Opinion
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Analysis: Massachusetts Health Care Plan Intrusive, Expensive
Opinion -The new Massachusetts health plan has dominated the policy conversation recently, causing more division among conservatives than liberals. -
Illinois Legislators Lambaste Governor’s Subsidy Plan
Opinion -Illinois' Medicaid program owes $1.5 billion in late payments to pharmacists, doctors, nursing homes, and others. Yet starting this July, under Gov. -
Portable, Personal Health Insurance Solves Many Consumer Problems
Opinion -One of the peculiarities of the U.S. health care system is that most of us have insurance plans we didn't choose: Our employers selected them. -
50 Ways for Kids to Exercise–Indoors Or Out
Opinion -Does your child spend far too much of his or her free time watching TV or playing video games? Experts advise that two hours of TV or video games a day should be the limit to better assure kids will be healthy, strong, and creative. -
Oregon Judge Approves Calif. Emission Standards
Opinion -An Oregon county judge on March 23 ruled Gov. -
Ohio Bill Streamlines Emission Rules
Opinion -The Ohio legislature, with the support of the state Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), has passed a bill mandating more predictable and uniform toxic emission standards and exempting small businesses from the most stringent pollution control -
Commentary: Windfall Profits Tax a Loser for Citizens and the Economy
Opinion -Egged on by the red-faced anger served up by rant-and-rave TV populists, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) on May 1 launched an online petition calling for Congress to put a cap on oil profits and subject oil companies to special new "windfall" profits taxes. -
What Americans ‘Know’ about Air Pollution Is False
Opinion -"Smog is out of control in almost all of our major cities." The Sierra Club penned these words in November 2001 after the nation had achieved its two lowest smog years ever. -
Time’s Climate Change Issue Rife with Deception
Opinion -The cover of Time magazine's April 3, 2006 issue, featuring a "special report" on global warming, tells readers to "be very worried" about climate change. -
Mo. Rejects Renewable Power Mandate
Opinion -While city administrators in Cottleville, Missouri endorsed new taxes to pay for their proposed "green" city hall, state legislators rejected a proposal to force a renewable power mandate on the state's citizens. -
Letter Rejects Net Neutrality
Opinion -In a letter to members of the U.S. -
Telecom Competition Comes to Ind.
Opinion -Implementing a plan for sweeping telecommunications deregulation, on March 14 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed into law House Enrolled Act 1279, which the Indiana House and Senate had both passed by strong margins. State Sen. -
Pressure for Market-Based Medicaid Reform Rises
Opinion -Medicaid's skyrocketing expenditures are reaching a breaking point in state budgets, experts say, and state legislatures are responding with sweeping new reform bills that fundamentally change the way states finance and deliver the federally mandated -
‘Balancing Budget on Medicaid Providers’
Opinion -One Illinois lawmaker with firsthand knowledge of the impact of late Medicaid payments and low reimbursement rates is Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson (R-Greenville). Watson is a pharmacist and drugstore owner. -
County Officials Sound Off on Medicaid
Opinion -"It's kind of crazy that we don't have a Medicaid cap in place. Property values are fairly low, but our tax rate makes it very difficult to compete from an economic development standpoint. Something needs to be done! -
Georgia Passes Strong Property Rights Protections
Opinion -The state of Georgia has passed one of the nation's strongest protections against eminent domain abuse by state and local government bodies. On April 4, Gov. -
Missouri Town Hikes Taxes for Green City Hall
Opinion -Citizens of Cottleville, Missouri will be forced to pay an extra one-half percent sales tax to finance a "green" city hall, under the terms of a proposal announced by city administrators. -
Africa Marks Malaria Day; U.S. Rethinking DDT
Opinion -Every year, Africa Malaria Day--April 25--is marked by promises to bring malaria under control. -
Federal Tuition Tax Credit Proposals Gather Steam on Capitol Hill
Opinion -As state tuition tax credit plans grow increasingly popular across the nation each year, the approach continues to gain steam as a vehicle for extending parental choice to families that otherwise couldn't afford it. -
School Accountability Measure Bill Passes
Opinion -The Florida legislature completed its 2006 session on May 5 with the passage of a broad voucher accountability bill, but it failed to pass a joint resolution that would have given voters an opportunity to amend the state constitution to protect current -
Maryland Considers, Pennsylvania Adopts Measures Aimed at Student Obesity
Opinion -Childhood obesity is a growing concern for health advocates and educators alike. In efforts to curb it, some states are turning to controversial measures that include having schools report children's body mass index (BMI) to their parents. -
Georgia Not Waiting for Federal Reform
Opinion -Georgia has joined a list of states that are not waiting around for the federal government to deregulate communications policy. Georgia passed legislation in April that effectively removes regulation of broadband, VoIP, and wireless service. -
Town May Not Mandate Muni Network Connection
Opinion -You would think that a local government would vigorously oppose a company that forces people to install its equipment on their property and then charges them a hefty fee. -
