Opinion
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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. -
Illinois Medicaid Takes on New Costs
Opinion -Illinois' Medicaid program owes $1. -
Medicaid Costs Are Busting Budgets for North Carolina Counties
Opinion -Counties across North Carolina are experiencing budget problems because of high and increasing Medicaid costs. -
U.S. Senate Considers Small Business Health Plans
Opinion -Since 2003, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and other groups have sponsored an annual campaign during the first week of May to "Cover the Uninsured." As a result, Congress often considers health legislation during the month. -
Support for Nuclear Power Is Growing
Opinion -With natural gas prices rising rapidly and the price of crude oil hovering above $70 per gallon, nuclear power is emerging as an increasingly attractive source of energy to both the general public and some influential environmentalists. -
Colorado Legislature Debates Ethanol Mandate
Opinion -The Colorado Senate on April 27 approved a bill requiring 75 percent of all gasoline sold in the state between November and April to contain at least 10 percent ethanol. -
Database Sheds Light on Ariz. School Funding
Opinion -An April 19 analysis from the Goldwater Institute and Milton & Rose D. -
Colo. Gov. Vetoes Limits on Certification
Opinion -On March 30, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens (R) vetoed a bill that would have added new restrictions to the state's two-year-old alternative certification program for school principals. -
A Magical Night
Opinion -Editor's note: In October 2005, Virginia Walden Ford--executive director of D.C. -
Washington Judge Voids Tax Hikes
Opinion -Washington state's 2005-07 budget violates Washington's tax and expenditure limit, according to a ruling issued March 17 by Snohomish County Superior Court Judge James Allendoerfer. -
High Prices, Taxes a Drag on Airlines Nationally
Opinion -Higher oil prices, coupled with high state jet fuel taxes, have become a serious threat to the airline industry this summer. Politicians and industry leaders are looking for ways to ease the situation for the nation's air carriers. -
Michigan Governor Vetoes Repeal of ‘Jobs-Killing’ Tax
Opinion -On March 31, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) vetoed a bill that would have accelerated plans to repeal the state's Single Business Tax (SBT). -
Arizona Governor Proposes 23% Spending Hike
Opinion -Ever since state budgeters forecast a $1 billion surplus last fall, Arizona politicians have been debating how to use the money. -
Hospital Groups Blast New Jersey Bed Tax Plan
Opinion -As New Jersey's July 1 deadline to adopt a state budget looms, hospital groups and some legislators are fighting to stop a new tax that Gov. Jon Corzine (D) has proposed in an effort to reduce the state's $4 billion deficit. -
For Some, Medicare Drug Plan Pays Off
Opinion -When Lacey P. Green went to his neighborhood pharmacy to pick up five prescriptions, he thought he heard the pharmacist say he owed $250, but he was wrong. The cost, with his new Medicare prescription drug card, was just $50. -
Authors Provide Heaping Portion of Misinformation About Food
Opinion -Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson Houghton Mifflin, May 2006 270 pages, $16.00 cloth, ISBN 0618710310 Available on Amazon. -
Stevens-Inouye: Another Round of Mother May I?
Opinion -On May 1 the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released its eagerly awaited “staff working draft” aimed at reforming the Communications Act of 1934 and Telecommunications Act of 1996. -
The Dangers of Dictating Procurement
Opinion -A Massachusetts directive that mandates use of an open source software format for electronic document storage marked a major victory for the open source movement. -
Studies Link Franchise Reform and Cable Savings
Opinion -Franchise reform could net an annual economic payoff of $9 billion for U.S. consumers, according to an extensive new report from George Mason University. “Were head-to-head wireline video rivalry, now offered to just under five percent of U.S. -
Richardson First Governor to Veto Eminent Domain Protection
Opinion -New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) became the nation's first governor to veto legislation aimed at protecting individual property owners from eminent domain abuse. On March 7, Richardson vetoed House Bill 746, a measure sponsored by state Rep. -
Analysis: Medicaid’s Huge Hidden Costs
Opinion -In the 40 years since it was created to provide medical care to the needy, Medicaid has expanded far beyond that original mission. In 2004, Medicaid spending totaled $309 billion. -
Telemedicine Provides Benefits, but Security and Privacy Risks Abound
Opinion -The Internet is transforming the way Americans interact with the health care system, and consumers want more opportunities to use it. -
Embryonic Stem Cell Hucksters Exploit Misery
Opinion -There's bad news and more bad news for paralysis victims hoping some variety of stem cell will soon help them walk again. Adult stem cell paralysis treatment just suffered a major setback. -
New Policy Reports Identify Need for Greater Consumer Choice in Health Care
Opinion -Several new policy analyses, all published in the past few months, provide valuable insights into the need for and potential of free-market reforms of government health care regulations.
