Abstract: Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years. Less familiar is the state of the union movement today: More union members now work for the government than for private employers. The above-market salaries and benefits that…
Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has put forth an ambitious health care plan.[1]The plan proposes: Replacing the current income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance with refundable tax credits; Enabling individuals and families to purchase health insurance across state lines; and Providing federal assistance to states to cover hard-to-insure populations…
Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has put forth an ambitious health care plan.[1] The plan proposes: Expanding eligibility for existing public programs, including both Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); Creating a National Health Insurance Exchange to serve as a federal…
Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security and Committee on International Relations and Trade Matt A. Mayer Chairs Carona and Lucio, Vice-Chairs Watson and Patrick, and Committee Members, thank you for this opportunity to come before you to share my thoughts and answer your questions as best I can. The…
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
(Archived document, may contain errors) T 965 November 2,1993 SHOULD CONGRESS BE ABOVE THE LAW Congress] can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as on the great mass of society James Madison, Federalist No. 57…
Last month, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed a landmark bill to allow children in the bottom 5 percent of schools to...…
Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee may have ravaged northeastern Pennsylvania with floodwaters, but displaced...…
This morning we wrote about hurricanes, and then Washington, D.C., had an earthquake. The Federal Emergency Management...…
State governments across the nation are looking for ways to tighten their belts in the face of declining tax revenues...…
Families and students in the nation’s capital won big over the weekend, as Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH)...…
In the latest efforts to promote school choice for the nation’s children, Pennsylvania state Senators Anthony Williams...…
Many baseball fans and sports writers woke up yesterday morning scratching their heads to Cliff Lee’s decision to turn...…
Pennsylvania residents in this year’s gubernatorial race will be casting their votes for school choice regardless of...…
Head Start, which provides child development services primarily to low-income families and their children, is one of...…
The scene opens up on an image of the Earth and slowly zooms in down through the clouds while an ominous female...…