Hickenlooper Education Plan: Substantive Discussion with Dubious Funding Claim
I do like to understand where the people running for office stand on education issues, so I was glad to see today’s story by Todd Engdahl in Ed News Colorado on Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper’s education agenda — which breaks down the campaign’s official issue brief. It’s actually pretty good as campaign policy documents go, except for that claim about where Colorado ranks in K-12 funding compared to its neighbors.
The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law
Timothy Sandefur RSVP Make a tax-deductible contribution The Independence Institute, Liberty on the Rocks and CATO Institute invite you to join us for an evening with Timothy Sandefur, Adjunct Scholar – CATO Institute and Principal Attorney – Pacific Research Institute for a book signing of “The Right to Earn a Living” On Thursday, October 7, […]
Colorado Amendment 63, the commerce clause, & the Constitution
In his article in support of Colorado Amendment 63 (health care choice), Wayne Laugesen writes: Congress has no authority to require individuals to buy private insurance, which is the basis of the lawsuit filed by states. It has no such authority because the Constitution does not grant it, not by any twisting of any phrase. […]
Crater Lake User Fees
The Antiplanner’s Ride Around Crater Lake Three Times in One Day (RACLTTOD) went well. My brother Richard joined me for all three laps, his wife Carin for two, and the Antiplanner’s faithful ally (and sometimes commenter) Andy Stahl for two. With two 2-mile detours to Cloud Cap overlook, Richard and I did a total of […]
Time to Revisit Common Core?: It May Take a Change on Colorado’s State Board
Four weeks ago today the Colorado State Board of Education adopted Common Core academic standards in math and language arts by a 4-3 margin. Instead of putting the issue to rest, Colorado’s failure to secure an expected share of federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds has resurrected the issue.
Why? Because some of the […]
Colorado Medicaid errors far exceed commercial insurers’
Look forward to more costly errors at the expense of your tax dollars. The new health control legislation (HR 3590) expands Medicaid eligibility. Linda Gorman points out that Colorado Medicaid’s error rate in paying claims is much higher than private insurers. Her reference is the 2009 State of Colorado Statewide SIngle Audit. The section of […]
Free Parking Revisited
Two weeks ago, the Antiplanner responded with dismay to George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen’s op ed against free parking. This led to a variety of responses in the blogosphere, none of which address the Antiplanner’s point. Instead, they all argue against the minimum-parking requirements found in many zoning regulations. In particular, Cowen himself points […]
Steamboat Institute’s Second Annual Freedom Conference
The Steamboat Institute will hold its Second Annual Freedom Conference Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the Steamboat Grand in beautiful Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The 2010 Freedom Conference Dinner Keynote Speaker will be Karl Rove Fox News contributor Former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush Author […]
The Changing Role of Government, 1850 to 2011
A good friend of the Fiscal Policy Center and Free People, Free Markets alumni Tom Ryan has a wonderfully informative organization and website called Reclaiming Moral Government. Tom has created a slide show that displays the changing role of government from 1850 to present day.
We May Disagree about Senate Bill 191, But There’s No Need to Rewrite History
Nobody in the education world is talking about anything else, so why not just make it official and call this “Race to the Top week”? The fallout continues. In an exclusive interview on Tuesday, State Board of Education member Marcia Neal told my Education Policy Center friends that we might see an effort to slow […]
The Politics of Federal Education Funding? Questions about Race to the Top Judgments
The new school year is underway, and I’m just trying to keep my head above water while this giant wave of reaction to the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top grant announcements keeps rolling in. Seriously, one of these days my mom or dad is going to have to teach me how to […]
Affordable Housing Should Mean a House You Can Afford
By Barry Poulson Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper recently signed on to “Take Root Denver,” a new affordable housing campaign sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a “government sponsored enterprise” more commonly known as Freddie Mac. Hickenlooper touts this as a new program to assist residents with calling Denver “home sweet home.” But the […]
