Poor district’s approach to teaching reading bears dramatic results, worth emulating Bluegrass Beacon, Education ReformJim WatersDecember 11, 2021Reading Instruction, Reading Wars
Stakes are too high to deny school choice, competition Bluegrass Beacon, School ChoiceJim WatersDecember 6, 2021Education spending, charter schools, Racial achievement gaps
Reform current pension benefits, ensure systems' future survival Bluegrass Beacon, Pensions, State BudgetJim WatersNovember 21, 2021Inviolable contract, TRS unused sick days
Solid recovery a roadblock for gas-tax hike Bluegrass Beacon, Taxes, State Budget, TransportationJim WatersNovember 15, 2021State gas tax, Road Fund
Rental car companies attempt to manipulate tax policy, drive up competitors’ costs Bluegrass Beacon, Transportation, Increase Free MarketsJim WatersNovember 10, 2021
School choice’s legacy: Segregation or integration? Bluegrass Beacon, School Choice, Education ReformJim WatersOctober 31, 2021school choice
School choice court defeat a bump in the road Bluegrass Beacon, Education Reform, School ChoiceJim WatersOctober 25, 2021HB 563 lawsuit
Facts don’t mesh with more-money better-education myth Bluegrass Beacon, EducationJim WatersOctober 17, 2021Education spending, Pension benefits, Health care benefits
Pension-surplus funds not meant to be spent on higher benefits Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsJim WatersOctober 1, 2021KERS, COLAs
Don’t hinder solar’s promise, farmers’ property rights Bluegrass Beacon, Regulation, EnergyJim WatersSeptember 26, 2021Solar Panel Fields
Special session should focus on less – and better – government Bluegrass BeaconJim WatersSeptember 10, 2021COVID-19, Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI), Local Control of Schools, Mask mandate
Count your legal and pension blessings, and respond rightly Bluegrass Beacon, PensionsJim WatersSeptember 3, 2021Kentucky Supreme Court, Executive power, Pension Investment Returns
Could constitutional amendment help balance power in Frankfort? Bluegrass Beacon, Bluegrass Institute, Federalism, ElectionJim WatersAugust 29, 2021legislature, Elections, amendment, regulation
The mask wars: Local choice better than Frankfort’s coercion Bluegrass Beacon, Federalism, School ChoiceJim WatersAugust 22, 2021Separation of powers, Gov Beshear's executive orders
Legislative chicanery aids harmful policies Bluegrass Beacon, Pensions, Taxes, Transparency and Accou...Jim WatersAugust 8, 2021
Pension reform: Will past performance be the best predictor of future behavior? Pensions, State Budget, Education, Bluegrass BeaconJim WatersAugust 1, 2021
Teaching Reading: Thank God for Mississippi’s approach Bluegrass Beacon, Education, Education ReformJim WatersJuly 21, 2021
Less CRT, more ABCs? Bluegrass Beacon, EducationJim WatersJuly 6, 2021Critical Race Theory, SBDM Councils, KET Ky Tonight
Washington’s gravy train slowing Kentucky’s recovery Bluegrass Beacon, Labor, Economic RevivalJim WatersJuly 6, 2021Unemployment benefits, Job openings
Lawsuit uses tax dollars to sue taxpayers Bluegrass Beacon, School Choice, TaxesJim WatersJune 25, 2021HB 563 lawsuit, Education opportunity accounts, Scholarship tax credits, Covid funds
