Press Releases: All

Heartland Institute Experts React to President Obama’s Gun Control Proposals

January 16, 2013
Steve Stanek
David L. Applegate
Benjamin Domenech

President Barack Obama today urged Congress to pass a host of sweeping new gun laws as part of his $500 million plan that he says will decrease gun violence, especially in schools, in the wake of t

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on President Obama’s Press Conference

January 14, 2013
Maureen Martin
Joy Pullmann
Peter Ferrara
Steve Stanek
Richard Vedder
Mark Thornton
Christine Ries
Charles Battig

President Barack Obama today held the final news conference of his first term, fielding questions on the debt ceiling debate, taxes, the federal budget, relations with Congress, and gun control.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Gov. Jindal’s Proposal to Eliminate State Income, Corporate Taxes

January 10, 2013
John Nothdurft
Steve Stanek
Robert Ekelund

The New Orleans Times-Picayune on Thursday reported Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will soon propose a plan to eliminate state taxes on personal income and corporate earnings.

Heartland Institute Experts Reacts to Parent Trigger Victory in Adelanto, California

January 09, 2013
Joy Pullmann
Ben Boychuk
Bruno Behrend
Noreen Lephardt

The Adelanto School Board Tuesday night voted unanimously to turn Desert Trails Elementary School into a charter school, marking the first time the “parent trigger” education reform was successfull

Heartland Institute Reacts to Illinois Pension Reform Failure

January 09, 2013
Steve Stanek
John Nothdurft
S.T. Karnick

The Illinois General Assembly let the lame-duck session end Tuesday without voting on Gov.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Vote to Allow Uranium Mining in Virginia

January 07, 2013
Jay Lehr, Ph.D.
Alexandra (Sandy) Liddy Bourne
James M. Taylor, J.D.
Marita Noon
Jack Spencer, Todd M. Wynn

The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission today voted 11-2 (with three abstentions) to lift the 31-year-old moratorium on mining for uranium, a recommendation limited only to Pittsylvania County and

Heartland Institute Report: Uranium Mining Safe, Sound for Virginia

January 04, 2013
Jay Lehr, Ph.D.

A new report written by one of the nation’s leading authorities on groundwater hy

Heartland Institute Experts React to Google Antitrust Ruling

January 03, 2013
S.T. Karnick
Steven Titch
Maureen Martin
Bruce Edward Walker
Ryan Radia

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday ended its antitrust investigation against Google, finding it had not violated the law in the way it structures its search application.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Fiscal Cliff Deal

January 02, 2013
Steve Stanek
Cecil Bohanon
Robert Ekelund
John Skorburg
Sean Parnell
Gary Wolfram
Marilyn R. Flowers

The so-called “fiscal cliff” was averted New Year’s Day when the House of Representatives voted 257 to 167 on a package that easily passed the Senate earlier.