Opinion
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Data Breach Legislation Sparks Debate
Opinion -Data breaches in the retailing and banking sectors generate the biggest headlines, but government agencies and universities have accounted for the overwhelming majority of breaches in data security, an official with National Retail Federation told state -
Bush to Tighten Fuel Economy Standards
Opinion -President George W. Bush announced on May 14 a plan to force U.S. consumers and businesses to reduce gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next 10 years. Five percent of that reduction--8. -
Science Steals the Show at Vermont Trial
Opinion -The high-profile global warming trial in Vermont focused on the legal question of whether Vermont's proposed law amounted to de facto automotive fuel efficiency standards. -
NASA Chief Downplays Global Warming
Opinion -Global warming is not a crisis and should not be a high-priority issue for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said in an interview broadcast May 31 on National Public Radio. -
$8.6 Billion Tax Hike Plan Comes Under Fire in Illinois
Opinion -By a 107-0 vote, Illinois state representatives sent a resounding message of disapproval to Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), rejecting his plan to impose a tax on business gross receipts that would purportedly bring in more than $7 billion a year. -
Adult Stem Cells a Success in Diabetes Trial
Opinion -Adult stem cells may hold the key to long-term remission of Type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in the April 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. -
American Lung Association’s 2007 Report Distorts Air Quality Facts
Opinion -Editor's note: This article is the first in a two-part series by Joel Schwartz regarding the American Lung Association's State of the Air 2007 report, released on May 1. -
Bill to Increase FDA Authority Moves Forward
Opinion -Congress is one step closer to passing legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more authority in handling approval and monitoring of prescription drugs. -
California Moves to Ban Incandescent Light Bulbs
Opinion -Incandescent light bulbs are one step closer to being banned in California, after the California Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee voted 7-2 on April 23 to enact such a ban. -
California Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers
Opinion -The following California policymakers signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge of Americans for Tax Reform. -
Exaflood Threatens to Swamp the Internet
Opinion -More than 100 million YouTube videos are being downloaded every day ... and that, as they say, is not the half of it. Video has become a standard feature on most news sites, from CNN to the news page for your local network affiliate. -
Health Plans Adding Foreign Providers to Their Networks
Opinion -Though increasing numbers of uninsured patients are traveling abroad for low-cost medical care, few insurers over the past few years have included foreign providers in health plan networks. That trend, however, is beginning to change. -
In the News
Opinion -Mutual Invasion Society U.S. cable and telephone companies are busily invading each other's turf, with cable companies steadily capturing telephony customers while telcos establish firm beachheads in the television business. -
Indiana Nearly Doubles Its Cigarette Tax
Opinion -In the closing hours of its 2007 session, the Indiana General Assembly on April 29 passed a cigarette tax to help pay for Gov. Mitch Daniels' (R) health care plan. Daniels signed it into law on May 10. -
Michigan Governor Slams Privatization, Wants More Tax Money
Opinion -Just before proposing the largest budget in the history of the state--and a new service excise tax of almost $1.5 billion to pay for it--Michigan Gov. -
New Studies Find Carbon Caps Very Expensive
Opinion -Two new reports released in April, one by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and another by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), conclude caps on carbon dioxide emissions would be tremendously costly to American consumers. -
Organic Food Is Not Better for You
Opinion -This article is the thirteenth in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam? A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory, and Food Safety Concerns, by Samuel Aldrich, adapted and serialized by Jay Lehr. -
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. -
Penn. School Districts Overwhelmingly Reject Tax Shift
Opinion -Voters across Pennsylvania have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to shift public school tax burdens from property taxes to income taxes. -
Protecting Kids Online: States Push for Tougher Online Safety Measures
Opinion -Bills that would require social networking Web sites such as MySpace.com to age-verify every user have been introduced in Connecticut, Georgia, New York, and North Carolina. -
Tax Code Complexity Is Growing Burden
Opinion -Americans who struggled to finish their tax returns in April needed more than a little aspirin and a lot of luck to cope with new filing burdens and increased costs, according to the nonpartisan National Taxpayers Union's (NTU) annual study of tax law -
The Dangers of Health Care Rationing
Opinion -One of the most fascinating books I have ever read on health economics is The Painful Prescription, an analysis of rationing in the British National Health Service (NHS) by Henry Aaron and William Schwartz. -
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Universal Service Fund Under Fire
Opinion -The embattled Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) is taking more licks these days due to a sudden increase in its quarterly contribution requirements and closer scrutiny by Democrat-led committees in Congress.
