Opinion
-
Charlotte May Vote to Repeal Transit Tax
Opinion -Citizens of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County will have a chance this November to overturn a special sales tax that funds mass transit. -
Committee Chairs Soften Stance Against Public-Private Transportation Deals
Opinion -Two leading Congressional opponents of public-private partnership (PPP) agreements for transportation have backed off earlier criticisms in a June position paper. The new paper, from U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. -
Bipartisan Group Works to End Costly Tongass Forest Logging Subsidy
Opinion -While the nation continues to be burdened with huge federal budget deficits, the U.S. Forest Service is still promoting millions of dollars in taxpayer handouts to logging companies for forest road-building projects. -
Financial Woes Plague Muni Wireless Systems
Opinion -Municipalities across the country may soon reach a crossroads on whether to proceed with plans to build public wireless networks that encompass entire urban areas. -
Chicago Proposes 401(k) Accounts for Transit Workers
Opinion -A groundbreaking effort to switch a public employee pension system from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan is underway in Chicago. -
Theme Park Subsidies Take Taxpayers for a Ride
Opinion -Axiom Entertainment of Rochester, Michigan is eyeing 1,800 acres of state-owned land near Grayling, in north-central Michigan, for a $160 million theme park. Axiom is also reportedly seeking $25 million in infrastructure improvements from the state. -
Washington Court to Decide if State’s Voters Understood 2001 Tax-Cut Vote
Opinion -The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in May in the legal battle over voter-approved Initiative 747, which set a 1 percent limit on annual increases in regular property tax collections. -
Low Taxes, Less Government Make ‘Celtic Tiger’ Roar
Opinion -In the past two decades, Ireland has turned from a poverty-stricken economic backwater into the "Celtic Tiger" of Europe. -
State Legislators Press for U.S. Immigration Reform
Opinion -State legislators disappointed with the inability of Congress to agree on immigration reform have formed a new group to fight illegal immigration in the United States. Pennsylvania state Rep. -
Clarian Health Introduces Online Cost Comparisons in Indiana
Opinion -In an effort to provide consumers with up-to-the-minute information on the cost of health care procedures, Clarian Health became the latest insurance provider in Indiana to provide dot-com cost comparisons for consumers, launching the online Clarian -
Reforms to Avoid
Opinion -This is the season for health insurance reform, and that's dangerous. The odds of doing something bad are much higher than the chances of doing something good. -
Education Innovation Missing in Democrats’ ‘Innovation Agenda’
Opinion -In recent years, corporate leaders have so overused a perfectly good word, "innovation," as to render it meaningless. Now, they're being joined in that effort by the majority party of the U.S. House of Representatives. On April 30, U.S. -
Paige on Unions, and a Primer for Reporters
Opinion -Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige meant what he said in early 2004 when he described the National Education Association as a "terrorist organization." When he apologized, he apologized only for the words he used, not the idea he expressed. -
Illinois Minimum Wage Hike Is Costing Jobs
Opinion -In fall 2006, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) signed his second increase in the statewide mandatory minimum wage in five years. The legislation raised the state's minimum wage to $7.50 per hour with an additional hike to $8.50 in 2010. -
Kansas Statehouse Remodeling Bill Keeps Soaring
Opinion -Wasteful spending at the Kansas statehouse is nothing new, but wasteful spending on the statehouse is causing controversy. The building still has the ugly look of a construction site--one with a soaring price tag. -
No Tobacco Tax Increase
Opinion -Dear Senators: On behalf of millions of taxpayers, small businesses, families, senior citizens and shareholders, we strongly urge you to work and vote against any tobacco tax increase for reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance -
Relaxed Regulation Fuels Dramatic Growth in HSAs
Opinion -The weather isn't the only thing heating up: Health insurance accounts are on fire. -
How to Cover the Kids
Opinion -Who could be against health insurance for children? People who want government to run the whole health care system are counting on there not being very many. -
Clarifying Our Health Care Options
Opinion -Crisis of Abundance--Rethinking How We Pay For Health Care Arnold Kling Washington, DC: Cato Press, 2006 110 pages, hardcover, ISBN 1930865899, $16.95 Arnold Kling is a lucid writer and down-to-earth Ph.D. -
Hawaii Removes Obstacle to Charter Schools
Opinion -As a charter school champion engaged in a difficult struggle, Hawaii's chief executive has claimed a key victory for educational choice in her state. On May 31, Gov. -
Congress Prepares for NCLB Reauthorization Debate
Opinion -After months of committee hearings, congressional leaders are now looking to begin the legislative process for the scheduled reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). -
Kentuckians Favor Vouchers and Tax Credits
Opinion -A new survey commissioned by the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, a Kentucky free-market think tank, confirms most state residents believe "parents should have more choice in determining where their children attend school. -
Other Cities Struggle with Wireless
Opinion -So-called "citywide" free Wi-Fi service is unavailable in 40 percent of the San Francisco Bay area town of Foster City due to poor coverage, the San Francisco Examiner reported in April. -
Alzheimer’s Disease Could Cost Trillions: Study
Opinion -A study released in mid-May is the first to quantify the dollar value of longevity, productivity, and other issues for Alzheimer's patients.
