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Heartland Institute Education Expert to Testify Tomorrow in State Senate on Common Core

May 14, 2013
Joy Pullmann

Joy Pullmann, a research fellow for education policy at The Heartland Institute, will provide expert testimony on the Common Core&nbs

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Senate Passage of Marketplace Fairness Act

May 06, 2013
Steve Stanek
Richard Esenberg
Seton Motley
Peter Ferrara
Bruce Edward Walker

The United States Senate today passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would allow states to require businesses – even those headquartered outside their borders – to collect Internet sales

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Cloture Vote of Marketplace Fairness Act

April 22, 2013
John Nothdurft
Matthew Glans
Steve Stanek

The United States Senate today voted for cloture on the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), ending debate and leading to its likely passage soon in an up-or-down vote.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Senate Debate of Marketplace Fairness Act

April 18, 2013
Matthew Glans
Steve Stanek
John Nothdurft

This week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) began the process of pushing the Marketplace Fairness Act before the full Senate and bypassing the Senate Finance Committee.

Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to the U.S. Senate Vote on Gun Control

April 11, 2013
Steve Stanek

A new gun control bill cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate today when a Republican filibuster was not upheld.

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Renewable Fuel Standard Bill in Congress

April 10, 2013
Taylor Smith
James M. Taylor, J.D.
John Nothdurft
Marita Noon

Today, Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced legislation to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Heartland Institute Experts React to Release of Next Generation Science Standards

April 10, 2013
James M. Taylor, J.D.
Joy Pullmann

The so-called Next Generation Science Standards, released Tuesday, offer school districts guidelines for establishing new science curricula.

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on the Death of Margaret Thatcher

April 08, 2013
S.T. Karnick
Ronald D. Rotunda
Erik Root
Jack A. Chambless
Michael G. Hintze
Clifford Thies
Tibor R. Machan
Alan Caruba
Paul Crovo
F.H. Buckley

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - a champion of free-market economics and individual liberty - died today in London.