Ted Bolema News Today

Government services could gain an advantage over private businesses

'The latest lawsuit against Amazon fulfills the agenda Chair Lina Khan brought to the FTC,' writes Ted Bolema.

Ted Bolema is the executive director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Growth at Wichita State University.

Past public internet projects have left taxpayers on the hook

Holland voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to invest in a city-wide fiber-optic network for internet services.

The city is asking voters to approve a $30 million project to provide fast and reliable internet to people in Holland.

Vote "yes" on Aug. 2 to support the future of Holland.

Voters in Holland will soon decide on whether the city will have its own high-speed internet network available to everyone.

Thirty-million-dollar project follows a script that has failed in other

It is not even clear that the Holland Board of Public Works, starting with $30 million from taxpayers and stimulus funds, can do better than private companies already providing service without being subsidized by taxpayers.