Heartland Institute Launches News Feeds (RSS) on Top Issues of the Day

Published June 26, 2006

(Chicago, IL – June 26, 2006) The Heartland Institute, a 22-year-old nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research group headquartered in Chicago, has launched eight RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds syndicating new research and commentary on today’s top public policy issues. The new feeds are as follows:

New PolicyBot™ documents. PolicyBot™ is the Internet’s most extensive clearinghouse for the work of free-market think tanks, with more than 17,000 studies and commentaries from more than 350 think tanks and advocacy groups. New documents are added daily. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewPBotFeed.xml

Budget & Tax News and PolicyBot™ documents addressing related issues. Budget & Tax News is The Heartland Institute’s national monthly outreach publication devoted to lower taxes and smaller government. This feed is updated when a new issue of Budget & Tax News is released, and whenever budget and tax-related documents are added to PolicyBot™. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewBTNFeed.xml

Environment & Climate News and new environment-related PolicyBot™ documents. Environment & Climate News is The Heartland Institute’s national monthly outreach publication for sound science and common-sense environmentalism. This feed is updated when a new issue of Environment & Climate News is released, and whenever environment-related documents are added to PolicyBot™. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewECNFeed.xml

Health Care News and health policy-related PolicyBot™ documents. Health Care News is The Heartland Institute’s national monthly outreach publication for free-market health care reform. This feed is updated when a new issue of Health Care News is released, and whenever health policy-related documents are added to PolicyBot™. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewHCNFeed.xml

IT&T News and new information and technology-related PolicyBot™ documents. IT&T News is The Heartland Institute’s monthly newsletter for state legislators and regulators, addressing information technology issues. This feed is updated when a new issue of IT&T News is released, and whenever info tech and telecom-related documents are added to PolicyBot™. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewITTFeed.xml

School Reform News and education-related PolicyBot™ documents. School Reform News is The Heartland Institute’s national monthly outreach publication for school reformers. This feed is updated when a new issue of School Reform News is released, and whenever school reform-related documents are added to PolicyBot™. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewSRNFeed.xml

Smokers’ Rights Update. This feed is updated whenever new documents are added to The Heartland Institute’s Smoker’s Lounge (http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=10594), the place to go for sound science, economics, and legal commentary on tobacco issues. This “issue suite” cuts through the propaganda and exaggeration of anti-smoking groups by giving you access to the best available research and commentary from scores of independent research organizations, publications, and government sources. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewSmokersFeed.xml

New Coalition Update. This feed is updated whenever new documents are added to the Web site of The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change, the best site on the Internet for the ideas and concerns of conservative minorities. http://www.heartland.org/RSS/Outgoing/NewCoalitionFeed.xml

More information about RSS is available on The Heartland Institute’s Web site at http://www.heartland.org/FAQArticle.cfm?faqId=22 and also from CNET, http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10088_7-5143656-1.html. Additional information about The Heartland Institute is available online at http://www.heartland.org, or contact Michael Van Winkle, 312/377-4000, email [email protected].