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Opinion -Broadband Prices Fall, Connections Surge “A new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project says 31 percent of U.S. Web households now reach the Net via a broadband connection, up 50 percent in a year. -
Congress Considers Rolling Back Federal Beer Tax
Opinion -As Pennsylvania lawmakers ponder a new “drink tax,” Congress is considering a rollback of federal excise taxes on beer. -
Federal Spending per Dollar of Taxes
Opinion -Federal Spending per Dollar of Taxes - 1992 and 2002 Expenditures per Dollar of Taxes 10-Year Change in spending per Dollar of Tax Ranking Change in Ranking FY 1992 FY 2002 FY 1992 FY 2002 Alabama $ 1.39 $ 1. -
Commuter Taxes Hit at Philadelphia Hearing
Opinion -City officials in Philadelphia were recently told to reduce their politically popular but economically destructive taxes on nonresident workers. The Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission received expert testimony at a public hearing in October 2003. -
12/2003 Friedman Report Profile: Virginia Walden Ford
Opinion -Virginia Walden Ford’s energetic yet assured and level leadership has been central to the progress achieved by voucher advocates in the District of Columbia. -
12/2003 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -California * Colorado * Florida Georgia * Minnesota CALIFORNIA Teacher Union Gives Dean Early Endorsement With eight other Democratic candidates still in the race and the Presidential election still more than a year away, the California -
ALEC Offers Friendly Advice for Arnold
Opinion -The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)--the nation’s largest bipartisan, individual membership organization for state legislators--responded to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election with a little friendly advice on restoring the stability and -
Black-White Achievement Gap Is Widening
Opinion -Although a new report about the education of blacks in the U.S. shows evidence of some progress, U.S. -
Dealing with Uncle Sam
Opinion -All taxpayers know that the federal government uses tax and spending policy to redistribute income from citizens with high incomes to those who earn little. -
Decentralizing Hawaii’s Public School System
Opinion -Hawaii’s current education system is highly centralized, despite the dispersed geographic nature of a multi-island state and the unique needs of individual communities. -
Do What’s Right: an exclusive interview with Robert E. Gallagher
Opinion -Parochial school administrators may do their best to keep tuition as low as possible, but often it is privately funded scholarships that make education at a private school a reality for many children from low-income families in the inner city. -
Frist and Hastert Urged to Support DC Scholarships
Opinion -Managing Editor’s note: On October 21, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Speaker J. -
Lieberman at the Polls
Opinion -In the early October CNN poll, retired Gen. Wesley Clark led all contenders for the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination, with 21 percent of respondents saying they would most likely support Clark in 2004. -
Pennsylvanians Oppose New Sales Tax on Beer
Opinion -The Pennsylvania General Assembly returned to Harrisburg on November 17 to take up, among other items, a proposal to extend the state’s 6 percent sales tax to beer, wine, and liquor sold by the glass--not only in bars, taverns, and restaurants, but -
Portland’s Northwest 23rd Avenue No Model for Others
Opinion -Why can’t everywhere be like Disney World? So goes the question asked by many a child after a fulfilling day of joy at the world’s leading amusement park. -
Teacher Unions Crush Philanthropy and Volunteerism
Opinion -Public school administrators often urge businesses and philanthropists to support the public school system. -
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Pledge
Opinion -“I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -
Gov. Blagojevich Risks State Health Crisis to Score Political Points Against Bush
Opinion -Chicago, IL, November 25, 2003 – Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s call to limit access by state employees to the products of some name-brand drug makers received a harsh reception from at least one health policy expert in Chicago today. -
Global Warming Bill Defeated in Senate
Opinion -Senate legislation to cap greenhouse gas emissions—the first of its kind since the Senate unanimously rejected the Kyoto Protocol in 1997—was defeated on October 30 by a vote of 55-43. -
High Costs of Kyoto Compliance Punishing Canadians
Opinion -Roughly a year after signing the Kyoto Protocol, the Canadian federal government has taken concrete actions that make it possible to put a price tag on that signature. -
California Torched by Worst Wildfires in State History
Opinion -Wildfires torched Southern California during the latter half of October, devastating an area larger than Rhode Island and prompting the U.S. Senate to finally pass its version of President George W. Bush’s Healthy Forests Initiative. -
Nitrate Alarmists Cost Consumers Plenty
Opinion -Early in the Bush administration, a political row erupted over proposed changes in the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for arsenic in drinking water. -
GM Announces Hybrid Technology for Mass Transit
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Study Says New Particulate Matter Rules Unnecessary
Opinion -Air quality in the United States is good and will continue to improve in coming years, according to a newly published report written by Competitive Enterprise Institute adjunct scholar Joel Schwartz.