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  • Dave Kopel Explains SCOTUS ObamaCare Decision0

    • June 30, 2012

    Host Jon Caldara is joined by Dave Kopel, constitutional law professor and attorney of record for two (count ’em, two) Independence Institute amicus briefs in the Obamacare Supreme Court case, to dissect and explain the court’s rulings on the controversial health care law. Continue reading

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  • Bad Times Bring Great Education Reforms0

    • June 29, 2012

    Former Colorado Commissioner of Education Dr. William Moloney discusses remarkable education reforms in Louisiana, Indiana, and Idaho.

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  • Disgraced EPA Official Joins Sierra Club0

    • June 29, 2012

    The disgraced former EPA regional official forced out after Senator James Inhoff (R-Oklahoma) posted a video of his enforcement philosophy for fossil fuel companies has found a home with the Sierra Club and its anti-coal campaign. EENews reports: Al Armendariz will take over leadership of the group’s “Beyond Coal” campaign office for Austin, Texas, on July

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  • Does Colorado Fail to Spend State Taxes on Services?0

    • June 29, 2012

    Policy debates frequently turn on whether the government is spending at a reasonable level, and that is defined by the relative spending in other states. Relatively low rankings are presumed to indicate of under-spending by Colorado governments. The low rankings, however, are inconsistent with Colorado’s overall ranking for tax burden, which is close to the national median. We examine many claims relating to Colorado government spending overall, in K-12 education, in higher education, and in healthcare, and we conclude that most are misinterpreted or overstated. Colorado collects the national average in taxes,
    so how could it be that support for government programs is so uniformly near the bottom?

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  • Is There a Silver Lining to the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision?0

    • June 29, 2012

    What does the SCOTUS decision mean for the implementation of the law and the political effort to repeal it? Continue reading

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  • Cities Growing Faster Than Suburbs–Not!0

    • June 29, 2012

    A return to the cities and rejection of the suburbs is an article of faith among smart-growth planners, and their wishful thinking is often supported by breathless media reports. The latest news comes from 2011 Census estimates, which the Wall Street Journal reports as revealing that the “cities outpace suburbs in growth.” MSNBC reports that […]

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