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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 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 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.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Fracking Bill’s Passage in West Virginia

December 15, 2011

The West Virginia Legislature sent a bill Wednesday to the desk of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin that would open up the state’s portion of the massive Marcellus shale deposit to drilling.

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.