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Beware Knee-Jerk Local-Control Arguments
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
7.27.2006
SACRAMENTO, CA - If you want a conservative knee to jerk, mention local control. Conservatives believe that it's better to have policy decisions made by government units closest to the people because this gives the public more control over those decisions. This argument is usually sensible, but not always. Take, for example, the deal over mayoral takeover of the Los Angeles schools and the recent fight over curriculum materials for limited-English-speaking students.
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What States Can Do to Reform Health Care: A Free Market Primer
PRI Publication
By: John R. Graham
7.20.2006
As 46 states begin their fiscal year this month, health care will prove to be one of the most costly expenditures. Medicaid spending alone is predicted to reach $320 billion this year. These dramatically rising health care costs should force state policymakers to lay the groundwork for meaningful and lasting reform according to health care expert John R. Graham, director of health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute and editor of the new book, What States Can Do to Reform Health Care: A Free Market Primer.
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California Taxpayers Again Paying Bill for Union Propaganda
By: Kevin Dayton
7.19.2006
SACRAMENTO, CA - The California budget passed on time and without new taxes, but California taxpayers pleased with this development should know that, once again, they are paying the bills for union propaganda, activism, and even partisan politics.
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An Inconvenient Truth: Overly Convenient, Some Truth
Environmental Notes
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D
7.6.2006
In his movie, , Al Gore connects a series of dots leading to the heartbreaking conclusion that our delicate and beautiful blue marble of an Earth is in deep trouble, and that we are to blame. The problem is that not all Mr. Gore’s dots are related to one another, and the film conveniently leaves many out.
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California Taxpayers Fleeced Again to Pay for Union Propaganda
California Golden Fleece Award
By: Kevin Dayton
7.1.2006
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California budget passed on time, and without new taxes, but California taxpayers pleased with this development should know that, once again, they are paying the bills for union propaganda, activism, and even partisan politics.
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How Good Health Legislation Dies: the Ongoing Fight to Make Health Care Better and Freer for All Americans
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: Diana M. Ernst
7.1.2006
Health care in this country is a mess, but when it came to making reforms during Health Week, lawmakers in the Senate and the House achieved only gridlock. Some of the best bills wound up dead, or severely wounded. Necessary measures include medical malpractice reform, access to health insurance across state lines, fewer restrictions on health savings accounts, and increased technology in health care.
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