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Tuesday, September 30, 2008Bailing out MassachusettsBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe Foundry Blog of the Heritage Foundation has discovered that the federal government will "bail out" Massachusetts troubled health care plan (e.g. RomneyCare) with a more »»
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008California Transit Plan "A Fairy Tail"The Music Man visits California By John LaPlanteFiled As: TransportationCalifornia voters would do well to refresh themselves with the monorail episode of The Simpsons now that state officials are pitching a $10 billion rail system. The ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008A Medicaid Primer and ProposalBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareThe Heritage Foundation offers a new review of the scope and troubles of Medicaid. "Medicaid is a paradox. It is criticized as both too stingy and too generous; comprehensive but incomplete; unreliable ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008Great Moments in Public Education"Calif. laws crack down on sex-offender teachers" By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)From Yahoo News, we learn that "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed two bills making it tougher for teachers who commit sex crimes to remain in California's public schools." The first law "allows the ... more »»
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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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Tuesday, September 30, 2008Making ithe Most of an HSABy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health Care Forbes.com says "while the number of people using HSAs has grown in recent years, a lot of Americans are still leaving the option on the table. A recent article
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Monday, September 29, 2008Health Care: A Rudderless Ship?By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareWith all the action and talk about the bailout, the health care issue has been moved off the front pages. Nonetheless, there is still discussion back and forth on the issue. Dr. Jim Tryon, a prominent New Mexico doctor who has advised Governor Richardson and others on health care reform, wrote on the topic ... 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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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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Monday, September 29, 2008Maryland Budget Problems Not Really a SurpriseBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Baltimore Examiner published an article by me where I say "I told you so" to the General Assembly about Maryland's budget problems. I'm not sure why they expected anything different when ... more »»
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