I'm a Black Woman Whose Relatives Fought for Civil Rights. I'm Disappointed in NAACP's War on School Choice.

Sept. 29, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where Republican lawmakers balk at bailing out health insurers under Obamacare. Melissa Quinn has that story, and another on consumers facing higher out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs. Philip Wegmann reports on a short-term spending plan from the Senate that neglects conservative priorities. The NAACP's campaign against school choice is dismaying, writes Virginia Walden Ford, who continues a family fight for black schoolchildren. Plus: Daren Bakst on regulating e-cigarettes, and Curtis Dubay on prospects for tax reform.
Commentary I'm a Black Woman Whose Relatives Fought for Civil Rights. I'm Disappointed in NAACP's War on School Choice. The NAACP, who fought so hard for us to get the education we deserved in the '60s, is now trying to make it harder for parents to make the same decisions our parents did then on behalf of their children. Read More
News GOP-Controlled Senate Passes Spending Bill Without Conservative Policy Riders "It includes a provision that will give Planned Parenthood a raise, but contains nothing to delay President Obama's reckless plan to give countries like China, Russia, and Iran more control over the internet," says Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, of the spending bill. Read More
News Why Consumers May Be Feeling the Increasing Costs of Drugs More Today Lawmakers on Capitol Hill and health policy experts brought the debate over the rising prices of drugs to the forefront last month after Mylan, the company that manufactures the EpiPen, increased the price of a package of two epinephrine auto-injecting devices to more than $600. Read More
Commentary The State of Tax Reform in 2016 Tax reform is badly needed to revive the slow-growing economy and increase job creation and wages for American families. Read More
Commentary 3 Reasons New Flint Spending Will Make Things Worse State, not federal, funds and resources should be used to solve Flint's water crisis. Read More
News GOP Lawmakers Pressure Administration Over Obamacare 'Bailout' for Insurers GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate are pressuring the Obama administration for additional information, warning of a potential "multibillion dollar bailout" of insurers. Read More
Commentary The FDA's Rule on E-Cigarettes Will Hurt Public Health E-cigarettes have provided an alternative for those seeking to stop smoking cigarettes. But the federal government is about to crush the market's solution to this health issue. Read More
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