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It moves a health care discussion from the Legislature and into court.
Senate Joint Resolution 8206 is a setup. It invites litigation. It tries to add this to the state Constitution: “It is the obligation of the state to ensure that every resident of Washington has access to cost-effective,…
SJR 8206 is trouble, inviting courts into health care policy discussion
Senate Joint Resolution 8206 is a setup. It invites litigation. It tries to add this to the state Constitution: “It is the obligation of the state to ensure that every resident of Washington has access to cost-effective,…
Cheers to public school choice — but add open enrollment
Yesterday afternoon, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) hosted a press conference to celebrate “the exceptional educational choices available in North Carolina’s public schools.” The press conference…
Don’t Fence Me In: Lianne’s Story
Family, then finances—and opportunity. Those are what brought Lianne Halpern back to tiny Shamrock, a small, dusty stop on the famous Route 66 in the Texas panhandle. Like generations of Americans before, Lianne and her…
Don’t Fence Me In: Strength and Struggle in Rural Texas
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a series on rural Texas and the challenges that rural Texans face. Over the next year, the Associated News Service will delve into the issues facing the Lone Star State’s 177 (out of…
A foolish law wages war against homemade shindigs
Wedding barn law already bites into Wisconsin businesses A law meant to hobble wedding barns in Wisconsin just went into force Jan. 1, but it already driving away customers long before then. “It bit into my business last…
Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030
Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030 As Texas approaches the five-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid faces growing vulnerability to winter power outages. This analysis projects that by 2030,…
Matthew McCormick’s Testimony to the Texas State Board of Education
When evaluating works for inclusion in the curriculum, only two factors should be considered: 1) the suitability and age-appropriateness of the work, and 2) its usefulness as a tool to teach literacy and literature. I am…
Olympia wants a 4-day work week. It won’t work out as the politicians think it will
House Bill 2611 (HB 2611), introduced by Rep. Shaun Scott (D), proposes slashing Washington's standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours by redefining overtime thresholds. Effective January 1, 2028, employers would be…
Tom Homan Vows Not To Surrender Immigration Enforcement While Chaos Ensues In Minnesota
Border czar Tom Homan declared on Thursday that federal immigration officials will not back down as tensions escalate in Minnesota.Homan held a press conference to brief the public on his meetings with state officials,…
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