Nick Novak's Take on Public Policy
NICK NOVAK: New Mexico, Wisconsin primed for right-to-work policies
After another wave year for conservatives, multiple states are primed to enact right-to-work policies.
NICK NOVAK: Offering my humble gratitude to those who serve this holiday season
First, I want to extend my sincere gratitude to all the courageous people who are currently serving our country and will be away from the family dinner table during the holidays. I also want to say thank you to our brave veterans that have missed Christmases, birthdays, Hanukkahs and Thanksgivings in the past.
NICK NOVAK: Whatever happened to limited government, personal responsibility?
I had to laugh a little at the timing of the latest regulatory announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
NICK NOVAK: Time to permanently fix the Medicare ‘Doc Fix’
Washington is primed for Medicare reform. If nothing is done, the trust fund that covers the hospital bills for nearly 50 million Americans will run out in less than two decades.
NICK NOVAK: States should take on bold tax reform
It doesn’t matter whether someone is a Republican or a Democrat, it matters how they decide to spend (or not spend) taxpayer money.
NICK NOVAK: School choice gives opportunity, hope to students and their families
More than 300 million people live in the United States and not one of us is the same. So, why do bureaucrats in Washington and our state capitals insist on having a one-size-fits-all education system?
NICK NOVAK: Unions fund minimum wage protests for workers or Democrats?
Yes, there was another organized protest to try and raise the minimum wage. Nearly every single state and most major cities across the country have seen some type of demonstration in the last year about increasing the minimum wage.
NICK NOVAK: Affordable Care Act not affordable for manufacturers
A year removed from the massive failure that was the rollout of HealthCare.gov and the federal and state insurance exchanges, Americans are still somewhat vexed with the 2010 Obamacare law.
NOVAK: Time for states to end forced unionization of government workers
It used to be that government unions existed to protect public employees, but they have morphed into massive political organizations that seem more concerned with filling their own wallets and currying favors with the political elite.
NOVAK: Federal bureaucrats want to handicap the disabled
A rule change handed down by federal Medicaid/Medicare bureaucrats will have a dreadful outcome for people with disabilities if it goes into full effect.
NOVAK: Student performace not tied to higher pay - new report
When compared to overlapping cities with available scores on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) – also known as the Nation's Report Card – four cities with the highest adjusted pay for elementary school teachers also had the lowest test scores.
NOVAK: Unions’ self interest – not higher pay – guide minimum-wage protests
Simple economics shows that raising the cost of something causes less of it to be purchased. It is the same with the cost of labor. If an arbitrary wage increase requires businesses to pay workers more, multiple things could happen.
NOVAK: States are right to reject federal Medicaid expansion
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major blow to the Obama administration when it decided the federal government could not force states to expand their Medicaid programs. Luckily for taxpayers, quite a few states decided they did not want to expand the program.
NOVAK: Why move to Florida? $200,000 in tax savings - that’s why
People from New York, New Jersey and even Wisconsin have been moving to Florida in droves. Yes, the weather is much nicer in Ft. Lauderdale in January than in Green Bay, but keeping more of your own money seems to be a major influence.
