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05/2004 Friedman Report State Roundup
Opinion -Arizona * California * Florida * Kansas * Louisiana New Hampshire * Pennsylvania * South Carolina * Utah * Wisconsin ARIZONA Tax Credits Benefit Public Schools, Too Many Arizona public schools are experiencing a significant increase in -
Teaching Teachers To Teach Reading
Opinion -"When I was a teacher, I knew I was not as prepared as I should have been to teach certain subjects. Take reading, for example. Even with a degree in education and practice as a student teacher, I didn't know how to teach a child to read. ... -
Governors Call for Endangered Species Act Reform
Opinion -On the 30-year anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), the nation's governors came together in a bipartisan effort to urge more state participation in federal endangered species programs. -
Requiem for the Kyoto Protocol
Opinion -It may not be a household word, but by now the Kyoto Protocol has become a well-known political slogan. President George W. -
New Highway Construction Coexisting with Cleaner Skies
Opinion -According to a new report by the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), "building new highways will do little to alleviate traffic congestion in the long run and likely will exacerbate already severe air pollution problems in metropolitan areas across -
Kansas Fiscal Battle Continues
Opinion -Elected officials in Kansas have spent the first months of the 2004 session trying to put the state's fiscal house in order. As of this writing, no end to the tug-of-war is in sight. -
Maine Taxpayers Favor Property Tax Cap
Opinion -In a recent statewide poll, a majority of Maine taxpayers expressed support for a statewide mandate to cap local property taxes. A referendum on the ballot later this year will give voters an opportunity to vote on the plan. -
Group Offers Weight Loss Plan for Federal Budget
Opinion -The federal budget could easily slim down with a workout in the gym of spending cuts and continued economic growth, according to a nine-step weight loss plan published on January 13 by the Lewisville, Texas-based Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI). -
Denver Teachers Vote for Performance Pay
Opinion -Members of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) on March 19 approved a plan that would replace the traditional salary schedule with one that pays teachers for performance, including the scores of their students on standardized tests. -
Other Charter School News
Opinion -3,000 Charters Proves a Hard Nut to Crack In the fall of 1998, when he signed a bill to encourage states to open more charter schools, then-President Bill Clinton confidently predicted the U.S. would have 3,000 charter schools by the year 2000. -
Smokers Oppose Kentucky Governor’s Tax Plan
Opinion -Reporter Kate Scott of KFVS Channel 12 in Kentucky got an earful from Bluegrass State smokers when she asked how they felt about Governor Ernie Fletcher's proposed cigarette tax increase. "I don't like it," declared Rodney Myatt of Kevil. -
Knowing Why Deficit Will Be Up Doesn’t Take Surplus of Brains
Opinion -Every Presidential election year has its economic themes. In 1992, James Carville famously coined the expression, "It's the economy, stupid!" I'd like to propose a theme for the 2004 election: "It's the spending, stupid! -
Poll: 61% Support Abolishing Death Tax
Opinion -A large majority of Americans believe the estate tax, also known as the "death tax," should be permanently repealed, according to a new survey released March 22 by the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). -
Chicago Considers Privatizing Toll Road Linked to Indiana
Opinion -The Chicago Sun-Times and other local media outlets reported on March 2 that the city-owned Chicago Skyway toll road may be sold to a private operator. -
Trade War with European Union Heats Up
Opinion -On March 1, the European Union imposed an estimated $300 million in trade sanctions against the United States for Congress's failure to repeal the Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) legislation first deemed illegal by the World Trade Organization two years -
Chicago Skyway
Opinion -The Chicago Skyway is the only toll highway in Illinois that is not operated by the Illinois Toll Highway Authority. It is operated and maintained by the Streets and Sanitation Department of the City of Chicago. -
Congress Takes Up Health Policy Measures
Opinion -Following the 2003 enactment of tax-preferred health savings accounts, President George W. -
Canadian Health Care System Nears Collapse
Opinion -In no-nonsense language cutting across their diverse political stripes, Canadian provincial premiers lashed out at the federal government for reducing its share of provincial health care budgets at a time when costs are rising 10 percent a year. -
Thumbnail Sketch of Texas Education
Opinion -Texas spends more than $30 billion a year in taxpayer funds on education; half of that amount is raised locally. -
Just the Facts: Teacher Salaries and Education Spending
Opinion -Total spending on public K-12 education reached $437.0 billion in the 2002-03 school year--more than $9,100 per pupil nationwide. Less than a third of this money ended up in the paychecks of teachers, whose average salary was $45,930 in 2002-03, up 3. -
Environmentalists Launch Campaign Against Bush Record
Opinion -Environmental advocacy groups have commenced their election-year attack on President George W. Bush. -
Kudos to Chicago Tribune for Accurate Reporting
Opinion -The nation's major media outlets have been rightfully and often criticized for failing to do their homework regarding the science behind alarmist environmental claims. -
Biotech Cottonseed Shows Promise to Alleviate Third World Hunger
Opinion -A new, high-protein and low-cost food for people struggling with hunger in Third World nations may soon be available thanks to advances in biotechnology, reported the January 27 Science Daily. -
Letter to the Honorable John Snow
Opinion -March 18, 2004 The Honorable John Snow Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C.
