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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.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Wisconsin Teacher Unions’ Votes to Disband

December 14, 2011
Joy Pullmann
Bruno Behrend

Two teacher unions in Racine County, given the first chance to vote to recertify under new state rules promoted by Gov. Scott Walker, have voted to disband.

Heartland Florida Director Comments on Florida Citizens Agenda

December 14, 2011

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors has adopted its 2012 legislative priorities, which include supporting legislation that would reduce the size of Citizens, but opposing legis

Heartland Institute Reacts to Canada Pulling Out of Kyoto Climate Treaty

December 13, 2011
James M. Taylor, J.D.
Jay Lehr, Ph.D.

Canada’s environment minister, Peter Kent, said his country is withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, adding “it is now clear that Kyoto is not the path forward to a global solution

Heartland Institute Reacts to NTSB’s Call to Ban Use of Cell Phones While Driving

December 13, 2011
Bruce Edward Walker

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended all states ban the use of cell phones while driving.

Heartland Institute Experts React to NLRB Dropping Boeing Case

December 09, 2011
Maureen Martin
S.T. Karnick

The National Labor Relations Board Friday announced it has abandoned its case against Boeing for opening up a non-union plant in South Carolina, a right-to-work state.

Heartland Institute Responds to Senate Bill to Reform Flood Insurance

December 07, 2011

Leadership of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee has filed the final report for the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011, which the committee originally passed

Heartland Institute Florida Director: Casinos Are Good for the State

December 06, 2011

Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of the Florida Senate’s Regulated Industries Committee to discuss casino resorts, Christian Cámara, director of The Heartland Institute’s Florida office, offered words

Heartland Institute Reacts to Draft Regulations for Fracking in Colorado

December 05, 2011

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission held a public meeting in Denver this morning to discuss draft regulations on hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure.

Heartland Institute Responds to Reform Plan for Florida Cat Fund

December 05, 2011

The Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate welcomed the introduction of legislation in Florida’s House of Representatives to address the dangerously overexposed conditi