Opinion
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Effort to Help Veterans Will Kill Jobs
Opinion -Shortly before Memorial Day the U.S. House of Representatives voted 256-166 to boost military veterans’ education benefits--in a way that would hurt veterans’ chances of finding and keeping a job. -
Experts Debate Causes, Cures for Uninsured
Opinion -April 27-May 3 was Cover the Uninsured Week, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-sponsored initiative to raise awareness about the millions of Americans who lack health coverage. -
HSAs Under Attack in Congress
Opinion -Brian McManus of the Health Care Freedom Coalition and Dan Perrin of the HSA Coalition, both member organizations of Consumers for Health Care Choices, are mobilizing a defense of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) against a new threat in Congress. -
Municipal Wi-Fi Delayed in St. Charles, Illinois
Opinion -A municipal wi-fi project in St. Charles, Illinois is approximately one month behind schedule but continuing to move forward. MeshLinx of Richardson, Texas is adding needed equipment to the electricity nodes, with completion expected in another 30 days. -
Yahoo Establishes Human Rights Fund in China
Opinion -Following an international outcry over its role in assisting Chinese authorities in identifying dissidents online, Internet services firm Yahoo, Inc. -
Arizona Considers Takeover of Failing Local School Districts
Opinion -Arizona state officials' proposed takeover of a notoriously poor-performing Phoenix school district has stirred a far-reaching debate about local school governance. -
Will Florida Voters Choose Freedom Over School Uniformity?
Opinion -They were called Opportunity Scholarships when, in 1999, Florida created them to give parents the power to move their children out of failing public schools. -
NJ Governor Proposes Cuts in Spending, Jobs
Opinion -New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) did more than make good on his promise to send the state legislature a Fiscal Year 2009 budget that would spend no more than the current budget. He proposed a FY 2009 budget that would spend slightly less than the $33. -
Wisc. Voters Weaken ‘Frankenstein’ Veto, But Governor Retains Rewrite Power
Opinion -Wisconsin voters in April overwhelmingly supported a referendum on a constitutional amendment to weaken the governor's "Frankenstein" veto, so called because of the monstrosity it has become in the eyes of critics. -
North Carolina Climate Change Proposals Would Raise Taxes and Limit Freedoms
Opinion -Proposals to help North Carolina address global warming would raise taxes, hurt the poor, and limit consumers' choices, according to a recent report from the North Carolina-based John Locke Foundation. -
Proposed Minnesota Wireless Regs Are Unneeded, Destructive
Opinion -Minnesota is no different from other states facing budget problems. -
Freight Rail in Unprecedented Expansion, While High-Cost Urban Rail Transit Lags
Opinion -Two years ago, I suggested the era of multibillion-dollar system-building investments in urban rail transit is coming to an end. -
Iowans Likely to Reject Health Insurance Mandate
Opinion -A bill mandating nearly all Iowa children have health insurance is currently facing an uncertain future. -
Think Tanks Mark Anniversary of ‘A Nation at Risk’ Report
Opinion -April marked the 25th anniversary of the release of the 1983 report "A Nation at Risk," which highlighted widespread problems in American education. -
Florida Voters May Free Vouchers from Constitutional Stranglehold
Opinion -Florida voters will have the chance to amend their state constitution this November to increase the opportunity for school voucher programs, thanks to a 17-7 vote by the state's Taxation and Budget Reform Commission this spring. -
Missouri Schools Get New Option for Finding Talented Teachers
Opinion -Missouri schools have a new freedom in filling teaching posts under a law signed April 30 by Gov. Matt Blunt (R)--the first bill he signed during the spring legislative session. -
‘Absurd’ Tech Tax Is Repealed in Maryland
Opinion -The Maryland legislature has passed legislation to remove the state's so-called tech tax, a levy on computer services. Under the legislation, the tax will be replaced with a new income tax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, which Gov. -
AMA Lobbies for Changes to Health Care in New Hampshire
Opinion -The American Medical Association (AMA) has been promoting a reform plan in the state of New Hampshire that it says would help improve the state's health care system. -
Cities Seek New Fiber-to-the-Home Funding Models
Opinion -As financial trouble continues to plague municipal-funded broadband efforts, planners in mid-sized, small, and rural cities and towns around the nation are weighing alternatives to taxpayer-backed multimillion-dollar loans for broadband deployment. -
Court Allows ISP to Block Spammer
Opinion -A decision by Judge James Zagel of the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois affirms an Internet service provider's (ISP) right to block e-mail spam coming in to its customers. e360 Insight, widely considered a spammer, had sued Comcast, Inc. -
Indiana Uses Market-Based Plan to Help Uninsured
Opinion -Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) has used free-market thinking and a healthy dose of individual responsibility to create an innovative program to help uninsured people in the state get health insurance. -
International Cybercrime Convention Gains Adherents around the World
Opinion -Eight nations are considering major modifications of their criminal law as they prepare for accession to the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-10
Opinion -When Your Aluminum Foil Hat Just Isn’t Enough ... -
Letters from Sixth Grade Students Reveal Global Warming Indoctrination
Opinion -If you doubt some teachers are trying to brainwash schoolchildren with global warming alarmism, take a look inside the sixth grade classroom of teacher Michael Steria at David A. Brown Middle School in Wildomar, California.