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Consumer Power Report #18
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Heartland Comment on Governor Blagojevich’s New Mercury Standards
Opinion -(Chicago, IL January 17, 2006) Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has announced a dramatic change in the state's regulation of coal-burning power plants. -
Consumer Power Report #17
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
New Web Site Offers One-of-a-Kind Resources for Conservative Blacks
Opinion -The new Web site of The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change, at http://www.newcoalition.org, offers a wealth of one-of-a-kind resources addressing the ideas and concerns of conservative blacks and other nonwhite Americans. -
Litigation Abuse Running Amok in Wisconsin
Opinion -The following is reprinted from The Wall Street Journal © 2006 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved. GREEN LAKE, Wis.--In 2004, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranked Wisconsin one of the top 10 states for its fair litigation atmosphere. -
Heartland Comment on Florida Supreme Court Decision on School Choice
Opinion -By declaring Florida's Opportunity Scholarship Program unconstitutional, the State Supreme Court of Florida has robbed hundreds, maybe thousands, of disadvantaged children of a better future. -
Consumer Power Report #16
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Debate over Darwin in Schools Gets Mixed Results on Election Day
Opinion -On November 8, 2005, two major changes occurred in the battle over teaching evolution in America's public schools. -
New Program Educates Charter Schools about Unions
Opinion -Sarah Rosenberg has no intention of joining the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers (MFT). "The union would slow everything down," said the outspoken sixth-grade social studies teacher at Edward W. Brooke Charter School in Boston. -
Jeb Bush Endorses Increase in Gulf Oil Production
Opinion -Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), a longtime opponent of oil and natural gas production in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico, has formally endorsed a proposal to allow production at distances exceeding 125 miles from the Florida coast. -
Massachusetts Considers Using More Oil for Electricity
Opinion -Fearing a cold winter could force rolling electricity blackouts across the state, Massachusetts officials are considering allowing four large power plants to switch from natural gas to oil. -
New England Communities Fighting Back Against Aquatic Weeds
Opinion -With invasive weeds such as Eurasian milfoil choking an increasing number of freshwater lakes and ponds, communities in southern New England have decided to fight back. -
Maine’s State-Run Health Plan Faltering
Opinion -Dirigo Health, the signature health reform initiative of Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) launched in September 2003, is hemorrhaging money and faltering, according to figures released in November by Baldacci's administration. -
PETA Pans Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Treatment
Opinion -Studies published in the October 20, 2005 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine indicate Herceptin, a drug already shown to prolong survival in patients with advanced breast cancer, can also cut in half the recurrence of a common form of breast -
Medicare Drug Benefit: Patience and Persistence
Opinion -Since the Medicare drug benefit enrollment period began on November 15, 2005, everywhere seniors turn they find newspapers and airwaves filled with warnings that the program is overwhelmingly confusing. -
Illinois Court Strikes Down Ruling Against Workers Comp Fee
Opinion -Barely one year after an Illinois circuit court judge ruled a state surcharge on workers compensation insurance policies violates the state constitution, the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and State of Illinois must again square off in court over the -
Washington State Voters Call for Independent Performance Audits
Opinion -In a reform nearly half a century in the making, Washington state voters in November restored the state auditor's authority to conduct independent and comprehensive performance audits of state and local government. -
Competition Demands Franchise Reform
Opinion -State legislatures across the country are questioning the need for cable franchises given the prospect of video competition from telephone companies and other Internet service providers. -
Public WiFi Networks Come with Liability Headaches
Opinion -The relatively low start-up costs and technical availability of spectrum for wireless Internet make the idea attractive to civic leaders with an itch to “be digital. -
Minn. Online Physical Education Program Finds Niche
Opinion -While it may be a little early to say the trend is sweeping the nation, online physical education programs are gaining popularity in states from Florida to Minnesota. -
Seventeen States OK Cyber Charters
Opinion -Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have laws authorizing cyber charter schools. -
Understanding Educational Innovation, Stagnation
Opinion -Editor's note: This is the first of a seven-part series showing why charter schools do not have the freedom needed to create significant educational improvements by means of innovation. -
Washington Considers Pesticide Notice Law
Opinion -The State of Washington's Department of Agriculture has proposed to require farmers to notify all area schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and day care centers whenever they apply pesticides to their fields. -
UK Scrutinizes Climate Change Economics; Calls for Comments
Opinion -In a major move away from global warming orthodoxy, the United Kingdom is currently in the process of studying the economic challenges of addressing climate change.
