For Better Health, Repeal Political Controls
My wife and I pay $132 per month total for high-deductible health insurance, hundreds of dollars less than we would pay for comprehensive insurance. Our goal is to never need to make an insurance claim. We pay for all of our routine medical care — doctor visits, eye glasses, dental work, prescriptions — out of pocket, and we like it that way.
Teachers Unions and State Capitols: Close Neighbors
Dr. Jay P. Greene, head of the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, discusses his original research measuring the proximity of different lobbying group headquarters to Capitol buildings in all 50 states. Find out why he thinks teachers unions are closer than any other interest groups to State Capitols, as Dr. Greene unveils his new and unique education blog: jaypgreene.com.
Colorado Students Progress Assessed
The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) writing results are in! Where do Colorado 8th graders compare to the rest of the country? More importantly, has the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) help to improve our rankings since its inception in 1997. Tune in as Ben DeGrow and Education Center Director Pam Benigno discuss the NAEP results and the progress of Colorado’s students.
Health Care Psychosis
Samuel Johnson called second marriages “the triumph of hope over experience.” The same might be said for the latest health care reform bill at the State Capitol.
For more than 20 years, crusading politicians have promised to deliver better health care to more people for less money simply by saying “make it so.” With rare exceptions, the resulting legislation exacerbates economic distortions, makes insurance impractically expensive, drives insurers out of the state, and creates worse problems than originally existed.
Sentencing Reform
April 3rd and 7th – Sentencing Reform Once again the Colorado budget and prison spending are on a collision course. The Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCCJJ) tries to balance public safety, justice, the rights of victims and the most cost-effective use of public resources. CCCJJ recently released recommendations. Commission member State Representative […]
Is Taiwan next for China’s thuggery?
Communist China has tried mightily to put on a friendly face for the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. But with China’s thuggish military occupation of Tibet on display to the world, the regime in Beijing is showing its true colors.
A Shaky Foundation, A Potential Threat: Analyzing Colorado State Union “Employee Partnerships”
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s November 2007 executive order that introduced union representation to state government through employee “partnership agreements” is misguided. The contradictions, omissions, and other fallacies promoted by defenders of the order show that the change really was not necessary. By issuing the unilateral order, the Governor prevented a full public debate, which would have addressed important flaws regarding the order:
