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Heartland Institute Experts React to Sen. Feinstein’s ‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2013’

January 24, 2013
Maureen Martin
Steve Stanek
S.T. Karnick
Joy Pullmann
David L. Applegate
Randy E. Barnett

At a Capitol Hill press conference today, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced the introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.

Heartland Institute Expert Comments on Parent Trigger Victory in Los Angeles

January 18, 2013
Joy Pullmann

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Thursday accepted the Parent Trigger petitions from parents of children who attend 24th Street Elementary School, one of the worst-performing schools in t

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