Opinion
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McCain Vows New Vote on Climate Change Bill
Opinion -At a May 6 hearing, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) vowed to seek a second vote before the end of this Congress on his bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions. -
Just the Facts: Sources and Uses of Public Education Dollars
Opinion -Total expenditures on U.S. K-12 public education and other related programs in the 2000-2001 school year were $411.5 billion, up $29.6 billion, or 7.8 percent, from 1999-2000. Total revenues for the same period were 97. -
Massachusetts Gov. Romney Unveils Climate Protection Plan
Opinion -Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) on May 6 unveiled the state's new Climate Protection Plan, which encourages private citizens and requires state agencies and the state's large businesses to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. -
Senate Cracks Down on Ecoterrorists
Opinion -Testifying May 18 at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Animal Rights: Activism vs. Criminality," John E. Lewis, the FBI's deputy assistant director for counterterrorism, said "The Animal Liberation Front ... -
Study Ranks States by Economic Freedom
Opinion -A new report issued by the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy (PRI) ranks Connecticut, California, and New York lowest in terms of "economic freedom"--how friendly or unfriendly state governments are toward free enterprise. -
Three Cheers for Beer!
Opinion -Tolar, Texas just came off a very long dry spell in February, when voters approved the sale of off-premises beer and wine for the first time since the 1920s. -
BAT Proposed for Ohio
Opinion -In May 4 testimony to the Ways & Means Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives, the president of the Dayton-based Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions expressed support for, but also reservations about, a proposed new Ohio business -
IJ’s Bolick Takes Helm at School Choice Alliance
Opinion -Clint Bolick, who as vice president and cofounder of the Institute for Justice (IJ) was instrumental in establishing the public interest law firm as the nation's preeminent defender of school choice programs, assumed a new role in April when he became -
07/2004 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * California * District of Columbia * Florida Iowa * Louisiana * Minnesota * New Hamphire * New Jersey New York * Oklahoma * South Carolina * Wisconsin An Idea Has Consequences "... -
Marathon Oil Successfully Fighting Malaria in Equatorial Guinea
Opinion -Marathon Oil Corporation is showing environmental leadership in fighting one of the deadliest of human killers. -
Geothermal Power Would Harm California, Claims Lawsuit
Opinion -The harnessing of geothermal power, one of the "renewable" resources frequently lauded by activist groups as an alternative to carbon-based fuels, will cause irreparable harm to California's most precious environmental resources, warns a coalition of -
Natural Gas Battle Shifts to Imports
Opinion -Environmental activist groups, despite last year successfully calling for increased importation of foreign natural gas as an alternative to domestic drilling, are now engaging in a campaign to oppose natural gas imports. -
Unfunded Federal Mandates Surge Again, Study Says
Opinion -In the late 1980s, state legislators were "mad as hell" and they weren't going to take it anymore. They were angry about unfunded federal mandates. -
Citizen Groups Hail Rejection of Tax Hikes in Kansas
Opinion -On May 27, the Kansas legislature officially adjourned without passing a tax hike. A budget is in place for the coming fiscal year, though many questions remain concerning the future of the state's tax and spending plans. -
Massachusetts Should Cut Income Tax to 5 Percent
Opinion -A June 10 economic analysis by the Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) at Suffolk University finds the Commonwealth could create thousands of new jobs and millions of dollars in new investment if, as Governor Mitt Romney (R) proposes, the legislature would cut -
Arizona Bans Gasoline Additive MTBE
Opinion -Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (D) on May 12 signed legislation banning the additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from gasoline sold in the state. The legislation had passed by unanimous votes in the Arizona House and Senate. -
California Battles the Chimera of Global Warming
Opinion -California's state legislature, led by the otherwise apparently reasonable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, is once again exhibiting serious mental impairment when it comes to passing regulations in the name of environmental protection. -
Children Trapped in Poor Schools Need Choice Now
Opinion -School choice is urgently needed to fulfill the promise of equal opportunity in education established by the Brown v. -
City Council Approves Chicago’s First Wal-Mart
Opinion -On May 26, the Chicago City Council voted in favor of one Wal-Mart construction proposal but against another, approving on a 32- 15 vote a store for the west side Austin neighborhood but rejecting by a single vote a store for the south side Chatham -
Colorado Now Sends Aid to Colleges Via Vouchers
Opinion -Starting in the fall of 2005, state subsidies for Colorado's public colleges and universities--totaling almost $600 million a year--will be distributed directly to students in the form of vouchers worth up to $2,400 a year. -
Congress Debates Limits on State Business Activity Taxes
Opinion -Congress is debating legislation that would limit state attempts to collect taxes from out-of-state businesses. -
Dr. Joan Davis Ratteray (1948-2004)
Opinion -Dr. Joan Davis Ratteray, president of the Institute for Independent Education and a strong advocate for parental choice and black independent schools, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 26, 2004 after a three-year battle with cancer. -
Fighting for School Choice in the Courts
Opinion -Having traveled across the country for more than a decade to defend state-based and city-based school choice programs, the Institute for Justice (IJ) expects soon to be defending choice legislation in its home town of Washington, DC: the recently -
Hundreds Gather in Harrisburg to Celebrate Pennsylvania Tax Credit
Opinion -More than 500 parents, children, legislators, and public school officials converged on Pennsylvania's Capitol in Harrisburg on May 11 to celebrate the third anniversary of the state's landmark Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC).
