conference with legislators, I had the chance to shake the hand of John R. -
New Hampshire Ends Charter School Moratorium
Opinion -New Hampshire has lifted a three-year moratorium on new charter schools in the Granite State. House Bill 1495 by State Rep. -
Most States, DC Adopt Common Core Standards
Opinion -Spurred at least in part by an outside chance at winning the competition for the remaining $3.4 billion in federal Race to the Top funding, 37 states and Washington, DC have agreed to adopt national curriculum frameworks. -
Common Core Negates ‘Laboratories of Democracy’
Opinion -Greg Forster, a senior fellow with the Indianapolis-based Foundation for Educational Choice, said the Obama administration’s August 2 deadline for states to adopt the Common Core State Standards Initiative “comes from people in Washington -
Vermont Abandons Race to the Top, But Embraces Common Core
Opinion -Vermont did not reapply for the second round of the Obama administration’s Race to the Top grant competition, but the state’s board of education did take U.S. -
Rackets to End, Not Mend
Opinion -Here's a paradox for you: The U.S. private savings rate has soared even as the reward for saving has tanked. -
Teachers Union Challenges Louisiana ‘Red Tape’ Reform
Opinion -The Louisiana Federation of Teachers has filed suit to overturn a new law allowing public school districts and individual school principals to seek waivers from a host of state regulations.
