Opinion
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Wisconsin Lawmakers Continue to Resist Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -Lawmakers in Wisconsin are resisting calls to expand Medicaid in the wake of a report by the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) claiming expansion would lower premiums in the individual health insurance market by 7 to 11 percent. -
Bernie’s Labor Pains: Three Takeaways
Opinion -Bernie Sanders is having trouble with his unionized--and apparently underpaid--labor force. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court Allows Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative
Opinion -Within hours of hearing oral arguments, the Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected an effort to stop a petition drive that would put Medicaid expansion on the 2020 ballot. -
Florida Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Lottery Warning Labels
Opinion -Florida would be the first state with such an advisory message. -
Government is a Great Servant but Horrid Master
Opinion -Today bigger, supremely powerful global governments are justified by environmental claims. -
Kentucky Governor Proposes Allowing Some Agencies to Leave Underfunded Pension System
Opinion -Gov. Matt Bevin is proposing to allow regional universities and quasi-state agencies to reduce their future pension costs. -
The Tech Titans, Antitrust Policy, and the ‘New Brandeisians’
Opinion -The “tech titans”—Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google—have caught the unwanted attention of the federal government, with “techlash” hearings held over the past two years garnering much media fanfare on Capitol Hill. -
Thanks To Republicans, The Free Internet Is Flourishing
Opinion -One year ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed the Restoring Internet Freedom (RIF) rule, and the internet is flourishing. -
The ‘Blue Dog’ Solution to the Debt Crisis
Opinion -It’s time for a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. -
Can Congress Help Americans Save for Retirement?
Opinion -Despite the legislative gridlock and Washington’s political fixations, legislation is advancing through Congress with bipartisan support that would make it easier for Americans to enjoy financial security when they retire. -
Government Spending Blunts Economic Progress
Opinion -Can the U.S. economy grow at a rate of 3 percent, 4 percent, or even better in the years ahead? -
Why Does the Left Loathe the Free-Market System?
Opinion -People respond to incentives. This is the case regardless of how the politico-economic system in which we live and work is structured. -
Is A New Tax Needed for Taxing Times?
Opinion -Our existing political systems evolved at a time of much more gradual social, economic and technological change and to restrain excessive government they were designed to be cumbersome. -
Report: Wealthiest Colleges Receive Billions in Federal Aid
Opinion -The 25 colleges and universities with the largest endowments in the country reaped $6.9 billion in Department of Education funding despite holding a quarter-trillion in existing assets, collectively. -
Florida Establishes Another School Choice Program
Opinion -Family Empowerment Scholarships are designed to ease the 14,000-student waiting list for other programs funded by tax credits for donations to scholarship funds. -
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu Vetoes Paid Leave Mandate
Opinion -The New Hampshire General Court is considering budget funding proposals that would raise business taxes, tax capital gains, and impose a payroll tax for paid family leave. -
F.A. Hayek on Individual Liberty
Opinion -The rebirth of a belief in and an enthusiasm for socialism and government planning among a noticeable number of people, and elected officials raises many of the fundamental issues surrounding freedom. -
Heartland Weekly – Oregon Senate Republicans Strike Back
Opinion -Week of July 24, 2019 -
North Carolina Lawmakers Continue to Disagree on Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -Plans to expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of additional North Carolina residents remain in limbo, with lawmakers arguing over how to pay for the program and whether the expansion should include a work requirement. -
Medicare for All Will Mean Waiting Lines, Rationing, Worse Care
Opinion -There is no question that many millions of Americans are frustrated with our current health care system. -
CMS Allows Medicare Advantage Plans to Expand
Opinion -A new rule announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow providers of Medicare Advantage plans to expand the kinds of benefits they offer so they can compete more with each other and attract more participants overall. -
Legislative Pulse Lawmaker Critiques California’s $98 Million per Year Health Care for Illegal Immigrant Adults
Opinion -Editor’s Note: California lawmakers reached a budget deal on June 9 that will extend full-scope Medicaid benefits to low-income adults age 19 to 26 regardless of U.S. citizenship or legal immigrant status. -
CMS Offers Flat-Fee Payment Model for Medicare Providers
Opinion -The Trump administration is trying to help lower Medicare costs by offering primary care doctors a flat fee instead of the fee-for-service model currently in place. -
Louisiana Senate Approves Obamacare Replacement Plan
Opinion -An Obamacare replacement plan passed unanimously in the Louisiana Senate and is expected to clear the House and head to the governor’s desk.