Both college tuition and federal aid dollars show rapid hikes in recent years but unfortunately research also shows education productivity has dipped at the same time, according to a new analysis from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
DALLAS – The renewable energy standard (RES), backed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and three Republicans, is yet another, Washington knows best, one-size-fits-all piece of proposed federal legislation that is nothing more than a back-door energy tax, according to the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
DALLAS – Current solutions for traffic congestion on U.S. highways, including the construction of old-style toll roads, are not useful and do little to address ancillary problems such as road maintenance. A better, more efficient solution is to implement congestion pricing, according to a brief analysis released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
As insurers and employers look for ways to cut health care costs, medical tourism – both abroad and within the U.S. – is an increasingly popular option for expensive procedures and care, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Finding accessible and quality care for the elderly and disabled will become increasingly difficult because of the "stunning" reduction in Medicare spending in the coming years, according to a new findings from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Extending business tax credits for research and development (R&D) and making them permanent are necessary to create and retain high-level jobs in the U.S., according to a new research paper released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). The report also concludes that expanding the R&D credits and making them permanent could grow gross domestic product (GDP) and increase taxable revenues.
The first detailed and objective consumer's guide on the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has just been released by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), titled "What Does Health Care Reform Mean To You? A Consumer's Guide"
Modern Healthcare magazine has named National Center for Policy Analysis President, CEO and Kellye Wright Fellow John Goodman among the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare.
Dallas – More than two weeks after BP began capping a spewing oil rig, it seems that much of the resulting oil spill has disappeared, and evidence suggests that environmentalists may have tried to take this most unfortunate event and make it seem worse than it really was, according to NCPA Senior Fellow, H. Sterling Burnett.
Panel Discusses the Coming Impact of Health Care Reform
Dallas – It is no surprise that a federal appeals court refused to reinstate the Obama Administration's deepwater drilling moratorium, since the scientist cited in support of the moratorium actually rejected the policy, according to NCPA Senior Fellow, H. Sterling Burnett.
The use of biotechnology to create genetically modified crops can meet the needs of a growing population, according to a new study by the National Center for Policy Analysis, especially as the world's population grows from six billion to approximately nine billion people this century.
Greg Wilkinson, president of Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd., a Dallas-based general contracting firm, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
The Obama Administration should focus less on putting a price on carbon this year and focus more on making energy cheaper and more accessible, according to NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
Congress will solve none of the fundamental Medicare cost problems with the "Doc Fix" extension, according to a new National Center for Policy Analysis Report.
Due to the approaching expiration of the Bush tax cuts and expected increases in future tax rates, individuals who plan to convert to a Roth IRA should do so this year instead of waiting.
Dallas -Today's vote on Sen. Lisa Murkowski's (R-Alaska) proposal to block EPA regulation on climate change could strike a blow for the rule of law by reestablishing Congress' sole jurisdiction over interstate commerce, according to H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
The long-term care entitlement program established by the recently passed health law will go the way of Medicare and evolve into an unfunded liability, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis. The New Long-Term Care Entitlement
NCPA Expert Says the Federal Government Already Mismanages Lands They Currently Regulate.
Millions of people will try to access health care services that simply won't be there because the already strained health care providers will not be able to meet the increased demand, as a direct result of the new national health care reform, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Although the IRS announced yesterday the ground rules for small businesses expecting to claim a new federal tax credit, small business owners may be in for a big surprise. The tax credit penalizes employers if they hire more workers or increase salaries, according to a new report by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Although Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) claims that the Kerry-Lieberman climate bill, which was formally released yesterday, will not raise taxes for Americans and will have "very little if any cost increase to the American consumer," the bill will inevitably have the same negative economic impact of any other tax, according to H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Dallas – A big supporter of green jobs, President Obama has regularly touted legislation containing provisions to subsidize green job creation. Unfortunately, there is growing evidence that government support of green industries will cost more jobs than it creates, according to a new analysis by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Author and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole contends that government "congestion experts" may actually be making America's traffic problem worse. On Tuesday, April 27, O'Toole is the featured speaker at the National Center for Policy Analysis sponsored event, and will outline simpler, less expensive, and more effective solutions
With the recent actions taken by the Obama administration, it has been Earth Year, so there is not much of a need for Earth Day, according to H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.