Opinion
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Biotech Fish Safe for Environment, May Save Human Lives
Opinion -Genetically modified (GM) fish may soon offer hope for people afflicted by a rare form of hemophilia and for patients suffering from internal bleeding. -
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Higher Tax Receipts Should Trump Property Rights
Opinion -The practice of local governments seizing middle-income citizens' homes and small businesses and turning them over to others to generate more tax revenue could soon end--or receive the backing of the most powerful court in the land. The U.S. -
Upstate New York Taxpayers Pay up to $6 Billion in Extra Taxes, Study Finds
Opinion -Upstate New York taxpayers paid as much as $6 billion more in state and local taxes than they would in an average state, mostly because of the state's far-above-average levels of spending on Medicaid and local government payrolls, a new report from the -
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Targeted Tax Incentive in Ohio
Opinion -Tax incentives that states across the country have used to retain businesses and attract new business investment are illegal, according to a ruling issued September 2 by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. -
Florida, Ohio Lawmakers Share ‘Porker of the Month’ Award
Opinion -For attempting to keep members of the House of Representatives from questioning the funding of controversial grants to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Congressmen C.W. -
Black Caucus Member Proposes to Eliminate Personal, Corporate Income Taxes
Opinion -A member of the Congressional Black Caucus is advocating a tax plan that could make the Internal Revenue Service obsolete. -
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Movement Gains Momentum
Opinion -If anyone in Wisconsin politics thought the tax revolt was going away, that person was wrong. In fact, rather than dying out, it appears to be spreading. -
‘Shift-and-Shaft’ Tax Proposal Ekes out Win in Michigan
Opinion -Michigan real estate owners will have to pay part of their county property taxes five months sooner next year, a move that amounts to a tax increase, according to an analysis by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. -
Casino Taxes Up, Jobs Down in Detroit
Opinion -An increase in the Michigan casino tax, aimed at helping to balance the state budget, has led to job losses in the greater Detroit region. -
Taxpayers Win in this Year’s Primaries
Opinion -Results for key races where tax hikers were defeated high-tax candidates highlighted in red: ARIZONA H-4 Carole Hubbs 25.4% Tom Boone 39% H-6 Clancy Jayne 25.4% Pamela Gorman 34.4% H-9 Phil Hanson 25% Bob Stump 47. -
Presidential Candidates’ Proposals Would Bust Budget, Study Finds
Opinion -There's a saying that talk is cheap, but an analysis issued September 7 by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF) shows that when politicians do the talking, it's often enormously expensive for taxpayers. -
Virginia Republicans Propose Trust Fund for Transportation Improvements
Opinion -Thirteen northern Virginia Republican lawmakers have proposed a revolving trust fund to leverage tax revenues to provide more than $5 billion over the next 20 years for road and transit construction. -
New York Governor Vetoes $1.8 billion from Budget
Opinion -New York Gov. George Pataki vetoed $1.8 billion from the budget approved by the state legislature August 11--more than four months past deadline--and said the state will still face a projected budget gap of $6. -
State Alcohol Sales Roundup
Opinion -While some states are dropping prohibitions against Sunday liquor sales, making their purchase more convenient, state and local governments are also continuing their efforts to increase alcohol taxes, making the products less affordable. -
November 2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -STATE ROUNDUP Colorado * Florida * Georgia * Illinois * Maryland New Mexico * Utah * Wisconsin COLORADO Colorado Teacher Union Offers College Credit for Political Support A Colorado teacher union local, the Jefferson County Education -
Saving the St. Louis School District from Bankruptcy
Opinion -Until St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and four members of the city's board of education voted to hire the consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal in the spring of 2003, William V. -
Top 10 Myths about No Child Left Behind … and Why You Shouldn’t Believe Them
Opinion -If you listen to media reports on the implementation and costs associated with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), you've been bombarded by a slew of misinformation. Below are 10 common myths about NCLB ... and the facts to debunk them. -
EPA, Activists Clash on Mercury Emission Standards
Opinion -The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would require U.S. power plants to reduce their mercury emissions by 70 percent by 2018. -
Dangerous Warming Unlikely, MIT Climatologist Says
Opinion -Editor's note: Global warming is unlikely to be a dangerous future problem, with or without the implementation of such programs as the Kyoto Protocol, according to Dr. Richard Lindzen, the Alfred P. -
Kennedy Attacks Bush on Environment
Opinion -America's environmental-lobbying establishment has declared war on the Bush administration. With a series of reports, Web sites, and publicity campaigns, the nation's leading environmental activist groups have sought to tar President George W. -
Kerry of Two Minds on Nuclear Power
Opinion -John Kerry was much lampooned during the presidential campaign for saying he "actually voted for" funding U.S. troops in Iraq "before he voted against it." His position on nuclear power was similarly contradictory. -
Recent Popular Votes to Oppose/Repeal Tax Increases
Opinion -California Proposal to weaken California's tough, two-thirds supermajority requirement to raise taxes would have led to billions in new taxes. March 2, 2004--Voters defeated the measure by a vote of 63.5 percent to 34.5 percent. -
Florida Tax Appraisers Ask for Relief for Storm Victims
Opinion -Osceola County Appraiser Bob Day echoed the sentiments of many county appraisers around the state in September when he said some tax relief should be offered to owners of Florida homes and businesses damaged by the summer's storms. -
Historic East Texas Town Approves Beer and Wine Sales
Opinion -Residents of picturesque Palestine, Texas went to the polls on September 11 and approved, by a 52 to 48 percent vote, the "legal sales of beer and wine for off-premises consumption only" throughout the town.
