Opinion
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Delaware Court OKs Harvest of Horseshoe Crabs
Opinion -Environmental activist groups have no basis for challenging horseshoe crab harvesting guidelines enacted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled. -
Public Opinion Shifts in Favor of Domestic Oil and Gas Production
Opinion -Reeling from skyrocketing gasoline prices and soaring electricity costs, a clear majority of Americans now favor increased drilling for oil and natural gas on U.S. territory and on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), polls show. -
Expert Sees Problems with Drink, Rental Car Taxes
Opinion -"Any time you raise the price of something, you decrease its consumption." So says Frank Gamrat, an economist and senior research associate at the Allegheny Institute in Pittsburgh. -
Texas Treats Phone Use Like a ‘Sin’
Opinion -Texas lawmakers have been studying the state's telecom taxes, which rank among the highest in the nation, and have begun lowering the tax burden on telephone users. -
Cook County President Gets Earful from Angry Citizens
Opinion -Hundreds of residents of Cook County, Illinois gave County Board President Todd Stroger (D) an earful over a 1 percentage point sales tax increase that is forcing county shoppers to pay the highest sales tax burdens in the nation. -
Zogby Poll: By 3 to 1 Margin, Americans Support Nuclear Power
Opinion -Americans support the construction of new nuclear power plants by a 3 to 1 margin, reports a new Zogby poll. According to Zogby, 67 percent of Americans support new nuclear power plant construction, and just 23 percent oppose it. -
New York State Investigates Wind Companies for Improper Business and Political Dealings
Opinion -New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo (D) has opened an investigation into two companies developing and operating wind farms in the state. -
Louisiana Moves Forward on Medical Home System Implementation
Opinion -The head of Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has appointed a Medicaid Reform Committee to help guide the agency in implementing a statewide "medical home" system called for by last year's Health Care Reform Act (Louisiana Senate Bill -
Mass. Consumers Pay $1.3 Billion a Year for Mandated Insurance Benefits
Opinion -Rising health insurance costs in Massachusetts, where possession of insurance is required by state law, are in large part attributable to onerous mandatory minimum coverages the state government requires in every policy sold in the state, a new state -
Sen. Obama’s Health Care Proposal Favors Government, Cuts Choice
Opinion -In late July, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) announced a plan he hopes will help businesses be able to afford health insurance for their employees. -
Study: Teacher Performance Pay Is a Good Option for Maine
Opinion -As school districts nationwide experiment with new systems for paying teachers, a new study by the Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) suggests the Pine Tree State should abandon its traditional payment system in favor of performance-based compensation. -
California Homeschoolers Are Encouraged by Court Case Dismissal
Opinion -Homeschooling supporters received encouraging news in July when a state appellate court vacated a controversial decision from earlier this year nearly banning homeschooling in California. The court agreed to rehear the case. -
Scholarship Program Offers Chicago Parents School Choice
Opinion -On Chicago's south side, a scholarship program is offering parents a unique opportunity at school choice. Founded in 1989 by the late Sr. Ellen Carroll, O.P. -
Alarmists Blame Global Warming for Recent Midwest Floods
Opinion -In the latest in a series of claims arguing every unfortunate event in the world is caused by global warming, the environmental activist group Clean Wisconsin is saying the disastrous June floods that ravaged Wisconsin and the Upper Mississippi River -
Canadian Seniors Pay More for Generic Drugs
Opinion -Senior citizens in Canada pay on average twice the amount American seniors do for generic medications, according to a report from the Fraser Institute. -
Charter Students Outperforming Their Public School Counterparts in California
Opinion -Charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) outperform traditional public schools on nearly every student achievement measure, according to a new study from the California Charter School Association. -
Congress Votes to Protect Medicare Price Controls on Medical Supplies
Opinion -By overriding President George W. Bush's veto of the Medicare "sustainable growth rate" (SGR) fix, the U.S. House and Senate delayed for 18 months a planned 10.6 percent cut in physician reimbursements for Medicare cases. -
Disparity in Insurance Costs Could Affect Retirement Plans
Opinion -Retirement can sometimes mean uprooting and relocating to a new state, but a recent report by the Longevity Alliance finds retirees are not doing the research necessary to prevent sticker shock when it comes to purchasing health insurance or enrolling in -
Experts Defend New Florida Law Reducing Insurance Mandates
Opinion -Health care experts are jumping to the defense of a new Florida law allowing insurance providers to sell coverage plans free of expensive mandates. -
Farmers to Bear Brunt of Global Warming Legislation
Opinion -Farmers around the world will soon be paying a steep price for global warming legislation, according to the Carbon Sense Coalition (CSC), an international group of citizens and scientists concerned about the economic and social costs of over-the-top -
Fewer Doctors Are Accepting Medicare Cases
Opinion -The number of Texas physicians willing to take on Medicare patients is declining, according to the Texas Medical Association, and even fewer doctors are expected to do so in the future. -
Florida Voters May Decide on ‘Tax Swap’ Plan
Opinion -Floridians might have the option this November to vote to cut property taxes by raising other taxes, depending on the outcome of a lawsuit that has been filed to block the referendum. -
Georgia Judge Blocks Coal Power Plant
Opinion -In yet another skirmish involving arguments over human-induced global warming, a Georgia judge has halted construction of a coal-fired power plant. -
How to Comment on the EPA Proposed Rulemaking
Opinion -To comment on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rulemaking regarding greenhouse gas regulation, follow these guidelines: Comments should be identified by the following Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0318.
