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Chicago-based Heartland Institute Reacts to Anniversary of Illinois Tax Hike

January 12, 2012
Steve Stanek
John Nothdurft

One year ago today, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a tax package that raised personal income taxes by 67 percent and corporate taxes by 46 percent.

Heartland Institute Comments on Indiana Right-to-Work Bill, Democratic Boycott

January 10, 2012
Maureen Martin
S.T. Karnick

On Monday afternoon, House Democrats in the Indiana Legislature ended their boycott, which denied the quorum necessary to consider a right-to-work bill favored by Republicans.

Heartland Institute Tech Expert Reacts to FCC’s ‘Lifeline’ Proposal

January 09, 2012
Bruce Edward Walker

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski today proposed reforming the Lifeline program that is part of the Universal Service Fund to provide telephone service to low-income Ame

Heartland Institute Joins Gear Up Florida

January 05, 2012

TALLAHASSEE -- The Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank with an office in Tallahassee, announced today it would join the Gear Up Florida Coalition devoted to fighting auto insurance fraud.

Heartland Institute Scholars React to President Obama’s Recess Appointments

January 05, 2012
Maureen Martin
S.T. Karnick
Richard Esenberg

President Barack Obama this week put Richard Cordray on the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Sharon Block, Terence Flynn, and Richard Griffin on the National Labor Relations Board, all

Heartland Institute Tech, Antitrust Experts React to Collapse of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

December 20, 2011
Jim Lakely
Bruce Edward Walker
Maureen Martin

AT&T announced Monday it had abandoned its plan to acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion, citing push-back from the U.S.

Heartland Institute Reacts to House Effort to Repeal Light Bulb Ban

December 16, 2011
James M. Taylor, J.D.
Maureen Martin
S.T. Karnick

House Republicans have folded into the omnibus spending bill that will soon cross Obama's desk a rider that will block the ban on incandescent light bulbs through September 2012.

Heartland Institute Comments on Michigan Rejection of Federal Funds for Health Exchanges

December 16, 2011
Benjamin Domenech
Avik Roy
Kendall Antekeier

The Michigan House of Representatives voted Thursday to reject nearly $10 million in federal funds to set up a statewide health exchange by 2014 as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable

Heartland Institute Reacts to Voucher Bill Failure in Pennsylvania House

December 15, 2011
Joy Pullmann
Bruno Behrend

An effort in Pennsylvania to pass a school voucher bill, supported by Gov. Tom Corbett, failed in the state House Wednesday night.

 

Heartland Institute Reacts to Possible Shutdown of Federal Government

December 15, 2011
Steve Stanek

Congress must pass a spending measure by midnight Friday or more than a half-million federal employees will be furloughed.