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Should Government Cap Credit Card Interest Rates?
"Instead of intervening in the marketplace, policymakers wanting to address affordability should focus on getting government out of the way by restraining spending that drives inflation and cutting costly regulations…
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades Written by Loneliness is not primarily a personal or psychological failure, but the predictable result of weakened families, faith communities, and civic…
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades
Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades Written by Loneliness is not primarily a personal or psychological failure, but the predictable result of weakened families, faith communities, and civic…
SB 5292 proposes a reasonable change to PFML — if it doesn’t get hijacked
Lawmakers are again considering a proposal that would change how the payroll tax rate is calculated for Washington state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. Most W-2 employees pay into PFML, but not everyone…
Action Alert: Another tax out of Olympia and an opportunity for comment
By Mark HarmsworthHouse Bill 2100 seeks to impose a 5% excise tax on medium and large companies for the portion of employee payroll expenses exceeding $125,000 annually per worker (tied to the federal additional Medicare tax…
Yes, DEI programs continue to be alive and well in North Carolina
In recent years Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs infiltrated all levels of government as well as schools and universities. Proponents say such programs are necessary to give people of all races and backgrounds…
Trump Administration Wants Coal Plants Running
The Trump administration says it intends to keep every U.S. coal plant operating, arguing that rising electricity demand and industrial growth leave no room for shutdowns.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the administration…
A state takeover of Education Freedom Accounts would increase program costs
Opponents of New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program have always claimed its administration costs were too high. Yet a proposal from EFA critics to fold the program into the Education Department would increase…
Record Taxes, Persistent Deficits, and the Fair Share Myth That Won’t Die
After raising taxes by $9 billion in a single year and somehow still facing a $2.3 billion deficit, you’d think state lawmakers would pause before lecturing anyone about not paying enough. But that's not how things work…
Is it that Johnny Can’t Read, or Just Doesn’t?
It sounds like a tired complaint, but it’s true. The kids just aren’t reading anymore. And even when they are, they aren’t reading very well. At almost every level of testing, around half of Texas students aren’t meeting…
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