John LaPlante
Tuesday, September 30, 2008A Voucher Proposal for GeorgiaBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Georgia's senate president pro tem would like the state to carry out an ambitious voucher program for K-12 education. Eric Johnson says "Georgia really has legitimately moved to the forefront nationally" on school choice. He plans to offer legislation in the next session to shift ... more »»
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Monday, September 29, 2008Charter Schools and District Power PlaysBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Charter public schools offer students a choice, but they must constantly battle opposition from traditional school districts. The staying power of charter schools has had a mixed record of late. In Michigan, the opportunity to offer charter schools in the city of Detroit has grown now that student ... more »»
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Saturday, September 27, 2008The High Cost of School FailureBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Seeing the price of public school operations consistently outpace inflation is bad enough. Even worse is having to pay a second time, as in when colleges must offer remedial education to high school graduates. The Arkansas Policy Foundation points out that several school districts in the state have ... more »»
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Friday, September 26, 2008Is Privatization to Blame?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareAn article in the Indianapolis Star contains a twofer in an article about changes eyed for rules governing how much money Medicaid recipients ... more »»
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Monday, September 29, 2008TABOR ThreatenedBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxIn the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR), Colorado has one of the nation's most effective tools for keeping government in check and its finances put on an even keel. But TABOR has been weakened in recent years, and a ballot measure up for approval in November could gut it. Independence ... more »»
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Saturday, September 27, 2008Boston to End Canadian Drug ProgramBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe City of Boston, which was once a leader in the ill-advised move to import prescription drugs from Canada, will be ending the program. So says the Boston Globe. Importing ... more »»
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Friday, September 26, 2008Connecticut Facing Doctor Shortage?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareConnecticut may be facing a shortage of doctors soon, if a survey of practicing physicians is any indication. Those surveyed "blamed high malpractice insurance costs, restrictions imposed by managed ... more »»
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Friday, September 26, 2008Will Consumerism Come to Health Care by Default?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHewitt Associates made news this week with the latest edition of its annual report on employer health care costs. A news article from more »»
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Monday, September 22, 2008Another Bad Idea at the Ballot Box: On WisconsinFiled As: Ballot questions (health), Health CareGovernment-run health care will be on the ballot in another location this year: Dane County, Wisconsin. The county board of supervisors has decided to put on the ballot an advisory question that calls for "universal" health care. The ballot language is ""Shall the next state ... more »»
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Sunday, September 21, 2008Attention Governors: About those Drug Importation PlansBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareSeveral governors have thrown their weight behind "drug re-importation" schemes. Perhaps recent safety scandals will cause state officials to resist the temptation to do so. Recall that a move by Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) for his state to establish an online pharmacy allowing residents ... more »»
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