Opinion
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Arizona Appeals Court Upholds Corporate Tuition Tax Credits
Opinion -The Arizona Court of Appeals handed a victory to school choice supporters by upholding the constitutionality of the state’s corporate tuition tax credit program.In Green v. -
Scholarship Tax Credit Bill Struggling in New Mexico
Opinion -Despite recent unanimous approval by the New Mexico Senate’s education committee, a bill to provide tax credits for individuals and companies donating to scholarship programs may have difficulty getting to the full legislative body for a vote. -
Michigan Physicians Blazing an Online Trail
Opinion -Efforts by Michigan doctors to boost their online services over the past three years are paying dividends for patients with chronic health conditions. -
Wyeth Ruling Will Cost Providers, Consumers
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Wyeth v. Levine is likely to increase drug costs, decrease invention of new drugs, and cause a surge in state court drug-related lawsuits. -
Utah, Arizona in Health Record Pilot Program
Opinion -Utah and Arizona have begun participating in a Medicare-centered personal health record pilot program sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. -
Wisconsin Towns Go Wireless
Opinion -A consortium of seven municipal organizations in the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin has joined forces to build and operate a high-speed wireless broadband network. -
Hawaii Contemplates Creating Own Version of FCC
Opinion -State legislators in Hawaii have introduced bills to create the state equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission, a move technology experts say will further burden the broadband industry in a high-cost state.Hawaii Gov. -
Obama Under Pressure to Regulate Internet Info-Gathering
Opinion -Self-described public advocacy groups are pressuring the Obama administration to create strong mandates regarding how much information Internet companies can collect on their customers and how it is used.The U.S. -
Florida City Taking a Risk with ‘Free’ Wi-Fi Plan
Opinion -Residents of Hollywood, Florida now have access to a wireless broadband network provided by the city free of charge. -
Flaws Exposed in U.N. Technology Report
Opinion -A United Nations report on the state of telephone and Internet technology gives the United States poor marks, but experts say the country-to-country comparisons are fatally flawed.The report, produced by the U.N. -
Facebook Users Force Change in Site’s Privacy Policy
Opinion -Facebook quickly retreated from a recent change to its privacy policy after thousands of users made online protests and threatened to leave the site. -
ISP Bandwidth Policies Under Attack
Opinion -Frontier Communications Corp., a Rochester, New York-based Internet service provider specializing in the rural market, has joined a growing number of firms that advocate charging “bandwidth hogs” more than moderate users. -
Report Affirms Alternative Credentialing for Teachers
Opinion -A new study released by the U.S. government reveals teachers credentialed through alternative programs do just as good a job in the classroom as those credentialed through teaching colleges. -
School Choice Group in Colo. Launches Blog
Opinion -A new Independence Institute blog—The Good, The Bad, and The Shameful—was launched in February and is covering the Colorado public education system and school reform efforts. -
Harlem Parents Rally for More Charter Schools
Opinion -More than 5,000 people gathered in Harlem in New York City in mid-March hoping to ensure charter schools continue thriving in their neighborhood. -
Why We Should Pay High School Students to Graduate
Opinion -One of the best parts about being a legislator in Minnesota—and probably in any other state, for that matter—is having the opportunity to meet with some of the thousands of elementary and high school students who visit the Capitol every year. -
Consumer Power Report #176
Opinion -I have never seen the free-market proponents in a debate as discouraged as they are over health care. We had a conference call recently and the mood was bleak. This was compounded by the fact that there was no unity. -
Ten Ways Consumer Driven Health Care Is A Proven Success
Opinion -A revolution is underway in American health care, but you won’t read about it newspapers or see it on TV. -
2009 May Environment & Climate News: Climate Change Conference Rebuts Alarmism
Opinion -The May 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News features an extensive wrapup of the wildly successful Second International Conference on Climate Change, held in New York City March 8-10 and hosted by The Heartland Institute. -
North Carolina Charter Takes ‘Direct Route’ to K-8 Education
Opinion -When a retired engineer started a rural North Carolina charter school in 2000, he named it after the thirteenth century cleric who pioneered the modern scientific method. -
Obama Rolls Back Bush SCHIP Reforms
Opinion -President Barack Obama has reversed two of his predecessor’s policy directives that had prevented states from expanding taxpayer-funded health insurance for the poor to children in higher-income families. -
Pennsylvania Medicaid Fraud Shows System Flaws
Opinion -A survey of Pennsylvania’s Medicaid system by state Auditor General Jack Wagner has found at least $3.3 million in benefits were provided over three years to residents who do not qualify for the program. -
Congress Ponders Repeal of Online Gambling Ban
Opinion -With Congress looking for ways to collect new tax revenue during the recession, advocates of online gaming like the odds of seeing a repeal this year of the federal ban on Internet gambling. -
Law Would Increase Record-Keeping Burden on Wi-Fi Networks
Opinion -The Internet SAFETY Act, a measure introduced in Congress this year, could make anyone who operates a wi-fi network responsible for keeping records of everyone who uses it for two years.
