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Open Source Software: An alternative for meaningful use
Despite financial incentives included in the Affordable Care Act, use of electronic health records (EHRs) by healthcare providers are far…
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NASA and Free Markets
Competition is the key to success, according to NASA’s former deputy administrator, Lori Garver. Competition drives innovation, advances industries…
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Is Your Data Safe from the New Form of Government-Sanctioned Data Collection?
Electronic data can be revealing and intimate. Individuals should be secure and free from unreasonable government searches of their electronic…
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Campus Protests Highlight Need to Protect Free Speech
Students at Yale and the University of Missouri have been exercising their First Amendment free speech right to protest—well—the right…
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Massachusetts Caps Boston Students’ Potential by Restricting Charter Growth
Looking in from the outside, one would think this would be a great time to be a charter school operator…
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An “Unconscionable Decision”: League of Women Voters et al., v. State of Washington
Late last Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court denied all motions to reconsider its decision in a case last month…
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Largest Provider of Obamacare Cites Unsustainable Net Losses
In a conference call held early Thursday morning, UnitedHealth Group announced it may withdraw from providing health insurance on the…
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Institute for Justice Report Highlights Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses
According to a recently released report by the Institute for Justice, law enforcement agencies across the country have seized…
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Contraception Mandate Once Again Up Before Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court recently announced it will hear a challenge from faith-based nonprofit groups, led by Little Sisters…
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“Do Not Track” and Do Not Regulate
If you enable “Do Not Track” functions on your web browser, does that mean websites will not use cookies or…
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What’s So Right About Kansas?
Kansas native Bob Weeks hosted Jonathan Williams, Vice President of the Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange…
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Students Win in Louisiana: U.S. Department of Justice Loses Case to Shut Down School Choice
A U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Louisiana’s scholarship law, which some worried might have national implications for school…
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How States Can Serve Veterans in their Communities
As Veterans Day approaches, Americans reflect on how to serve those who have selflessly served this country. With the Pentagon…
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Premiums rise and providers leave market in Year Three of the ACA
The start of the third year of the Affordable Care Act has not worked as well as federal health…
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Ban the Box
There are about 70 million adults with criminal records in America today. Because there are so many, lowering the…
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Kasich Signs Ohio Bill Designed to Strengthen Public Charter School Accountability
On November 1, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 2, a measure intended to significantly strengthen the…
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Introducing Competition and Choice for Medicaid in North Carolina
On September 23, 2015, Governor Pat McCrory signed into law landmark reform legislation for the North Carolina Medicaid program. The…
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NAEP Scores Disappoint: American Public Education’s Expensive Regress
Students have become less proficient in math and reading, according to government data recently released. For the first time in…
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Prison Release without Parolee Preparation Risks Recidivism
Beginning October 30 and continuing to November 2, the U.S. Justice Department will release up to 6,000 inmates from federal…
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Roadmap to Interoperability
Following a multi-year collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information…