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Monday, April 21, 2008Medicaid Money in MississippiBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Mississippi Legislature is looking at a special session to address a deficit in the state's Medicaid program. The leading options are variations on a theme: increase the cigarette tax (a ... more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008They've got the Front-Row SeatsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Time to revise your blog feeds: Jay P. Greene (author of Education Myths) has started a blog. In a recent entry, Greene notes that in many states the lobbying group that is (literally) closest to ... more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008Virtual Schools Stunted in WisconsinBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)One of the most promising developments in K-12 education is the development of virtual schools, which allow students to use the Internet to learn at their own pace, and take advanced classes they might not otherwise be able to take. Unfortunately, virtual schools have a huge political ... more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008Save Fossil Fuel, Kill a BirdBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentWisconsin, like some other states, has a "renewable resources" mandate for power companies. By 2015, those companies are supposed to use wind, water, and the like for 10% of their fuel supply--roughly double of what they are doing now. One possibility for meeting that mandate is wind ... more »»
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Saturday, April 19, 2008Are Low Prices Always Good?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareLow prices are great and looking for low prices is smart--except when you look for low prices in the wrong spot. As evidence I offer some news from a chamber of commerce to which I belong. It offers its members, among other things, access to some insurance plans. A recent newsletter announces ... more »»
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Saturday, April 19, 2008Arkansas Policy Foundation has a New WebsiteBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12), GeneralThe Arkansas Policy Foundation has a relatively new website with a new URL (www.arkansaspolicyfoundation.org). Its policy accomplishments page mentions an ... more »»
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Friday, April 18, 2008Legal Beagle for Liberty Needed in Maine!By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralThe affable rabble rousers at the Maine Heritage Policy Center seek an in-house counsel/trial attorney for its new state Constitutional Law Center. Following the lead of the successful Goldwater Institute more »»
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Friday, April 18, 2008Government Takeover in MinnesotaThe beginning of the end of private insurance? By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareSome Minnesota legislators are proposing an ambitious project that could lead the way to a government takeover of health care. Citizens' Council on Health Care (CCHC) is a leading opponent, and its web site is a source of good information about the plan, ... more »»
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Friday, April 18, 2008The Health Insurance MafiaDoctors Against Health Insurance By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareHere is a great editorial in the Wall Street Journal on how the health insurance industry acts like the Mafia:
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Friday, April 18, 2008Kaiser Report Understates Resources open to UninsuredBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareA new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at the resources available to people who are uninsured and finds that "households with few assets cannot handle the cost-sharing requirements of many high-deductible health plan options." The study, by Paul Jacobs and Gary Claxton of ... more »»
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