Opinion
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E-911 Ruling Impossible to Meet, Industry Says
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered the nation's wireless carriers to find a way, during the next five years, to enable police, fire, and other public safety first responders to trace the exact physical location of anyone using a cell -
Economists Warn Congress Against Energy Legislation
Opinion -As House and Senate leaders work to resolve differences in energy bills that passed each chamber this summer, 234 economists, including a Nobel Laureate, wrote Congress with a single message: More taxes, regulations, and subsidies will harm, not help, -
End Broadband Loans in Competitive Areas, House Committee Told
Opinion -The CEO of a privately held broadband company has called on the federal government to end low-interest loans for broadband to rural phone companies that face competition. -
Europeans Refuse to Understand American Health Care System
Opinion -This autumn in Rome, I debated Italian politicians on national radio, tried to explain our health system to government and industry leaders in Italy, and spoke at a conference at the Vatican about the fundamental values of health care and the common good. -
Groups Combat Childhood Obesity through School Vending Machines
Opinion -Kindergartners through high school seniors will continue to see more low-calorie vending-machine drinks after a year-old agreement between the American Beverage Association (ABA) and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (AHG) was left largely -
Groups Urge CMS to Pay for Anemia Drugs
Opinion -The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on September 4 asking the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider its July decision not to pay for anemia drugs. -
Highway Tolling Projects Enter the Mainstream
Opinion -Highway tolling has entered the mainstream and has begun to influence local transportation decisions throughout the country. -
Hillary Clinton’s Plan Would Ruin U.S. Health Care
Opinion -What's past is prologue for the Hillary Health Plot, Part II. Just as she did in 1993, when she was the point person for the Clinton administration's health care reform proposals, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) wants to rule your health care. -
How Junk Science Is Used to Raise Taxes
Opinion -Junk science--the deliberate representation of false or misleading information as credible scientific research--is a growing problem in a variety of public policy debates. -
In the News
Opinion -Microsoft Offers Antidote to Scattered Health Info In October, Microsoft introduced HealthVault, a free, Web-based personal health record-keeping system the company said could be the heart of an Internet-based personal health records system. -
Industry Seeks Shield from Wiretap Litigation
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New EPA Rules Punish Areas for Ozone Improvement
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently considering a further tightening of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone, known generically as smog. -
‘Operation Can Scam’ Reveals Multimillion-Dollar Losses in Michigan
Opinion -Michigan law enforcement officials say they have busted two crime rings that allegedly scammed the state out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in 10-cent redemptions on cans. -
Pressing Forward with Health IT
Opinion -A growing number of initiatives within the private sector, among industry groups, and at the state level to promote and adopt health information technology (HIT) have some analysts suggesting federal efforts have been less effective than developments -
REAL ID Expensive, Not Better
Opinion -Some security experts question whether licenses and documents compliant with REAL ID will be more effective than the existing state-run license systems. As Timothy D. -
States Sue Bush Administration over SCHIP Eligibility Reforms
Opinion -On October 4, four states filed suit in a New York federal court against the U.S. -
Teachers Want Political Independence from Union
Opinion -Sixty-nine percent of teachers in Washington say funds for their union's political involvement should come from voluntary sources, not mandatory collective bargaining dues, according to an independent survey commissioned in September by the Evergreen -
Texas Scammed Out of $10 Million in Tobacco Revenue, Authorities Reveal
Opinion -Five people may have cheated Texas out of more than $10 million in tobacco tax revenue, according to indictments alleging the accused were engaging in cigarette tax fraud. -
The Hazards of Government-Mandated Equality
Opinion -Of all things, an indiscreet tampering with the trade of provisions is the most dangerous, and it is always worst in the time when men are most disposed to it; that is, in the time of scarcity. -
The Perils of Flat-Rate Internet Pricing
Opinion -Recently the Associated Press reported cable provider Comcast actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online. (See story, page 1. -
Thurston County Commissioners Reject Car Tax Hike
Opinion -In a welcome surprise for taxpayers in Washington State's Thurston County, county commissioners decided not to enact a $20 surcharge on top of the current $30 state registration fee for vehicles. These fees are commonly referred to as car tabs. -
Universal Health Care Law Is Ineffective in Maine, Study Finds
Opinion -Maine's uninsured rate did not improve significantly between 2003 and 2006 despite a universal health care initiative passed in 2003, according to a report issued in late August by The Maine Heritage Policy Center. -
U.S. House Defeats Effort to Override SCHIP Veto
Opinion -On October 18, the U.S. House of Representatives defeated an effort to override President George W. Bush's veto of H.R. 976, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007. -
Verizon Drops 700 MHz Suit; CTIA Picks It Up
Opinion -Verizon Wireless abruptly ended a short-lived legal challenge against an important U.S. spectrum auction requiring large successful bidders to open access on their networks for competitive operators and their customers.
