Opinion
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E-Health Software Can Improve Bottom Lines
Opinion -Using a computer to store health records isn't a new concept--in fact, it's been around for decades--but more doctors and consumers are embracing it as electronic health technology flourishes. -
New Jersey Voters Rebel Against High Taxes, Debt
Opinion -New Jersey voters have said "No" to constitutionally dedicating a portion of the sales tax to fund property tax relief programs and to issuing debt to fund stem cell research. The ballot measures were defeated by identical percentages, 53-47. -
VanDamme Academy Shows Value of Choice
Opinion -The VanDamme Academy, a K-8 school in Laguna Hills, California, has an unusual way of giving students a better foundation of knowledge. -
Candidates’ Advisor Choices Reveal Policy Intentions
Opinion -With the 2008 presidential campaign in full swing, the leading candidates of both major parties have outlined vastly differing education policy proposals. -
New York Targets Restaurants with Menu Plan
Opinion -New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) is trying for the second time to force the city's chain restaurants to display calorie information on their menus and menu boards, claiming a proposed ordinance would help conquer society's ongoing obesity battle. -
Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Disagree on Health Care Policy
Opinion -A heated debate is taking place in the Democratic presidential primary between U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) over whether the federal government should mandate health coverage for individual citizens. -
The Keys to Aging Well
Opinion -Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D. New York, NY: Workman Publishing, Inc. 320 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 9780761134237, $24.95. -
President Bush Signs Expensive Energy Bill
Opinion -The massive energy bill signed by President George W. Bush on December 19 will have serious negative effects on the economy, according to policy experts. -
Alarmist Looks Forward to Economic Pain
Opinion -Michael Tobis, a climate scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, has provided insight into some of the ulterior motives behind alarmist global warming advocacy. -
Kentucky Legislator Warns Against Rash ‘Solutions’ to Global Warming
Opinion -The Kentucky state legislature recently held hearings to examine the oft-claimed "scientific consensus" on global warming. Rep. Jim Gooch (D-Providence) chaired the hearings. James M. -
Political Feuding Blocks Transit Funding in Illinois
Opinion -The Illinois General Assembly in 2007 was supposed to finish its business in May, but seven months later lawmakers remained in session to wrestle with mass transit funding in Chicago and the surrounding counties. -
Appeals Court Will Rule on Oregon Salmon Plan
Opinion -The state of Oregon's determination that Oregon coast coho salmon no longer require Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection is headed for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. -
Global Warming Skeptics Prepare for International Conference in New York
Opinion -Hundreds of the world's leading "skeptics" of the theory of man-made global warming will meet in New York City on March 2-4 to present their case and discuss the latest scientific, economic, and political research on climate change. -
Bali Conference Highlights Global Warming Divisions
Opinion -I have just returned from the United Nations' Climate Conference in Bali, where I was part of a small delegation of climate skeptics. While there, we became members of a new organization, the International Climate Science Coalition. -
Proposed Great Lakes Restrictions Threaten Unintended Consequences
Opinion -The Great Lakes Water Wars by Peter Annin Island Press, 2006 320 pages, $25.95, ISBN 1559630876 Ninety-five percent of the fresh water in the United States is in the Great Lakes Basin, which is controlled by the states that border it. -
Washington Legislature Reinstates Property Tax Cap in Special Session
Opinion -A tax earthquake with the potential to reshape the 2008 general election has shaken Washington State. -
States Resist REAL ID Implementation
Opinion -With the deadline for issuing licenses that meet the criteria of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 less than three months away, it appears few if any states are prepared to issue compliant licenses by then. -
California Okays 1,550% Tax Hike on Flavored Malt Beverages
Opinion -In a move that has roused constitutional and legal concerns in California, the State Board of Equalization has voted to uphold a ruling that amounts to a huge stealth tax increase on certain alcoholic beverages. -
Stadium Subsidies Hitting Taxpayers Harder: Study
Opinion -Shelling out several hundred million taxpayer dollars for a shiny new sports stadium is common practice for cities today, but a recent study from the research arm of the 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU) shows this wasn't always the case. -
Chicago Approves Record Tax Hike
Opinion -The Chicago City Council has approved the biggest property tax hike in the city's history, plus higher taxes and fees on a host of other items. City officials project the additional tax take will total nearly $280 million in a city budget of $5. -
Chicago Considers Gambling as Possible Economic Cure-All
Opinion -Four panelists squared off at the Union League Club of Chicago on December 4 to debate a proposal to expand legalized gambling in Illinois by allowing a city-owned casino in Chicago. State Rep. -
Tax Increment Financing Raises Costs, Hides Giveaways to Politically Connected
Opinion -A decision by city officials in Kannapolis, North Carolina to borrow $168 million through tax increment financing exposes key problems with that type of funding scheme, according to a new report by the John Locke Foundation. -
Colorado Moves To Public-Sector Collective Bargaining
Opinion -Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) has signed an executive order recognizing labor unions and permitting them to negotiate with the state. The order allows the state and public employee unions to negotiate for the first time. -
Corruption Sparked Disclosure Law
Opinion -In 1959, after extensive hearings into labor union corruption, Congress enacted the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act.
