Heartland Research & Commentary

The most heavily debated element of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the constitutionality of the individual health insurance mandate, which requires e

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As the 2012 elections approach, it is an appropriate time to review the president’s record on education policy. Several prominent observers have done so recently.

Seven states currently offer special-needs students the opportunity to take their public funds to a private school, and at least 10 more states are currently considering similar legislation.

Hydraulic fracturing has enabled profitable extraction of oil and gas in diverse areas of the country.

Illinois has the third-highest workers’ compensation insurance rates of any state in the United States.

The recent discovery of vast deposits of oil and natural gas trapped in shale rock formations has revolutionized our nation’s short-term, mid-term, and long-term energy outlook.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s release of its draft ”Investigation of Ground Water Contaminat

In the mid-1980s, high premium costs and a tidal wave of auto insurance litigation led to vast public outrage against auto insurers.