John LaPlante
Thursday, September 20, 2007No Surprise: No-Deductible Plans Cost MoreFiled As: Health CareMost state employees’ health insurance rising 15%, says the Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal-Star. Here's the point that stands out:
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Monday, September 24, 2007School Enrollments Down ... Guesses All AroundFiled As: Education (k-12)Schools in several states are seeing declines in student enrollment, but nobody can give a definite reason why. Speculation focuses on measures to stiffen up enforcement of border laws, which is sending families either underground or ... more »»
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Friday, September 21, 2007Official HatredStirring up strife for political advantage Filed As: Education (k-12), GeneralThe famous dictum says that "power corrupts." On this 50th-anniversary of school desegregation in Little Rock, Tom Parsons points out that one man's desire for continued political power contributed to the stain of racism that has afflicted the United States. Parsons writes that Faubus ... more »»
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Monday, September 24, 2007Will Vouchers Survive Public Vote?Filed As: Education (k-12)Earlier this year, Utah made news by becoming the first state to enact a universal voucher program. The measure was soon in the political and legal cross hairs, and its fate depends on a public vote in November. The Salt Lake Tribune handicaps the ... more »»
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Friday, September 21, 2007Is "Healthy Wisconsin" Sick?Filed As: Health CareThe politicized form of health care known as "Healthy Wisconsin" may be in terminal condition. The Capital-Times, a Madison-based newspaper, says "Some leading Democrats have begun to hint privately that the plan will not be part of the ... more »»
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Thursday, September 20, 2007A Reading Tax?Filed As: Education (k-12)There's a debate in Utah about whether to cut a "reading tax." What's remarkable is not simply that a tax may actually be eliminated, but that it exists in the first place.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007Lower the Bar to Raising Tax Rates?Filed As: Education (k-12)For 75 years, the state of Washington has had an unusual supermajority requirement: ballot measures to raise local property taxes for schools must receive 60 percent of all ballots cast. Guess who's leading the charge to more »»
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Thursday, September 20, 2007I'm All in Favor of Liberty But ...Filed As: Health CareA legislative committee is Utah is taking what may be the first step towards banning cigarette smoking entirely. It wants to ban smoking in cars when young children are present. Sure, folks who smoke in their car when there's ... more »»
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Thursday, September 20, 2007Colorado Commission: We Need CashFiled As: Health CareMaybe it's a sign of things to come: a commission given the task of coming up with recommendations for reforming health care in Colorado says that it ... needs more money. Health reform panel faces ... more »»
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Thursday, September 20, 2007How's that Health Care in Prison?Filed As: Health CarePrisons, by definition and practice, have enormous control over and responsibility for the well-being of inmates. So what is one to make of this headline: California's inmates keep dying from poor medical ... more »»
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