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The Leaflet: Significant Declines in Wind Energy
Publication -The Leaflet -Significant Declines in Wind EnergyInvestment in renewable energy greatly relies on government regulations, tax benefits, and various subsidies. Throughout the nation, wind energy is losing steam. -
Heartland’s Policy Priorities for 2015
Publication -The Leaflet -Heartland’s Policy Priorities for 2015 With the start of the new year most state lawmakers are heading back to their state capitols to tackle many important issues. -
The Leaflet: How To Use Rewards to Help Children Learn
Publication -The Leaflet -How To Use Rewards to Help Children Learn“By most accounts, the American education system is not working well. Children appear to be learning less in school today than they did a generation ago. -
The Leaflet: States Continue to Reconsider Common Core Standards
Publication -The Leaflet -States Continue to Reconsider Common Core StandardsAs more details about Common Core have come to light, a growing number of teachers, parents, and policy experts are finding many problems with the standards. -
The Leaflet: Affordable Care Act Forces Louisiana Public Schools to Cut Hours
Publication -The Leaflet -Affordable Care Act Forces Louisiana Public Schools to Cut Hours A provision in the Affordable Care Act has caused the public school system in Louisiana to rely more heavily on substitute teachers. -
The Leaflet: What Does the Election Mean for States?
Publication -The Leaflet -What Does the Election Mean for States?Republicans captured the U.S. Senate and increased their majority in the House of Representatives. -
The Leaflet: Are Wind Turbines Hazardous to Human Health?
Publication -The Leaflet -Are Wind Turbines Hazardous to Human Health? Earlier this month, Brown County Health Board in Wisconsin was the first government agency in the U.S. to announce that wind turbines are a “human health hazard. -
The Leaflet – EPA Proposes New Carbon Dioxide Standards
Publication -The Leaflet -EPA Proposes New Carbon Dioxide StandardsAccording to a story recently released by Bloomberg, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to regulate modernized power plants under two separate sections of the Clean Air Act. -
The Leaflet: Wireless Taxes Are Twice as High as the Average Sales Tax
Publication -The Leaflet -Wireless Taxes Are Twice as High as the Average Sales TaxAccording to a report recently released by the Tax Foundation, Americans now pay an average of 17.05 percent in combined federal, state, and local tax and fees on wireless service. -
The Leaflet: Employer Mandate Hinders Business Success and Growth
Publication -The Leaflet -Employer Mandate Hinders Business Success and GrowthOn October 7, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. -
The Leaflet: The Heartland Institute Stands with ALEC
Publication -The Leaflet -The Heartland Institute Stands with ALEC On Monday, September 22, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt announced, on an NPR appearance, his company was cutting ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council over the group’s position on “climate -
The Leaflet: Back to School on Higher Ed Reform
Publication -The Leaflet -Back to School on Higher Ed ReformEducation issues always get a boost in media coverage when the new school year begins. But that boost is intensified even more when it's also an election year. -
The Leaflet: Coming Soon: The Heartland Institute’s Updated Welfare Reform Report Card
Publication -The Leaflet -Coming Soon: The Heartland Institute’s Updated Welfare Reform Report CardOn Tuesday, September 23 The Wall Street Journal published a column titled “A Republican War on Poverty” by Heartland Senior Fellow Gary MacDougal, author of Make a Difference: A -
The Leaflet: Republican Governors Consider Expanding Medicaid
Publication -The Leaflet -Republican Governors Consider Expanding MedicaidStates across the country continue to debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). To date, 10 Republican governors have supported expansion. -
The Leaflet: Telemedicine Can Provide Better Health Care at a Lower Cost
Publication -The Leaflet -Telemedicine Can Provide Better Health Care at a Lower CostAs more people acquire health insurance, the discussion about how to offer better access to care at a reasonable cost becomes ever more pertinent. -
The Leaflet: Ride-sharing Regulations Are Still an Issue for States
Publication -The Leaflet -Ride-sharing Regulations Are Still an Issue for StatesOn Monday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn vetoed a bill that would have established onerous statewide regulations on ride-sharing services that compete with taxis such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. -
The Leaflet: Watch Every Presentation from Heartland’s Climate Conference
Publication -The Leaflet -Watch Every ICCC-9 ‘Skeptic’ Presentation at Heartland’s Climate Conference Archive Site A recent Washington Examiner article highlighted the broad impact of the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-9) and described how the event has -
The Leaflet: Minimum Wage Laws Are Still An Issue For States
Publication -The Leaflet -Minimum Wage Laws Are Still An Issue For States On August 1, Minnesota became the 13th state this year to see an increased minimum wage take effect. -
The Leaflet: Hear about the Future of Obamacare at Heartland’s Emerging Issues Forum
Publication -The Leaflet -Hear about the Future of Obamacare at Heartland's Emerging Issues Forum On Tuesday, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in Halbig v. -
The Leaflet: States Must Cut Income Taxes for More Economic Growth
Publication -The Leaflet -States Must Cut Income Taxes for More Economic Growth A recent study by the Rockefeller Institute of Government reported state personal income tax collections for the first quarter of 2014 declined by 7. -
The Leaflet: The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Publication -The Leaflet -The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom ActLast week, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), which would make permanent the current moratorium on state and local taxation of Internet access and on -
The Leaflet: Oklahoma Repeals and Replaces Common Core
Publication -The Leaflet -Oklahoma Repeals and Replaces Common CoreLast week Oklahoma joined Indiana and South Carolina as the third state to repeal the Common Core State Standards. -
The Leaflet: Moving Toward the Future of Education: Blended Learning
Publication -The Leaflet -Moving Toward the Future of Education: Blended Learning Blended learning curriculum programs have been rapidly growing across the country as digital education technologies continue to develop and progress. -
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The Leaflet – Is it Sunrise or Sunset for Solar Power?
Publication -The Leaflet -Is it Sunrise or Sunset for Solar Power? During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama singled out solar power as the flagship source of renewable energy, a source currently responsible for only 0.