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States Are Right to Shun ObamaCare’s High-Risk Pools
Capital Ideas
By: John R. Graham
7.28.2010

One of ObamaCare’s first major cash flows was scheduled to start on July 1: $5 billion to bail out states’ so-called “high-risk pools” until January 1, 2014. A full 22 states want nothing to do with it, a drastic choice in times of broken budgets but nevertheless the right choice.
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Is it “bigotry” to shrink state government?
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
7.21.2010

Those who believe California state government is too large, and that we ought to make it smaller, are guilty of “conventional bigotry aimed at state employees.” So writes state employee Peter S. Brand in the July 6 Sacramento Bee. The charge will prove educational for all Californians.
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How California Can Improve Its Plunging High School Graduation Rates
Capital Ideas
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
7.13.2010

The average national high school graduation rate, from 1997 to 2007, rose 3.1 percentage points to 68.8 percent, according to a recent report from Education Week. California’s graduation rate, meanwhile, dropped 4.7 percentage points to 62.7 percent. Only Nebraska and Nevada posted worse declines, and the problem is not limited to California high-schoolers.
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State Crime Lab Task Force Shutdown Vote Sets Example
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
7.7.2010

In early June the California State Crime Lab Task Force voted to shut itself down. This unusual action sets a good example for other state entities, and for legislators looking to trim state government.
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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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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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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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Cops Bust Hamburglar!
Capital Ideas
By: John R. Graham
5.26.2010

As part of a crusade against childhood obesity, three politicians in a county of 180,000 people have decided that parents are not allowed to decide whether they can take their children to a restaurant where they might receive a toy alongside their meal.
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