Legal Complaint against DougCo Vouchers Rooted in Irony, Anti-Catholic Bigotry
It’s the first day of summer, “longest day of the year” — which may have something to do with trying to get as much attention as possible for a lawsuit filed by the ACLU and friends to try to stop Douglas County’s choice scholarship (voucher) program. Ed News Colorado was among the first to report […]
Oops! No EPA threat over SIP
Lawmakers (including those in leadership on both sides of the aisle), Xcel Energy, environmentalists, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Public Utilities Commission and any other group that championed Colorado’s needlessly expensive, likely illegal Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) have A LOT of explaining to do. We were told repeatedly that if […]
RomneyCare = ObamaCare: “Mass. health care costs outpace nation”
Despite “reform,” passed by aspiring Presidential candidate Mitt Romney as Massachusetts governor, both medical spending and prices of medical care increased in the state.
Damn the Deficits! Full Speed Ahead!
Washington Metro doesn’t have enough money to maintain its rail system, and the region doesn’t have enough money to build the Silver line to Dulles Airport, which is already under construction. So what should the region do? Plan more rail lines, of course! Because, when it comes to rail transit, no amount of money is […]
A Victory for the Tenth Amendment in the Supreme Court
Two years ago, I posted an item on the Tenth Amendment Center website entitled, “It’s the People’s Right.” My point was that federalism was not created primarily for the benefit of the states or state officials, but for the protection of individual liberty. I didn’t invent this argument—many others have recognized that it is the […]
Stores offer free health care, until “reform” forces you to pay for it
John Goodman describes how Sam’s Club and Walmart offer free health screenings, blood pressure tests, cholesterol tests, etc., the health control bill (HR 3590) will make these obsolete by requiring all health plans to cover such services, and requiring us to pay for them.
NC Says No More High-Speed Rail
The North Carolina legislature has forbidden the state’s transportation department from applying for more high-speed rail funds from the federal government. Before the department can apply for any grants that would obligate the state to pay $5 million or more in operating costs–which any high-speed rail project would do–it must receive approval from the state […]
More evidence the Constitution limited federal power
In my last post I showed how pre-Revolutionary colonial pamphlets espousing the American cause tend to rebut a favorite theory of some “progressive” writers—that the Constitution granted Congress almost complete power over all activities with interstate effects. Surprisingly, most delegates to the 1787 constitutional convention initially favored a central government nearly that powerful. They would […]
Spreading Carpe Diem-Like Learning Success Requires Colorado Policy Changes
Have you heard about Arizona’s cutting-edge, outstanding-results blended learning charter known as Carpe Diem? You can get a great introduction by watching this 9-minute marketing video. It’s time to take a serious look at upgrading Colorado policies to bring about the greatest success in blended learning, including opening the door for some Carpe Diem-like schools in our own back yard.
California Almost Eliminates TIF Agencies
As a part of the annual budget package, the California legislature approved a bill that would have required city and county redevelopment agencies to either shut down or start making large payments to local school districts. However, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the budget package, saying it doesn’t go far enough in closing the state’s budget […]
Trimming Bureaucracy, Adding Military School?: Latest Falcon 49 Innovation
The state’s most under-reported K-12 education story of the year — at least under-reported outside Colorado Springs — remains the deep and fast-paced innovation efforts in Falcon School District 49. Thankfully, reporters at the Gazette continue to keep tabs on developments. I wanted to share the latest two with you.
In one key cost-saving move, the […]
Health care “reform” and “accountable care” vs. doctors’ autonomy
Under ObamaCare, doctors “lose their ability to practice medicine as they envisioned. The government will be making so many decisions about how doctors will be paid, what they will be paid, and what type of practice they can establish and operate.”
