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Let Education Choice SOAR Coast to Coast
Capital Ideas
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
2.23.2011
Last month a strong bi-partisan coalition in Congress introduced the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act. The program would reauthorize the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program and adds to a burgeoning movement for education choice across the country.
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Redevelopment is Redistribution
Capital Ideas
By: Katy Grimes
2.17.2011
Nine of California’s big-city mayors met recently with Gov. Jerry Brown in an attempt to talk him out of eliminating redevelopment agencies (RDAs) as part of his budget-balancing proposal.
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Why California Should Not Follow New York’s Internet Tax Plan
Capital Ideas
2.2.2011
California is facing budget problems yet again, and once again state lawmakers are hoping to shake down Internet retailers as a fast source of revenue. A bill introduced by Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (AB 153) proposes to force out-of-state businesses to collect tax if they use an in-state company to generate leads. It’s an idea that has been tested in New York and led to significant losses in that state.
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A War That Has Ended
The Contrarian retires from active service
By: Sally C. Pipes
2.1.2011
On any trip to the United Kingdom one must allow for the element of surprise. Last month I discovered a new perspective on what we might call “women’s studies.”
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