The University of Kentucky hosted Elizabeth Warren Monday night. Mrs. Warren is a special assistant to President Obama whose address to the campus was titled “Debt, Credit and the Middle Class”. Bluegrass Institute board chair Kathy Gornik was in attendance and had this to say regarding the address (also posted in the comments section of…
You know Washington’s budget process is broken when both Democrats and Republicans agree that an earmark isn’t needed, but it’s still being considered for future funding. Read Jim Waters’ recent column that appeared in Friday’s Business First (Louisville) on one such earmark — D.C.’s latest “bridge-to-nowhere” type project here.
The Fayette County Public Schools system is on the hunt for a new superintendent. They have set up a survey for interested parties to share their thoughts about the selection process, what they want to see in a superintendent, and what they currently like about Fayette County Schools. You can find the survey here! Recently…
Kentucky’s Medicaid program is in trouble, and we need not look far to see the problems. This year’s legislative session focused heavily on plugging the $100 million budget deficit. Kentucky’s Chamber of Commerce has identified Medicaid as one of its leaky bucket issues. With the mandated expansion of the program under ObamaCare set for 2014,…
The evidence showing students in school-choice programs are benefiting from the competition continues to mount. A new report for School Choice Wisconsin by University of Minnesota sociologist John Robert Warren shows students participating in Milwaukee’s nationally acclaimed school choice program were 18 percent more likely to graduate than students from all economic backgrounds in Milwaukee…
“You know, come on down to a Tea Party, bring your Huey Long rhetoric- a chicken in every pot, a windmill in every … backyard. Bring it on down to the Tea Party; let’s have a discussion. Let’s bring it to the American public. The Tea Party’s been lectured about spending; who among you has…