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Democrats Fight to Extend Obamacare Costly Middle-Class Subsidies – Commentary
Publication -Democrats in Congress are desperately trying to keep Obamacare on life support. The latest scare tactic is from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which estimates that Obamacare premiums will rise 114 percent without extending the so-called enhanced subsidies. The following is from a CNBC article: “In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic relief law, temporarily […] -
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Urban Hospitals Pose as Rural for Federal Money, Study Finds
Publication -A growing number of urban hospitals are reclassifying themselves as both urban and rural to reap financial benefits Congress intended for rural hospitals only, a new study has found. “In 2016, in response to two federal court decisions, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began allowing geographically urban hospitals to be dually classified as […] -
Research & Commentary: Indiana Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Idaho Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
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HHS Reinstates Child Vaccine Task Force
Publication -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reinstated a federal task force on pediatric vaccine safety after a hiatus of nearly 30 years. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., will chair the reinstated task force alongside senior members of the NIH, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers […] -
Research & Commentary: Georgia Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Florida Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Delaware Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Connecticut Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Colorado Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: California Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Arizona Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Alaska Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Research & Commentary: Alabama Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
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Trump Takes Steps to Protect Security of U.S. Drug Market
Publication -To ensure a “resilient domestic supply chain for essential medicines,” President Trump issued an executive order (EO) directing the Department of Health and Human Services “to develop a list of approximately 26 drugs critical to national health and security.” The August 13 EO also calls for the development of a “repository to receive and maintain […] -
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Kennedy Shakes Up CDC Leadership Over Vaccine Safety, Efficacy Proof
Publication -Major changes are underway at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following President Trump’s and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s dismissal of director Susan Monarez and the subsequent resignations of four senior officials in protest over the removal of Monarez. Resigning were the chief medical officer and deputy director […] -
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FDA Halts, Then Resumes Gene Therapy After Three Deaths
Publication -After the deaths of three patients, the maker of an investigational gene therapy stopped shipments of the drug after it refused a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pull the drug from the market. Elevidys, made by Sarepta Therapeutics, is the first gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The […] -
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Kennedy Cancels $500 million in mRNA Contracts
Publication -The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is canceling $500 million of contracts to develop mRNA vaccines for flu and COVID, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced. “We reviewed the science, listened to the experts,” said Kennedy in announcing the decision. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments […] -
Comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards”
Publication -The endangerment finding was both unjustified as a matter of science and illegitimate as a matter of law from its inception. -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Minnesota Falling Behind in the Education Choice Revolution
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Minnesota is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—Minnesota only has an index score […] -
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Texas Attorney General Accuses Drug Company of Kickbacks
Publication -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a civil lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, alleging the company illegally induced medical providers to prescribe some of its most profitable drugs, including high-demand GLP-1 weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. The suit alleges violations of the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act. The law sets forth thirteen […] -
Research & Commentary: New Analysis Shows Massive Decline in Permian Basin Methane Emissions Over Last Two Years
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new analysis by S&P Global has found that methane emissions in the Permian Basin have been significantly reduced over the last two years thanks to voluntary emission reduction efforts from the oil and gas industries. The Permian Basin in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico is the highest-producing oil field in the United States […]