Posts Tagged ‘Cato Institute’

ObamaCare Opponents Differ Sharply Over Strategy at ALEC Conference

ObamaCare Opponents Differ Sharply Over Strategy at ALEC Conference

A dispute over the merits and potential defects of health care exchange systems continued to rage last week at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual meeting in New Orleans as state officials expressed concern over ObamaCare’s Medicaid mandates.

Jindal’s Opposition to Health Care Exchanges Fuels Debate Among Conservatives

Jindal’s Opposition to Health Care Exchanges Fuels Debate Among Conservatives

Libertarians with the Cato Institute ardently endorse Gov. Bobby Jindal’s resistance to health care exchanges that could be used to implement ObamaCare regulations. But other Republicans say the exchanges can be used to advance free market reforms.

New Research: Federal Workers Make 61 Percent More than Private Counterparts

New Research: Federal Workers Make 61 Percent More than Private Counterparts

The American Enterprise Institute has released a working paper stating the federal compensation premium compared to private compensation is approximately 61 percent.

Concealed Taxes Without A Popular Vote

Concealed Taxes Without A Popular Vote

HB 531, which was passed unanimously by the House, would create the Lafayette Parish Redevelopment Authority, which would approve local government use of future property, sales, and other taxes to pay back debt-funded development of “blighted” or “distressed” areas.

Obama to Overhaul “No Child Left Behind” and Expand “Race to the Top”

Obama to Overhaul “No Child Left Behind” and Expand “Race to the Top”

President Obama announced he has no plan to reduce federal education funding, and instead seeks to revise No Child Left Behind and expand his education plan, Race to the Top.