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Australia's fiscal health under Labor reaffirmed in latest IMF rankings

The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) survey shows Australia rapidly recovering from the nine disastrous Coalition years, as Alan Austin reveals.

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Stapilus: Who decides what's harmful? | Columnists

In opting not to veto a bill whose rough predecessor he did kill a year earlier, Governor Brad Little has handed to each of the couple million people in Idaho

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Hood: Both sides offer bad trade policies

For all the obvious and consequential differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, on one issue the two have much in common. Both the current and former administrations have employed

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Stapilus: Good thing Senate put breaks on advertisement bill

Idaho House Bill 613 said: “Any person who willfully publishes any notice or advertisement, in any medium, within the state of Idaho for a product or service that is illegal

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Hood: No silver bullet for school woes

Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew precisely what silver bullets to fire to eliminate obstacles to higher achievement.

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Stapilus: Challenges will make for interesting GOP primary

In my last column I wrote about the larger than usual number of Democrats running this year for the legislature, which jumped out at me as the most notable aspect

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Hood: Sales tax rules don't make sense | Opinion

I think the North Carolina General Assembly deserves loads of credit for making our tax code friendlier to growth, investment, and freedom. In one respect, however, the state still imposes

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Lorain City Council continues work on its budget as deadline nears

Lorain City Council continued its budget planning at a Finance Committee meeting Feb. 26 as the deadline nears for the city to submit the final draft to the Lorain County Auditor. The general fund is estimating revenue for this year at $38,366,052, and the city’s expenses are forecast at $43,802,825, said city Auditor Karen Shawver. […]

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