Opinion
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Kerry-Edwards Health Plan to Surpass Costs of Clinton Care
Opinion -The Kerry-Edwards health care reform plan, details of which have emerged during the presidential campaign, is similar in scope to former President Bill Clinton's failed Health Security Act. -
U.S.-Australia Agreement Is Step Toward Free Trade in Prescription Drugs
Opinion -In July, the U.S. House and Senate passed and sent to the president the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement. -
New Hampshire: Valiantly Seeking Market Reform
Opinion -On January 1, 2004, key provisions of a reform measure aimed at deregulating New Hampshire's small group health insurance market went into effect. -
Chart: Association Group Insurance vs. Association Health Plans
Opinion -AGI Association Group Insurance AHP Association Health Plans Definition The NAIC outlines the following requirements for association group insurance: "[S]hall have at the outset a minimum of 100 persons and have been organized and -
Bush Gives States More Say Over Road-Building on Federal Lands
Opinion -Responding to the pleas of western-state governors seeking more say in the administration of national forests within their borders, the Bush administration on July 12 announced national forests will no longer be off-limits to new road construction. -
Alaska, Federal Government Unite to Support Mining Project
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. -
New “Smart Oil Changes” to Safeguard Environment
Opinion -For generations, automobile technicians have advised car and truck drivers to change their engine oil as frequently as every 3,000 miles. The 3,000-mile advice, however, is designed to be precautionary and may not always be necessary. -
Agricultural Trade Talks Move Forward in WTO
Opinion -Global trade in agriculture received a big boost from the World Trade Organization (WTO) on July 31, when member countries meeting in Geneva, Switzerland voted 147-0 to approve a "framework for future progress" in negotiations to free up international -
President’s Personnel Office Shows Privatization Gains
Opinion -No one thought bringing competition to Washington, DC would be easy. Upon entering office, President George W. -
Kerry’s Tax Plan: Too Much Tinkering
Opinion -In offering a plan purporting to "create 10 million jobs," presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) has become the latest of many national office seekers to embrace the fanciful notion that mere tinkering with the tax code can outsmart -
Competition: Gone Today, Here Tomorrow
Opinion -In what might have been the shortest market exit and re-entry on record, AT&T issued a news release June 23 saying a D.C. Circuit Court ruling forced it to "stop competing" in seven states. -
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Mining: Doing it Right the First Time
Opinion -Governor Frank Murkowski's blueprint for a prosperous Alaska has a solid foundation of resource, energy, and economic development and "doing it right the first time. -
State Attorneys General Sue Utilities over Global Warming
Opinion -The attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Wisconsin, and the corporation counsel of New York City, filed a complaint on July 21 in federal district court in Manhattan alleging that five leading electric -
Millions of Students Affected by Sexual Misconduct in Public Schools
Opinion -Sexual abuses by Catholic priests, some extending back several decades, finally exploded in recent years into massive media coverage, lawsuits, and payments in the hundreds of millions of dollars. -
July 2004 School Reform News Article Correction
Opinion -Although the July 2004 School Reform News article, "Colorado Now Sends Aid to Colleges Via Vouchers," reported the state's $2,400 college voucher "would cover the full tuition cost at most community colleges," this is not true since the full tuition cost -
Past Recipients of the California Golden Fleece Award
Opinion -If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy. Thomas Jefferson No. -
Study Finds Controversial Jock Taxes Spreading
Opinion -A July 9 report from the Tax Foundation notes more and more state governments are using controversial "jock taxes" to extend state income taxes to residents of other states. -
Beyond Precaution
Opinion -A 53-year-old man recently sued the estate of deceased diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins. His grievance? He has coronary artery disease. -
Dirigo Not the Cure to Maine’s Health Insurance Problems
Opinion -When a child touches a hot stove, he discovers it hurts and learns not to do it again. Unfortunately, Maine's legislators and insurance regulators don't learn so quickly. -
Utah Citizens, Others Reject Initiatives to Expand State and Federal Lands
Opinion -A proposed initiative that would force the State of Utah to spend $150 million to purchase an unspecified amount of land from private citizens and remove it from individual use was thwarted on July 6 when supporters failed to gather enough signatures to -
Hybrid Vehicles Proving Costly in Miami-Dade County
Opinion -Florida's Miami-Dade County, which in 2003 spent more than a million dollars to purchase gasoline-electric hybrid pickup trucks, is now learning that greater fuel efficiency does not necessarily save money. -
Wisconsin Barely Passes Lukewarm Taxpayer Bill of Rights Out of Committee
Opinion -The room was full of shocked expressions at the July 27 hearing of the Wisconsin State Senate. Why? Because I was testifying against their proposed state Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). -
California Union and Legislators Receive Fleece Award
Opinion -The Business and Economic Studies program of the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) announced in August that it has given its California Golden Fleece Award to the California legislature for its treatment of the California Union of Safety Employees (CAUSE).