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Ohio Senate Considers Alternative Power Mandate
Opinion -The Ohio State Senate Energy and Public Works Committee is considering the pros and cons of a proposed alternative power mandate in the wake of recent hearings on the issue. -
GAO: Renewable Fuels Receive Big Subsidies
Opinion -The share of federal energy subsidies received by renewable electricity production is far greater than its market share would justify, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). -
Questions Plague Efforts to Grow Wind Power Use
Opinion -Interest in wind power production seems to be on the rise, with recent numbers from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) predicting a continuing boost in wind power production thanks to increasing government subsidies and mandates. -
Global Warming Causing Fewer Droughts, Scientists Conclude
Opinion -Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) convened hearings November 1 to investigate an alleged connection between global warming and the recent California wildfires. -
State of the Scare: The American Lung Association’s Fear Campaign
Opinion -Editor’s note: This article is the third in a three-part series by Joel Schwartz regarding the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2007 report, released on May 1. -
Defining Safety Down
Opinion -It’s hard to believe, but roughly 580,000 violent student-on-student crimes and 407,000 violent student-on-teacher crimes took place in America’s public schools in the 2005-06 school year, according to a federal report. -
North Carolina Program Allows Students to Combine High School and College Coursework
Opinion -In an effort to reduce education costs and expand opportunities for students, North Carolina has introduced Learn and Earn, a program allowing students to earn a high school diploma and an associate of arts degree in five years. -
Louisville Residents Reject Library Tax Plan
Opinion -There was a gubernatorial election in November in Kentucky, but local taxes dominated Louisville's airwaves and angered taxpayers in the state's largest city. -
State Property Tax Debates Heating Up
Opinion -With the recent rise in home values and property tax bills across the country, the property tax debate has heated up in several states. -
Illegal Smokes Burn a Hole in Georgia Budget
Opinion -The Georgia state government could be losing $20 million a year in cigarette tax revenue, according to experts who testified before a Georgia Senate committee on cigarette tax evasion. -
Oregon Voters Reject Proposed Cigarette Tax
Opinion -Oregon voters in November strongly opposed a measure to put into the state constitution a cigarette tax to fund children's health insurance. -
Analysts Warn Proposed Tax Hikes Could Hurt Maryland’s Competitiveness
Opinion -Tax hikes proposed by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) would send tax burdens up and business competitiveness down, according to economist Curtis Dubay of the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, based in Washington, DC. -
Overspending Puts New Mexico in a Commuter Rail-Induced Budget Crisis
Opinion -When New Mexico legislators return to Santa Fe in early 2008 they will face a transportation crisis, the possibility of tax hikes, and the suspension of certain road construction projects pending adequate funding. -
Support for Alaska’s ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Collapses
Opinion -Alaska officials have dropped their fight to build the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere," a proposed project that millions of Americans viewed as a symbol of political pork-barrel spending at its worst. The late-September announcement by Gov. -
Washington Court Strikes Down Tax Cap OKed by Voters
Opinion -A measure to limit property tax hikes that Washington voters overwhelmingly approved in 2001 has been ruled unconstitutional by the state's supreme court. The court handed down the 5-4 ruling against Initiative 747 on November 8. -
South Carolina Superintendent Offers Public School Choice Plan
Opinion -South Carolina’s top education official is proposing a new public school choice program, but the governor and other reform-minded critics are skeptical. -
New Jersey Leads in NEA PAC Fundraising
Opinion -The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is the National Education Association (NEA’s) second-largest state affiliate and by far the leading contributor to the national union’s political action committee, according to figures obtained by the Education -
Study: Competition Brings Success
Opinion -Competition fostered by a free market is good for education, according to a new study by the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation. “Monopoly versus Markets: The Empirical Evidence on Private Schools and School Choice,” by Greg Forster, Ph.D. -
Real Health Care Reform
Opinion -My career spanned 50 years of employment in different areas of health care. -
Voters Send Strong Anti-Tax Message in November Elections
Opinion -The November 6 election results show a clear tilt toward limited government, according to an analysis by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU). -
Some States Get Fat, Others Fleeced
Opinion -Some states feast at the expense of others when the federal government hands out money, according to the Tax Foundation's latest annual analysis of federal taxing and spending patterns. -
New York’s “Taylor Law” Feeds Union Power, Raises Taxes
Opinion -"Over the past 40 years, the number of state and local government jobs has grown at more than twice the rate of private-sector employment in New York, and the average pay of state and local government workers is higher than that of private-sector workers -
Examples of Federal Earmarks in 2005 Highway Bill
Opinion -$6 million for graffiti elimination in New York $2.95 million to Alaska for a film about state roads $2.
