Some in GOP eye Obama ideas with envy
While some conservatives admire Obama's $100 billion initiative to map the human brain, IPI's Merrill Matthews warns: "We also have to remember that doing so requires the government to allocate the research funds. And as we saw with Solyndra and several other now-defunct companies, this administration hasn’t always made good choices.”
Taxman Eyeing Cable Services
Nearly a half-dozen tax proposals affecting Internet operations are expected to appear on the congressional agenda, with many of them affecting broadband and cable services.
Cable and Satellite Providers Square Off Over Tax Break
Tom Giovanetti testified before state legislators in favor of the tax break for cable customers, saying there was a “gross disparity” in the taxing of satellite and cable. “We want the winners to be determined by who has the best product offerings, not by some historical quirk or glitch in the tax code that no one got around to fixing because it was hard.”
Industry Analysts: Premium Rates Will Continue to Rise Under Obamacare
Several factors in Obamacare are causing health insurance premium rates to rise, notably community rating.
Defense spending will keep rising despite sequestration
Scary budget scenarios are flying over Virginia faster than F-15s over Afghanistan, but fiscal analysts say Chicken Little defenses are pointless, and off target.
Celebrate sequestration this Friday
An opinion piece by Tom Giovanetti, president of the Institute for Policy Innovation, lays out the case not only for celebrating the sequester, but for beginning to plan for the second round of it.
Georgia Bill Stirs Fight Over Municipally Owned Networks
Georgia's House Bill 282 is reigniting controversies and conversation on whether states should limit municipal broadband networks.
No Word Yet
George P. Bush said at an Institute for Policy Innovation luncheon Friday that "he's close to deciding on what state-wide office he'll run for, and the decision will come by the end of May.
George P. isn't sounding like a land commissioner candidate
America needs a new energy policy, tax structure and education system, George P. Bush of Fort Worth told a luncheon audience Friday. But does that really sound like somebody running for Texas land commissioner?
George P. Bush tells Dallas group that Republicans can win Hispanics with focus on energy, education
George P. Bush said conservative Republicans could compete for Hispanic voters and still remain true to their core values. "We don’t have to sell out our principles to win the Hispanic vote,” Bush told the Institute for Policy Innovation.