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Index Shows Impact of State Policies on Small Businesses
Opinion -Virtually all politicians say they support entrepreneurs and small businesses. But how does the political rhetoric match policy reality? -
Organization Aims to Protect Intellectual, Physical Property Rights
Opinion -A new organization whose goal is to bridge the gap between intellectual and physical property rights has been launched under the auspices of Americans for Tax Reform. The Property Rights Alliance (PRA) came into being on September 26, 2005. -
Total Recall
Opinion -California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was elected during a Wild West-style recall election of former governor Gray Davis (D) in October 2003. -
Reform Activist Inspires Parents at Heartland Event
Opinion -Editor's note: In late October 2005, Virginia Walden Ford--executive director of D.C. -
California Air Cleaner than Ever
Opinion -New data from California's coastal cities show air quality in 2005 was remarkably high compared to years past, continuing a long-term trend. -
House Bill Would Update 1872 Mining Law, Allow New Claims
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives on November 18 approved revisions to a century-old mining law that would update the purchase price of mining claims on federal lands and rescind an 11-year moratorium on new mining claims. -
Florida Medicaid Plan Receives Federal Approval
Opinion -On October 19, 2005, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) announced the federal government has approved Florida's Medicaid transformation plan. -
Consumer-Directed Health Group Names Board of Directors
Opinion -The members of a newly founded advocacy group for consumer-directed health care met in Washington, DC on December 10 to elect its first board of directors. -
Eminent Domain Ruling Favors Virginia Family
Opinion -A Roanoke jury ruled November 16 that a housing authority that threatened to condemn and take a family's property for 20 years owes the family $281,590 in compensation. "You hope for more, but ... that's the way it goes," responded Dr. -
Earmarks Gone, Wasteful Federal Spending Remains
Opinion -Hurricane Katrina developed in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico before slamming into Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama last August 29--but two major symbols of Katrina's fiscal storm sit more than 3,000 miles away at the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of -
Washington Had Nation’s Only Successful Statewide Referenda
Opinion -Initiative 912 was one of five initiatives on the Washington ballot on election day. Two initiatives passed--one to require performance audits of government-funded programs, and one to restrict indoor smoking. -
How to Reduce the Risk of Nutritional Diseases – Last in a Series
Opinion -The United States is experiencing an epidemic of diseases related to poor nutrition. Rates of heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, and obesity are all rising rapidly. -
Washington Farm Bureau to File Petition Similar to Oregon’s
Opinion -Undaunted by the circuit court ruling in Oregon, the Washington Farm Bureau is drafting a similar voter initiative for Oregon's northern neighbor. -
Voters Reject Solar-Powered Housing Development
Opinion -Voters in Livermore, California on November 8 rejected an initiative that would have allowed construction of the nation's largest solar-powered community. -
Editorial: Rogue Nation Has Become Consensus Builder
Opinion -The year was 2001, and George Bush, reflecting a 95-0 U.S. Senate vote against the Kyoto Protocol during former president Bill Clinton's last term in office, definitively rejected U.S. participation in the Kyoto Protocol. -
Opponents Question Costs of Illinois All Kids Program
Opinion -In October 2005, Illinois became the nation's first state to offer government health insurance to all children regardless of family income. Gov. -
RIP: Lee Tooman, Leading Proponent of Consumer-Driven Health Care
Opinion -Lee D. Tooman Jr., vice president of government relations for Golden Rule Insurance Company, passed away on October 26, 2005 following a long and courageous struggle with cancer. He was 52. -
Demand Growing for Corporate Practice of Medicine
Opinion -Americans often find themselves taking half a day off from work and waiting an hour in a physician's office, only to see a doctor for 10 minutes. And the primary reason people see a doctor is for access to prescription drugs. -
Analysis: Senate Budget Bill Would Increase Medicare Red Tape
Opinion -New reimbursement reporting and compliance rules for physicians participating in Medicare went into effect on January 1 as part of the budget reconciliation bill that passed the House on December 19. -
Analysis: Avian Flu Virus Requires Calm, Educated Concern
Opinion -The scare of the day--if not the entire coming year--is the avian flu virus. Is the fear exaggerated? Yes. Should we be cautiously concerned? Yes. Are the United States and the world properly prepared for the worst-case scenario? No. -
Governor’s Woes Strain Trust
Opinion -The sketchiness of Illinois' "All Kids" legislation and the way it was rushed through during the legislature's brief veto session were major complaints of opponents. "We need to ask ourselves, 'What's the hurry?'" said Sen. Chris Lauzen (R-Aurora). -
Documentary Exposes Reality of Canadian Health Care
Opinion -On the Fence Films, founded by technology entrepreneur Stuart E. -
Advertisement: CMSA Conference and Expo Scheduled for June
Opinion -The 16th Annual Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Conference and Expo will be held in Grapevine, Texas on June 13-17, 2006, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center. -
Alito Nomination Favored by School Choice Advocates
Opinion -President George W. Bush's current nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, has a record on school choice that advocates find encouraging.
