The U.S. Supreme Court missed a golden opportunity to give landowners, federal regulators and the states clear guidance about which wetlands are under federal control and what actions can be taken to protect and/or develop them.
While the political establishment is focused on electing a new Congress, a little-known advisory board is set to fundamentally alter next year's political dialogue, according to Matt Moore, a senior policy analyst with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
When use of the computer is ubiquitous among other professionals (accountants, lawyers, architects, etc.) why do so few doctors maintain their patient records that way?
According to Matt Moore, an expert with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), the new kid on the block faces a life of higher taxes than any American before him and a mounting financial burden.
Many public health advocates are urging states to increase their spending on Medicaid, noting that average state revenue grew faster than spending on Medicaid.
Medicaid takes money from poor states and gives them to rich ones, according to new study by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
States that have lower taxes, smaller government and flexible labor markets tend to have comparatively more economic growth.
As Congress continues debate over reduction and possible elimination of the estate tax, a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) undermines the chief argument made by proponents of the tax – that estate taxation prevents the concentration of wealth in the hands of financial dynasties.
As former Vice President Al Gore's global warming movie nears the end of its run in theaters, a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) suggests combating climate change requires creative thinking about the world's energy needs.
Government spending on health care in the U.S. is on a course to consume about a third of national income by mid-century – an amount that would absorb the entire federal government budget as well as all state and local government budgets, according to a study published by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Who's going to look after my kids while I'm at work, and how am I going to afford it? How can I make it to my child's soccer game or take her to the doctor?
The most important economic and social change in the past half-century has been the movement of women into the labor market. Yet our outdated public policies have completely ignored the change.
According to the authors of the new book Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws, the Senate should be looking for ways to update our health care system to better meet the needs of women and modern families.
According to a review of the report's findings by John C. Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), the unfunded liability of the recently enacted prescription drug benefit for Medicare surpasses that of Social Security.
While Congress is focused on general reforms to company pensions, a new book suggests policy makers should examine federal laws and regulations that threaten the retirement security of the largest segment of retirees – women.
According to a soon-to-be-released book, Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws, federal policies encourage employers to provide life insurance, disability insurance and even day care for children; yet not everyone is treated the same.
This week millions of Americans are frantically filling out their tax returns. And for thousands of women who work outside the home, this week represents a poignant reminder that no matter how far women have come, our nation's tax law has not kept pace.
If avian flu wings its way to the United States and changes genetically into a disease that spreads rapidly from person to person, the death toll would depend largely on what hospitals do when the first victims come in for treatment, according to a study by the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID).
Thomas R. Saving, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), a Dallas-based think tank, will be re-nominated by President George W. Bush to the post of Public Trustee of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund.
Trying to stop global warming imposes huge costs and provides very few benefits, according to a study authored by a Bush Administration analyst and released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Consumer prices, especially for gasoline, are rising faster than workers' wages, but because of differences in cost of living, raising the minimum wage would have a vastly different impact from city to city, according to an analysis released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
The number of Americans with health insurance grew by more than 2 million people last year, but the percentage of Americans without health insurance continues to grow among higher-income households, according to the latest report released today by the Census Bureau.
When comparing salaries in different U.S. cities, teachers may want to pay more attention to the cost of living than their base pay, according to an analysis released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Skyrocketing Medicaid costs for long-term care may lead states to more aggressively enforce laws to collect expenses for care of indigent parents from their adult children, according to a brief analysis published today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
States that voted for George W. Bush in the last election tend to have less government regulation and more economic freedom than states that voted for Sen. John Kerry.