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John Dale Dunn, MD JD - November 06, 2009
Yesterday (Nov. 5) was beautiful warm blue, blue, make-you-happy, sky day in Texas. I was scheduled ... (read more)
Greg Scandlen - November 06, 2009
While President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats studiously avoid consumer-driven health care ... (read more)
Michael D. Tanner - November 06, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee’s version of health care reform as constructed by Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) ... (read more)
Paul Ryan - November 06, 2009
President Barack Obama has promised that if you like the health coverage you have now, you can keep it. ... (read more)
Barbara Esbin - November 06, 2009
Matthew Lasar asks the $64,000 question on Ars Technica: “Did Congress really give the FCC power ... (read more)
American Legislative Exchange Council Staff - November 05, 2009
Washington, D.C.—The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation’s largest individual ... (read more)
Troy Stouffer - November 06, 2009
Some proponents of the health care overhaul proposals currently before Congress are pointing to the plan ... (read more)
Rick Docksai - November 06, 2009
Texas has a history of balancing its state budget during even the worst of economic times, but if a U.S. ... (read more)
D. Aileen Dodd - November 06, 2009
Representatives of five would-be virtual charter schools will file into the administrative towers of the ... (read more)
Katie Redding - November 05, 2009
Even as charter school supporters swept the Douglas County School Board election Tuesday, charter school ... (read more)
Sarah McIntosh - November 05, 2009
The debate over selling human organs has come into the news again following the arrest this summer of ... (read more)
Janet Albrechtsen - October 28, 2009
From the October 28, 2009 Wall Street Journal: Asia edition.We can only hope that world leaders will do ... (read more)
James G. Lakely and Maureen Martin - November 05, 2009
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on November 4 filed a federal antitrust suit against Intel, ... (read more)
Rick Docksai - November 05, 2009
In a development suggesting medical malpractice reform may help alleviate doctor shortages, a package ... (read more)
Ben Domenech - November 05, 2009
As congressional Democrats work on the final version of sweeping health care legislation, it remains unclear ... (read more)
Thomas Cheplick - November 05, 2009
While House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) point to Canada’s government-run public ... (read more)
James Taylor - November 05, 2009
Republican Chris Christie’s surprisingly comfortable margin of victory in Tuesday’s election ... (read more)
Sarah McIntosh - November 05, 2009
As health care reform dominates discussions on Capitol Hill, the experience of states such as New Jersey, ... (read more)
Sarah McIntosh - November 04, 2009
State governments are bracing for the effects of the most-prominent congressional health care proposals, ... (read more)
Rich Hewitt - November 04, 2009
Maine voters have rejected a move to repeal the state’s school district consolidation law — ... (read more)
Ben Domenech - November 03, 2009
Rifts are emerging in the coalition of support for health care reform in the wake of a 14-9 vote by the ... (read more)
Review by Tabassum Rahmani - November 03, 2009
Canadian Health Policy Failures: What’s Wrong? Who Gets Hurt? Why Nothing Changesby Brett J. Skinner, ... (read more)
CEI Staff - October 29, 2009
New Report Exposes Massive Flaws of Emissions Trading Scheme Washington, D.C., October 29, 2009—The ... (read more)
The Pew Research Center - November 03, 2009
There has been a sharp decline over the past year in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid ... (read more)
James Capretta - November 03, 2009
The Congressional Budget Office’s preliminary cost estimate of the Senate Finance Committee’s ... (read more)
James G. Lakely - November 02, 2009
The Federal Communications Commission is now accepting public comment about its Notice of Proposed Rule ... (read more)
Thomas Cheplick - November 03, 2009
More than 50 percent of state government employees in Indiana have health savings accounts, the nation’s ... (read more)
John C. Goodman - November 03, 2009
While undoubtedly well-intentioned, President Barack Obama’s health care reform plan ignores a central ... (read more)
Marc Morano - November 02, 2009
The following letter was sent to all 100 U.S. Senator's on October 29, 2009 by a team of scientists. The ... (read more)
Robert F. Hamilton, MD - November 03, 2009
We take serious exception to the letter "Children's health" (Voice of the People, Sept. 29), ... (read more)
Scott Bauer - November 03, 2009
Wisconsin schools could use student test scores to evaluate teachers, but they still couldn't use the ... (read more)
Jim Johnston - November 02, 2009
There are a few things the supporters of the House and Senate climate bills apparently do not want you ... (read more)
Hal Young - November 02, 2009
The movement to allow greater access to educational alternatives and programs by expanding charter schools, ... (read more)
John Nothdurft - November 02, 2009
Illinois' alcohol tax increases, which the legislature pushed through to fund a $31 billion capital works ... (read more)
November 02, 2009
Former NASA astronaut and former US senator Harrison Schmitt Oct. 29, 2009 told the annual dinner of the ... (read more)
Evelyn B. Stacey - November 01, 2009
School choice advocates have brought a lawsuit in North Carolina seeking funding equity in public education.The ... (read more)
Greg Scandlen - October 31, 2009
We're keeping it short this week. I'll just note that this is the 200th issue of Consumer Power Report. ... (read more)
Maureen Martin - October 31, 2009
Height of GreedA California restaurateur is charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act ... (read more)
Joy Pavelski - October 31, 2009
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants to dispense with elections and appoint the city’s public school ... (read more)
David Archibald - July 19, 2009
This is a remarkable collection of evidence, just clicking through it makes you realize how weak the case ... (read more)
Sarah McIntosh - October 30, 2009
Parents across Michigan want more options for their children’s education, according to a report ... (read more)
Sarah McIntosh - October 29, 2009
A series of investigative reports published by the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune have scrutinized ... (read more)
Maia Lazar - October 29, 2009
A group of teachers, parents, and union officials staging a protest of a charter school with which they ... (read more)
Institute for Justice - October 28, 2009
Late yesterday, the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review the Arizona Court of Appeals’ March ... (read more)
Chris Kenning - October 28, 2009
The idea of charter schools has long failed to gain traction in Kentucky — but that could be changing.Two ... (read more)
Oliver Wyman - October 14, 2009
The nation is seeking effective solutions to meet the goals of improving the affordability of health insurance, ... (read more)
WellPoint Staff - October 01, 2009
Unsustainable health care cost trends have state and federal policymakers exploring ways to align provider ... (read more)
October 28, 2009
Washington is captivated by the Senate melodrama over the so-called public option, salivating at the ring ... (read more)
Scott Gottlieb - October 27, 2009
Though the swine flu is widespread in 46 states many Americans are still waiting to get their vaccines. ... (read more)
Kelly Gorton - October 28, 2009
The first tuition-free, online university admitted its inaugural class this September, setting precedent ... (read more)
