Opinion
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Budget Expert, Tax Watchdog Sound Caution Over Lottery Plan
Opinion -Lawrence McQuillan, director of business and economic studies at the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute, said California Gov. -
Momentum Keeps Building for Spending Transparency Movement
Opinion -Those who thought the movement to increase transparency in government spending would be a flash in the pan have been proven wrong by a flurry of legislative and executive efforts in 2008, several of which were still ongoing at press time. -
Baltimore, Md. and Counties Tax Income Too
Opinion -A new tax rate of 6.25 percent for Maryland tax filers who report $1million or more of income comes on top of income taxes imposed by the state's 23 counties and the City of Baltimore. The local tax rates vary from 1.25 percent to 3.20 percent. -
Money-Losing iProvo Fiber Network Sold by City to Private Firm
Opinion -The city of Provo, Utah has announced it will sell its money-losing municipal fiber network, iProvo, to Broadweave Networks, a South Jordan, Utah startup, for $40.6 million. -
Senate Hearing on Net Neutrality Raises New Piracy Concerns
Opinion -The role of piracy in the net neutrality debate roiled a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on May 6. -
Public Transport Wi-Fi Idea Dropped in Los Angeles
Opinion -The Los Angeles Metro system has dropped plans to include wi-fi service on its Orange Line route. -
Municipal Wireless Falters in Sebastopol, Calif.
Opinion -Plans for a municipal wireless network in Sebastopol, California have been abandoned amid growing concern in the community over wi-fi as a public health danger. Sebastopol had contracted with Sonic. -
Proposed New York Law Could Doom Online Advertising
Opinion -New York lawmakers are contemplating introduction of a bill that would spell doom for the advertising models many expect to fuel the Internet's future. -
Net Neutrality Could Sabotage Health Care Tech
Opinion -At the recent UCLA Technology & Aging Conference, representatives from Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Toyota, and other big-name firms discussed how technology is reshaping lifestyles for older individuals. -
Policy Disagreements Aired at Tech Forums
Opinion -A series of forums on "The Future of Content and Control" brought professors, technology policy advocates, and IT innovators to eBay headquarters in San Jose, California, where participants displayed wide disagreement on issues of national -
Ruckus Wireless Lawsuit Reflects Litigiousness in High-Tech
Opinion -A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed in the United States Court for the Northern District of California against NETGEAR, Inc. by Ruckus Wireless, Inc. Ruckus alleges NETGEAR and Rayspan infringed two of its wi-fi patents (U.S. Patent Nos. -
Digital TV Mandate Is Proving Costly for American Consumers, Business
Opinion -The Congressionally mandated switchover to digital TV is proving costly to both consumers and the industry, analysts say. -
NY Internet Sales Tax Law Faces Amazon Court Challenge
Opinion -Amazon.com has sued New York State challenging a newly enacted law that has serious implications for online advertisements. In April, the New York legislature passed a law designed to increase sales tax revenue from Internet sales. -
Maryland House and Senate Reject Global Warming Measure
Opinion -The Maryland General Assembly has rejected the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008, which would have required a statewide 25 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. Although the bill had the support of Gov. -
Utah’s Authority Over Its Land Is Threatened
Opinion -The Sierra Club and congressmen from New York and Illinois are leading a campaign to pressure the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to restrict the authority of Utah officials to determine how land in the state will be utilized. Rep. -
California Bill Chooses Redwoods over Solar Panel
Opinion -California State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) has introduced a bill declaring the state's iconic redwoods the victor over solar panels in a battle between environmental interest groups. -
Biotechnology Is Tracking Answers to Growing Peanut Allergy Problem
Opinion -Peanut allergies, which affect 3 million U.S. residents and kill approximately 150 U.S. residents every year, may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to biotechnology. -
EPA, CBO Document the High Costs of Proposed Global Warming Legislation
Opinion -The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have each released new reports showing global warming legislation would inflict serious economic punishment on American consumers. -
Alabama Biologist Fails Global Warming Teaching Test
Opinion -Biology professor James McClintock at the University of Alabama/Birmingham says he received a free copy of the book I co-authored, Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years. -
Fears about Polar Bear Populations Are Refuted by Scientific Forecasting
Opinion -Who doesn't like polar bears? They're cute and cuddly and lend themselves to heart-melting images. -
Cap-and-Trade Plans Will Require Draconian Lifestyle Restrictions
Opinion -Imagine every American being given a plastic debit card entitling them to release carbon dioxide (CO2). Filling the gas tank would debit the card for the CO2 caused by the amount of gasoline purchased. -
California Senate Seeks to Restrict Food Packaging and Cooking Chemicals
Opinion -The California state Senate has passed and sent to the Assembly a bill to ban the use of food packaging containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). -
City of Big Shoulders Meets Big Brother?
Opinion -In an excellent exposé in last Sunday's Perspective section, Radley Balko, senior editor of the libertarian magazine Reason, zeroed in on the increasing lack of individual liberties available to citizens of Chicago. -
New IRS Chief May Focus Less on Enforcement
Opinion -The U.S. Senate has approved Douglas Shulman as President George W. Bush's appointee to take the reins at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Shulman replaces Mark Everson, who stepped down last year.
