"Bluegrass Digest Vol. 4 No. 5" Articles

Shrimp swim to Tennessee
Only one year after Frankfort's politicians promised $1.1 million in cash and $1.7 million for construction of a building to Sygen International to research and develop shrimp farming in the state, the company, which was recently purchased by Genus, announced it is relocating its headquarters from Franklin to Tennessee. [ Read More ]

Groups unite to support school choice
The struggle for school choice in Kentucky is attracting people of all races, socioeconomic backgrounds and political beliefs. [ Read More ]

Competition the cure for state's ailing health-care policies
A new report by the Heritage Foundation finds that competition is the best remedy for sickly health-insurance markets in states that, like Kentucky, have sent carriers scurrying away [ Read More ]

This teachers union is not for the kids
Florida Supreme Court recently ruled that the Sunshine State's voucher program was unconstitutional due to violation of the uniformity clause in the state's constitution. [ Read More ]

Charter-school movement thriving in Indiana
Kentucky's neighbors to the north are discovering that charter schools work. Nearly 7,000 students are now attending 29 different Indiana charter schools seven of which opened in 2005. [ Read More ]

Flat tax, fairer tax
Rhode Island's income tax is much higher on average when compared to surrounding states. So, the state's lawmakers decided to offer higher-income earners the option of paying a flat-tax rather than be penalized by the state's current unpredictable tax policy. [ Read More ]