More High-Speed Spending
Here’s a brilliant idea from a disappointing governator who ran as a fiscal conservative but then helped his state run up tens of billions of dollars of deficits: build a “demonstration” high-speed rail project from Los Angeles to San Diego. The trains would use existing tracks and so would be moderate-speed rail, not true high-speed […]
Politico: “Health law could ban low-cost plans”
From Jennifer Haberkorn at Politico explains how the health control legislation, HR 3590, bans affordable insurance:
Part of the health care overhaul due to kick in this September could strip more than 1 million people of their insurance coverage, violating a key goal of President Barack Obama’s reforms.
Under the provision, insurance companies will no […]
Transit Agencies vs. Transit Unions
A recent article in the Washington Post highlights new tensions within the transit industry. Most federal transit grants are legally dedicated to capital improvements, but the recession has left most transit agencies short of operating funds, so they have been lobbying Congress to allow them to use more federal funds for operating subsidies. The main […]
Health care “reform” barely reduces government deficit
Proponents of the health control legislation, HR 3590, claimed it would reduce the federal deficit. First of all, this desirable if government cuts spending. In any case, Veronique de Rugy at the Mercatus Center shows that the health care bill’s deficit reduction is tiny:
The above chart by Mercatus Center senior research fellow, Veronique de Rugy […]
Oklahoma Governor Makes Good Choice to Sign Special-Needs Scholarship Bill… Could Colorado Be Next?
There is some very GOOD education reform news to report from our neighbors in Oklahoma this week. Governor Brad Henry signed into law a new program to provide scholarship assistance for special-needs students to attend the private or public school of t…
Devil's Advocate: Race to the Top and National Standards
Watch this 3-part YouTube replay of the June 4 Devil’s Advocate with host Jon Caldara, featuring a debate between state senator Michael Johnston and State Board of Education member Peggy Littleton about whether Colorado should adopt the Common Core Standards.
Is Colorado Heading Toward National Tests?
While many are well aware of the active push for greater federal government control of health care, what about in the area of education? Colorado State Board of Education member Peggy Littleton explains her concerns with the Race to the Top requirement that Colorado and other states sign on to the Common Core Standards, leading the state down a path toward national curriculum and assessments.
No equal access with Germany’s “universal” health care
Many people support government-controlled health care because they think it will provide everyone with equal access to medical treatment, regardless of their ability to pay. Ronald Bachman of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation recently visited Germany with other health care policy wonks from the U.S. to learn about the health care in Germany. He reports […]
HSA health insurer shuts down because of ObamaCare
In response to the health control legislation, HR 3590, a small health insurance companies that focused on selling high-deductible policies is closing its doors. So reports Richmond BizSense (emphasis added)
The hotly debated healthcare reform bill signed into law in March has killed a local insurance company.
At least that’s according to a brief letter Richmond-based […]
6/3/10
Newsletter June 3 2010
Education Action Group Highlights Union Release Time Research
In its national email blast, also featured on the NEAexposed blog, Education Action Group put the spotlight on our research into subsidized teachers union leave from classroom duties.
