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An Informed View of Congestion-Pricing
I always like to see when someone with lots more information and better credentials than me comes to the same conclusion on an issue that I have come to. In this case it is Michael R. Brown stating that Congestion-pricing … Continue reading
Posted in State
Tagged congestion-pricing, Deseret News, tolling, transit, transportation
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Advocating a Utah Lake Bridge
One of the things that is good about Editorial boards is that when they are right about something they usually do a good job of defining and defending their position and they have the power of the press at their … Continue reading
Republic of California
51% of California voters surveyed said they would oppose Proposition 8. I suppose it’s too much to hope that some seismic activity causes California to break off from the rest of North America and convinces the people of California to … Continue reading
Ambitious Pronouncement
I’ve already stated that I believe the goal of using only energy from clean, renewable sources is attainable but I think the Green Prophet might be getting ahead of himself. {Al Gore} said the goal of producing all of the … Continue reading
Posted in National, technology
Tagged Al Gore, economics, energy, environment, New York Times
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Raising Fiscal Awareness
Considering the importance of importance of fiscal policy it seems to evade any serious media coverage in favor of more exciting topics. Ross Perot has launched perotcharts.com to make the information accessible to people. Former Comptroller General, David Walker, has … Continue reading
Posted in National
Tagged economics, fiscal restraint, government, money, New York Times
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The Best Day to Vote
As a perpetual proponent of incresing voter turnout, I enjoyed considering the story on NPR about Rethinking The Tuesday Vote. I’m not sure when voters would be noticable less busy than Tuesday – especially considering that we would not want … Continue reading
Performance Pay – Round 1
The Legislature approved funds and loose guidelines for merit pay for teachers earlier this year. I really like the first news I have heard about the issue since then: Each district and charter school that wanted money had to come … Continue reading
Congestion Tolls
The Deseret News is recommending congestion tolls to help pay for our transportation needs. I have previously stated my generic approval of tolling while recognizing that there are issues of fairness to be addressed. (Toll roads on the west side, … Continue reading
Posted in State
Tagged congestion-pricing, Deseret News, Mountain View Corridor, tolling, transportation, Utah
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Weak Representation
In a move that was anything but surprising, the Senate voted to gut the constitution rather than stand up against the politics of fear. Democrats control both houses of Congress and yet this bill passed by large margins in both … Continue reading
Posted in National
Tagged Constitution, FISA, fiscal restraint, government, Obama, parties
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