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Should The State Decide How Many Nurses a Hospital Must Hire?
Capital Ideas
By: John R. Graham
6.30.2010

Under ObamaCare, those who believe the government should decide how much medical care you deserve, and how it should be delivered, are eager to impose their preferences nationwide. Nurses’ unions lead the charge, armed with a recent study that could use more examination than it is getting from politicians and the media.
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Race to the Top Proves that Competition Works
Capital Ideas
By: Evelyn B. Stacey
6.23.2010

In the first round of Race to the Top (RTTT), California placed 27th out of 41states that applied and failed to gain a one-time federal grant. Now California is trying again in Phase Two of RTTT, a good time to consider the probable outcomes, and the lessons.
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Government by State Employees is Not Government by the People
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
6.16.2010

From Susanville to San Diego, California cities are struggling financially but now face more bad news. Assembly Bill 155, by Tony Mendoza, Artesia Democrat, would prevent California cities from filing for federal bankruptcy protection.
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Senate Climate Vote Usurps Authority, Endangers Democracy
Environmental Notes
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D
6.15.2010

Last week, the senate refused to take true responsibility for climate change legislation by letting the Environmental Protection Agency essentially usurp that authority.
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Foster-Care Scholarship Program is an Academically and Fiscally Responsible Reform
Capital Ideas
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
6.9.2010

May was national Foster-Care Month, intended to raise awareness of a population among the most at-risk academically. The consensus of a recent statewide California Education Summit was that the Golden State does not oversee educational outcomes for these children. A scholarship program like Florida’s could improve their chances for success.
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The Federal Government Can Never “Fix” the “Doc Fix”
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: John R. Graham
6.8.2010

The U.S. government has promised physicians that it will “fix” the fees for the long term, but has proven incompetent to do anything more than patch a series of panicky, short-term, “fixes” on the system.
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Casino Jack versus Casino Government
Capital Ideas
By: Julie Kaszton
6.2.2010

Casino Jack informs the public on an important subject, but it neglects a key reality. The biggest and most out-of-control lobbyist is not Jack Abramoff, nor any individual or firm, but government itself.
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Lessons from Lorena
The Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.1.2010

As Contrarian readers know from my 2008 column on Billy Jean King, my game is tennis, not golf. I greatly admire, however, those who achieve success in that difficult sport, and one truly great golfer even illustrates some of the themes we pursue in this column.
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