Tag: Cato Institute
Second Annual ‘Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit’ to highlight importance of new education models
An event scheduled for late September — the second annual “Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit” — will highlight the growing…
Hybrid and micro school summit: One size doesn’t fit all in education
Ten years ago, MIT engineer Kelly Smith began volunteering at his local library teaching computer programming to neighborhood kids along…
Cato Institute files suit against student loan forgiveness program in Kansas federal court
On Monday, the Biden Administration formally launched its controversial student loan forgiveness program, which has already launched a raft of…
Cato Institute: Governor Kelly earns a “C” in tax-and-spend policy
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly portrays herself as supporting sound fiscal policy as she campaigns for re-election, but Cato Institute gives…
Huge middle-income cost hike in Biden’s childcare scheme
One of the provisions in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan professes to make childcare more affordable, but an opinion…
CATO Institute gives Gov. Kelly a ‘D’ for fiscal policy
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ranks near the bottom in the class of America’s governors, according to a new report issued…
Proposal to raise income tax rates costs $100 million over 3 years
Yes, that headline is correct. A tax bill touted as revenue-neutral by its sponsors would actually result in a net…
Medicaid expansion advocates, opponents differ on cost of program
Medicaid expansion could cost the state more than $50 million next year and up to a half billion over the…
Panel Debates Medicaid Expansion
The 14 states that didn’t implement Medicaid expansion are the fiscally responsible ones, Michael Cannon, Cato Institute director of health…