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Connecticut School Funding System Ruled Unconstitutional
Opinion -A Connecticut judge ruled the state’s funding system for public schools is unconstitutional because it doesn’t provide every child an adequate education. -
EPA Captures More Landfills Under Emissions Regime with New Rules
Opinion -The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new rules that will bring greater numbers of landfills under EPA oversight for air emissions. -
Changed Conditions May Justify Term Limits
Opinion -Advocates for term limits want to amend the Constitution to add them. Their most common argument is that restricting how long an elected official may serve will curb special interests’ influence and other federal abuse. -
Boston Transit Agency Privatizes Cash Operations
Opinion -Officials overseeing a Boston, Massachusetts government-operated transportation agency voted to turn responsibility for some administrative operations over to a private business. -
Heartland Weekly – Wikipedia Is Broken, Biased, and Corrupt
Opinion -If you don’t visit The Freedom Pub, you’re missing out on some of the best news and commentary on liberty and free markets you can find. But worry not, freedom lovers! The Heartland Weekly Email is here! -
Nevada ESA Ruling Is a Win in More Ways than One
Opinion -The teachers unions’ cruel streak is helping no one. -
FCC’s Haphazard Privacy Policy Gaps Disserve Consumers
Opinion -The FCC’s proposed broadband privacy rules are haphazard and have more random and conflicting “gaps” than Swiss cheese has holes. -
Study Confirms Natural Gas Economy Has Lower Methane, Global Warming Emissions
Opinion -The prospects for significant reductions in greenhouse gases has received a major boost, as scientists report methane emissions from fossil fuels have not increased, even with a substantial increase in natural gas production. -
Oklahoma Rep. Continues Push for Education Savings Accounts
Opinion -State Rep. Jason Nelson (R-Oklahoma City) says he’s confident Oklahoma lawmakers will continue to introduce legislation for education savings accounts (ESAs) in the state legislature. -
University of Pennsylvania Rejects Fossil Fuel Divestment Pressure
Opinion -The University of Pennsylvania (UP) has joined a growing list of major universities to reject calls by environmental groups to divest fossil fuel investments from their endowments. -
The School Choice Generation Wants a Full Educational Menu
Opinion -Millennials favor all forms of school choice at a greater rate than older generations, which indicates demand for private and in-house public alternatives to government-assigned schools is bound to persist, no matter how the political winds may shift. -
Latest Excuses for Rising ACA Premiums Ring Hollow
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #522 -
Idaho Attorney General Defends Right-to-Work Law in Court
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Idaho’s chief legal officer is asking a federal judge to dismiss a labor union’s lawsuit challenging the state’s right-to-work law, citing the recent dismissal of a similar case in Wisconsin. -
Kentuckians Could Earn $500 Cash Bonus for Exiting Medicaid, If CMS Approves
Opinion -The Medicaid reform proposal includes incentives to work, stay healthy, and exit Medicaid. -
Bill to Bring Education Savings Accounts to DC Students Sits in Committee
Opinion -A bill to bring education savings accounts (ESAs) to students in Washington, DC is waiting to be approved by a congressional committee before it can come before the full House or Senate for a vote. -
Most Major Textbooks Not Fully Aligned with Common Core
Opinion -Most of the major textbooks used in U.S. schools do not meet expectations for alignment with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a study has found. -
Federal Court Strikes Down Illegal New Jersey Hunting Trophy Ban
Opinion -On August 29, Federal District Court Judge Freda Wolfson overturned New Jersey’s ban on exporting, importing, possessing, processing, and transporting hunting trophies of select African wildlife. -
Economic Ideas: The Institutions and Economics of the Middle Ages, Part 2
Opinion -Part 2 of the Economic Series examining the expansion of trade throughout the Middle Ages. -
Silicon Valley Gets Government Favors – While Boosting Leftists And Blocking Conservatives
Opinion -We all know most of the modern Tech World is very, very Leftist. And has been from its mid-1990s inception. Which is ok. But all the while, the relationship between the Tech World and our $4-trillion-per-year Leftist government has grown exponentially. -
Poll: Free Trade Makes Life Better, Most Americans Say
Opinion -Most Americans in both major political parties believe reducing government barriers between consumers and businesses in different countries improves people’s lives, a poll by a nonpartisan organization has found. -
U.S. State Department Agrees to Increase Aid to Israel
Opinion -The U.S. and Israeli governments signed a 10-year agreement that will increase foreign aid funding for Israel, increasing American military aid over the next decade by as much as $700 million per year. -
Policy Diagnosis: Colorado’s Single-Payer Health Care Initiative
Opinion -Dr. Hal Scherz explains why Colorado should reject a single-payer health care ballot initiative on November 8. -
Nevada Supreme Court Rules ESAs Constitutional, Orders Funding Change
Opinion -The Nevada Supreme Court declared the state’s education savings accounts (ESA) program constitutional and ruled the legislature must find a different way to fund the program. -
Constitutional Amendments Supporting Hunting and Fishing on Ballots in Indiana, Kansas
Opinion -In November, voters in Indiana and Kansas will likely approve constitutional amendments guaranteeing the right to hunt and fish in their respective states.
