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Arizona governor signs universal school choice legislation into law

August 22, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodEducation Freedom

School choice for every family, regardless of income, zip code or social status, has become reality in Arizona. This week, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) celebrated with parents, students and teachers at Phoenix Christian Preparatory School his signing o ...

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Florida shows school choice doesn’t destroy public education

August 22, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodEducation Freedom

"This is the day that will go down in the annals of Florida history as the day we abandoned the public schools and the day that we abandoned, more importantly, our children." -Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (March 25, 1999)In 1999, opponents predic ...

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Georgia’s Gov. Kemp suspends gas tax through mid-September

August 4, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodFiscal Policy

On Wednesday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) announced that he is extending his state’s gas tax holiday through Sep. 12 by executive order. The gasoline tax was originally suspended in March as residents in the Peach State began to bear the high costs of ...

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Tennessee’s month-long grocery tax holiday set to begin Aug. 1; to save taxpayers $80 million

August 2, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodEducation Freedom

Starting Monday, Tennessee residents will pay 4% less for groceries thanks to a month-long grocery tax holiday approved by the state’s legislature in April. Through Aug. 31, Tennessee is suspending its sales tax on food and food items in an effort to h ...

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On abortion, the Alabama legislature did it right

July 22, 2022
by Parker Snider Editorials

When it came to Alabama’s response to the Supreme Court decision overruling Roe v. Wade, it is hard to imagine a more seamless transition to an abortion-free state. Around 9:15 a.m. on Friday, June 24th, news of the Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Wo ...

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Illinois eliminating grocery tax for a year

July 21, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodFiscal Policy

Starting this month and lasting a year, Illinois residents will not pay the state sales tax on groceries.  The Illinois legislature, which is dominated by Democrats, voted almost unanimously in favor of suspending the 1% sales tax on groceries in April ...

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Tennessee launches school choice voucher program this year

July 18, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodEditorialsEducation Freedom

Starting this upcoming school year, families in Tennessee can enroll in a school choice program that allows eligible students to use taxpayer dollars to attend private schools. On Wednesday, a Tennessee court lifted its injunction against the Education Sa ...

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Beware the rule of the philosopher kings

July 15, 2022
by Parker Snider Editorials

According to ancient Greek philosopher Plato, it is the great philosophers who are best suited to govern society. Known as “philosopher kings,” they use wisdom, Plato says, to determine how society should operate. Ours is not a country governed by philoso ...

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Florida is using Covid funds for tax relief

July 13, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodFiscal Policy

$1.24 billion in tax relief is soon headed to Florida residents. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in May signed a bill that will provide no less than ten statewide sales tax holidays that begin this summer, with some running through 2024.  “In Florida, we ...

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School Choice Advocate wins GOP Runoff for State Superintendent in South Carolina

June 30, 2022
by Parker Snider Around the NeighborhoodEducation Freedom

The head of a conservative think tank that seeks to expand school choice has won the runoff race for the Republican nominee for State Superintendent in South Carolina. On Tuesday, Ellen Weaver, President and CEO of the Palmetto Promise Institute, easily d ...

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