Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told*
(From the “Bad Headlines” File.)
Archive of entries posted on 26th April 2012
Intrust Bank Arena finances: The worst news is hidden
The true state of the finances of the Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita are not often a subject of public discussion. Arena boosters promote a revenue-sharing arrangement between the county and the arena operator, referring to this as profit or loss. But this arrangement is not an accurate and complete accounting, and hides the true economics of the arena.
State lawmaker takes on Vanderbilt’s all-comers policy
Updated at 9 p.m. The state legislature is looking again at trying to make Vanderbilt University drop its controversial “all-comers” policy after Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville, presented a measure Thursday that would basically force the school to choose between taking … Continue reading →
Myth: Markets depend on perfect information, requiring government regulation to make information available
Markets do not require for their operation perfect information, any more than democracies do. Significantly, politicians and voters have less incentive to acquire the right amount of information than do market participants, because they aren’t spending their own money.
Save The Caucus Series: Bind Iowa’s Delegates
There is little doubt that Ron Paul will capture most of Iowa’s 28 delegates by the time the state convention is over on June 15th. His supporters control the nominating committee that puts together the at large slate of 13 delegates that is voted on at convention. At last weekend’s district conventions, the Ron Paul [...]
Bill Requiring Peripheral Canal Cost-Benefit Analysis Clears Committee
By Dan Bacher
In a major win for Delta advocates, the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee on April 24 voted 10 to 2 to approve legislation requiring an independent cost-benefit analysis before committing the public to pay tens of billions of …
Coordinated Care Key To Saving Health Care For Seniors
By Gary Passmore Congress of California Seniors
Rising health care costs and the downturn in the economy have meant disaster for California’s seniors, resulting in huge budget cuts to health care programs that serve our vulnerable population.
As report…