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Heartland Institute Experts React to Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Florida School Choice Program
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts React to Dismissal of LawsuitAgainst Florida School Choice ProgramOn Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge George Reynolds dismissed the lawsuit on the adequacy of school funding brought by Citizens for Strong Schools, Inc. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA’s Proposal to Increase Ethanol in Gasoline
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA’s Proposal to Increase Ethanol in GasolineThe Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new standard that would increase the amount of ethanol in the country’s gasoline supply by 700 million gallons -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Dismissal of Nevada Education Savings Account Lawsuit
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts React to Dismissal ofNevada Education Savings Account LawsuitOn Wednesday, Clark County judge Eric Johnson dismissed a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to reverse a 2015 law enacting education -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Gov. Dayton’s Plan to Hike Gas Taxes
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts React to Gov. Dayton’s Plan to Hike Gas TaxesMinnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) on Monday unveiled two funding proposals intending to pay for increased spending on transportation infrastructure. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Latest Obamacare Court Ruling
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Latest Obamacare Court RulingU.S. District Court Judge Rosemary M. Collyer on Thursday ruled the Obama administration violated the U.S. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on EPA’s Methane Rule
Opinion -Press Release -The Environmental Protection Agency today released its new standards to cut methane emissions from both new and existing sources in the oil and gas sector. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Louisiana Senate’s Approval of Article V Convention Application
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Louisiana Senate’sApproval of Article V Convention ApplicationThe Louisiana Senate approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 52 (SCR 52) on Monday afternoon by a vote of 29 to 6. -
Heartland Institute Vaping Experts Comment on FDA’s E-Cigarette Rule
Opinion -Press Release -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published its “deeming regulations” for electronic cigarettes, requiring e-cigarette manufacturers to submit their products through an arduous federal approval process. -
Heartland Institute Education Experts React to Dropping NAEP Test Scores
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Education Experts React to Dropping NAEP Test ScoresThe National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred to as the Nation’s Report Card, released its 2015 12th grade test scores last week. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Missouri House Approval of Welfare Reform Bill
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Missouri House Approval of Welfare Reform BillThe Missouri House of Representatives Wednesday approved Senate Bill 607, a bill requiring the state’s Department of Social Services to verify eligibility for -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Oklahoma Senate’s Approval of Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -The Oklahoma state Senate on Tuesday afternoon approved by a 30 to 16 vote Senate Joint Resolution 4, a combined application for an Article V convention backed by the Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force and Convention of States. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Missouri House of Representatives’ Approval of Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -The Missouri House of Representatives approved House Concurrent Resolution 64 on Thursday by a vote of 105-43. HCR 64 is Missouri's application for an Article V convention. It's backed by Convention of States. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to President Obama’s Signing of the Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day
Opinion -Press Release -President Barack Obama plans to sign the controversial Paris climate agreement today, Earth Day. The nonbinding agreement was drawn up and approved by 196 countries at the U.N. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on the Oklahoma House’s Approval of an Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -On Monday, April 18, the Oklahoma House of Representatives approved by a 57–33 vote Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4), a combined application for an Article V convention. -
Heartland Institute Experts Condemn Vergara v. California Appeals Court Ruling
Opinion -Press Release -A California state appellate court has overturned a lower court ruling in Vergara v. California. -
Heartland Institute Experts Applaud Mississippi Legislature for Expanding Education Choice
Opinion -Press Release -The Mississippi legislature is sending two education choice bills to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant this week. -
Heartland Institute Experts Respond to President Obama’s Ban on Offshore Drilling in Atlantic Ocean
Opinion -Press Release -The Obama administration yesterday changed course and withdrew its plan to allow drilling for oil and natural gas off the southeast Atlantic coast through 2022. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on West Virginia Legislature’s Approval of an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -West Virginia on Saturday became the 28th state in the nation to approve an application for an Article V convention of the states. The House of Delegates approved House Concurrent Resolution 36 on Friday evening by a vote of 66 to 27. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to GMO Measures in Vermont, U.S. Senate
Opinion -Press Release -Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) this week signed into a law a measure requiring labels on all genetically modified foods produced or sold within the state. The law goes into effect July 1. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Utah’s Move to Impose Congressional Term Limits
Opinion -Press Release -State Would Invoke an Article V Convention of the States to Rein in CongressThe Utah House of Representatives on Monday evening approved a resolution calling for an Article V convention for the purpose of imposing term limits on members of Congress. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Supreme Court’s Ruling for Liberty Mutual
Opinion -Press Release -The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to uphold an act of Congress designed to protect private health insurers from cumbersome interference by state governments. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Indiana House’s Approval of Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -The Indiana House of Representatives approved Senate Joint Resolution 14 – an application for an Article V convention backed by Convention of States – on Monday evening by a vote of 63 to 31. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Utah House’s Approval of Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Press Release -The Utah House of Representatives approved House Joint Resolution 8 – an application for an Article V convention – on Tuesday by a vote of 41 to 33. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on South Carolina College Student’s Lawsuit against Free-Speech Zones
Opinion -Press Release -College student and libertarian activist Ross Abbott filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging the free-speech zone at the University of South Carolina violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
