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Thousands Sign Heartland Institute Petition to Rein in the EPA

August 15, 2012
Joseph Bast

More than 5,000 people have signed a petition crafted by The Heartland Institute demanding that Congress “rein in the Environmental Protection Agency” through deep cuts in the size, power, and cost

Heartland Institute, R-Street Issue Report on Tobacco Use, Insurance Rates

August 09, 2012
Dr. Brad Rodu

A new policy brief co-published by The Heartland Institute explores a growing body of data, including several studies from the U.S.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to Speak at Heartland Institute Dinner August 9

August 09, 2012
Jim Lakely

On Thursday, August 9, 2012, the Chicago-based Heartland Institute will
celebrate the 28th anniversary of its founding with a reception and dinner

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Internet Sales Tax Hearing in Senate

August 01, 2012
S.T. Karnick
Jim Lakely
John Nothdurft
Steven Titch
John Skorburg
Matthew Glans
Steve Stanek

The Senate Commerce Committee today held a hearing on the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA). The bill would overrule a 1992 Supreme Court decision – Quill v.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Tuesday’s CBO Score of Obamacare

July 24, 2012
Benjamin Domenech
Steve Stanek
Maureen Martin
Robert Genetski
Joe Cobb
S.T. Karnick
Avik Roy

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office today scored the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, in light of the recent U.S.

Heartland Institute Announces its Opposition to Carbon Taxes

July 13, 2012
Joseph Bast
Steve Stanek
S.T. Karnick

In response to news reports that the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is working with the Union of Concerned Scientists and other far-left groups to campaign for a carbon tax in a lame duck sess

Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama’s Tax Hike Proposal

July 09, 2012
Peter Ferrara
Steve Stanek
S.T. Karnick
John Skorburg

Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama’s Tax Hike Proposal

President Barack Obama today proposed extending for one year the Bush-era tax rates for families with annual incomes below $2