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Saturday, July 31, 2010

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Governing By Principle Home Page

This is the home page for MCPP's Governing By Principle campaign, including the text of the primer by the same title. The primer is written in conversational language to help you articulate the principles on which our country was founded....

The Overton Window

Seven years after his death, a friend of mine is drawing national attention because of a simple but profound observation he made about the process of how ideas move from being politically impossible to becoming law. His observation helps explain, in part, why the...

Steth & Med Forms

ObamaCare and Young Adults Event & Webcast

Starting in 2014, the federal government will require nearly all Americans to obtain health insurance. How will this requirement and other changes in President Obama’s new health care law affect your ability to earn a living? How will it affect your job prospects?...

Is ObamaCare Good for Patients, Doctors, Employers, & State Budgets?

The Mississippi Center for Public Policy and The Federalist Society presented a panel discussion luncheon on Thursday, May 13, 2010....

MCPP Luncheon with Special Guest Maurice McTigue

Mr. McTigue visited Jackson, MS on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 to share his experience and insight with Mississippi Center for Public Policy and approximately 80 luncheon attendees....

Charter School Progress

After two hours of heated debate Tuesday afternoon, the Mississippi Senate passed a bill to allow the creation of charter schools in our state. The vote was 29-14. Eight senators did not vote...

MCPP Commentary

MCPP On The Radio

See the schedules for Vital Signs Commentaries by Forest Thigpen on radio stations throughout Mississippi....

As You Pay Taxes, Remember: We Grant Authority to Government

Don't just pay taxes; pay attention to how those taxes are being spent. That's your responsibility under our system of government......

Governing by Principle

House Leaders Pervert Founding Principles

As infuriating and disgusting as the House’s approval of the Senate-passed health care bill was, it is perhaps more disturbing how the House leadership perverted the words and intent of our nation’s Founders in justifying their vote....

Charter Schools Work

This year, it appears the legislature will finally address the need for charter schools in Mississippi. But I want to warn you: there is a lot of misinformation floating around. Charter schools are public schools that are created to meet students’ educational needs...

To Win, Stick to Your Principles

Perhaps the most important lesson from the Massachusetts Senate race is: stick to your principles. The winner in that race, Scott Brown, is a fiscal and social conservative. He made no excuses for his beliefs, and he didn’t try to “moderate” his position on issues...

Individual Health Insurance Mandate Abandons Constitution

Did you know that the health care bills being negotiated in Washington will give the Internal Revenue Service new authority over you? The bills passed by both the House and Senate will require every American to buy a health insurance policy - and they give the...

MCPP snapshots

Policy Snapshots - June 25, 2010

Governor Calls For Day Of Prayer For Gulf Coast – This Sunday, June 27
Stopping the Slick, Saving the Environment
More than Half Won't Be Able to Stay in Their Employer Health Plan
Superintendent Takes $80,000 Pay Cut
Why is Big Labor Prone to Corruption?...

Policy Snapshots - June 17, 2010

The New Long-Term Care Entitlement
Is PAYGO a No-Go?
Head Start Program: Fraudulent and Ineffective
"Net Neutrality" Sounds Good - But It's Not
Fifty "Little Republics" Matter for Our Economy...

Policy Snapshots - June 4, 2010

High-tax, High-spend Model Still Does Not Work
Critical Condition: Primary Care Physician Shortages
Southern States Have Highest Percentages of "Nonpayers" of Taxes
No, We Don't Need a Teacher Bailout
CEI Sues NASA to Force Disclosure of Global Warming...

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