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- Health Care
Restaurants Impose Customer Surcharge for Employee Health Care

Published June 25, 2019

By Kenneth Artz

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Restaurants around the country are now adding surcharges to diners’ checks to pay for sick leave and health insurance for their employees.
Texas, North Carolina, Consider Expanding Lifesaving Drug Access

Published June 25, 2019

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As terminally ill patients exhaust approved options for treatments that could extend or save lives, Texas and North Carolina are taking steps to expand access for citizens suffering from serious chronic illnesses.
Louisiana Lawmakers Seek to Crack Down on Medicaid Fraud after Audit Shows Enrollment Abuse

Published June 25, 2019

By Kenneth Artz

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Louisiana lawmakers are pushing forward several bills in response to an audit of the state’s Medicaid program which resulted in the removal of 30,000 people from rolls because they earned too much money.
Illinois Senate Passes Progressive Income Tax (Hike) Amendment

Published June 24, 2019

By Owen Macaulay

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A proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the requirement for a flat income tax structure from the state’s constitution.
- Environment & Energy
Regulatory Science 101: Risk Assessments vs. EU-Style Hazard Assessments

Published June 23, 2019

By Jeff Stier

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Allowing European style hazard assessments of chemicals to replace risk assessments used in the United States for regulatory decisions will make people less healthy and less safe.
- Taxes
- Economy
Congress, Taxpayers Grapple with ‘Kiddie Tax’ Complications

Published June 22, 2019

By Owen Macaulay

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Federal tax reform lowered the bill for most Americans but had unforeseen effects on the so-called kiddie tax levied on the unearned income of dependents.
Legislation to Restore Federal Net Neutrality Mandate ‘Dead on Arrival’

Published June 22, 2019

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The FCC’s net neutrality rules “solved” a problem no one had.
Minneapolis Considers Imposing a Fee on Plastic Bags

Published June 21, 2019

By Kelsey Hackem

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A Minneapolis City Council member is proposing a bag fee to circumvent a state law that preempts local bag bans.
Texas Bill Addressing ‘Wild, Wild West’ of Pecan Theft Would License Buyers

Published June 21, 2019

By Kenneth Artz

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Pecan thieves have allegedly moved in from New Mexico and are stealing from orchards. Licensing pecan buyers is this bill's solution.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Socialist Green New Deal Threatens Freedom, Prosperity, and the Environment

Published June 21, 2019

By H. Sterling Burnett

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Climate Change Weekly #327
- Environment & Energy
A Red Team Review of Climate Crisis Assertions

Published June 20, 2019

By Paul Driessen

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Gavin Schmidt’s spat with Steve Koonin underscores why we need to debate climate change.
Michigan House Considers Reforming ‘Good Moral Character’ Clauses

Published June 20, 2019

By Jeff Reynolds

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Overly broad morals clauses can create a barrier to gainful employment.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
The Ultimate Absurdity: Green New Deal Would Not Provide Significant Climate Benefits

Published June 20, 2019

By Art Carden

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The Green New Deal (GND) has been costed at almost $100 trillion by very knowledgeable experts, or about half of total gross national product over the ten years involved.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
Socialism Will Deprive You of What You Need to Survive

Published June 20, 2019

By Jeffrey A. Tucker

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You can believe that socialism is wonderful, as apparently many people do, and no one will stop you.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Uncommon Thoughts On Global Warming

Published June 20, 2019

By Edmund Contoski

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Despite all the scare stories about global warming, we are actually in an Ice Age.
- Environment & Energy
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Applaud EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule

Published June 19, 2019

By James Taylor, Tim Benson, H. Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts, Eric Eisenhammer, Isaac Orr, Bette Grande, Paul Driessen, Tom Harris

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“This new EPA rule demonstrates that draconian government impediments are not necessary for sound environmental stewardship.” - James Taylor
Northeastern States Embrace, Other States Prohibit, Plastic Bag Bans

Published June 19, 2019

By Kelsey Hackem

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Minnesota is one of a growing number of states that has enacted a state-wide law prohibiting local governments from banning or regulating bags.
New York City Mayor de Blasio Vows to Ban Glass and Steel Skyscrapers

Published June 19, 2019

By Kenneth Artz

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New York City’s iconic and historic glass and steel skyscrapers have no place in the city under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Green New Deal, unless they undergo extensive and expensive retrofitting
- Economy
- Government Spending
Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches

Published June 18, 2019

By Richard Ebeling

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It seems that every generation or two, fundamental economic ideas are questioned and challenged.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Leftist Big Tech’s Censorship Of Conservatives Grows Increasingly Blatant

Published June 18, 2019

By Seton Motley

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Friday delivered us an amazing headline containing an amazing quote.
- Constitutional Reform
- Government & Liberty
The Founders’ Intent

Published June 18, 2019

By Frank Keeney

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Today our federal government is gridlocked, dysfunctional, and in desperate need of repair.
Trump Administration Expands Options for Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Published June 18, 2019

By AnneMarie Schieber

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The Trump administration approved a new rule that gives businesses more options in providing health care coverage to their employees through Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA).
- Education
Florida Enacts Law Allowing More Teachers to Carry Firearms

Published June 17, 2019

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The new law implements recommendations of a state commission formed after the Parkland shooting.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Reality Bites Joe Biden’s “Clean Energy Revolution”

Published June 17, 2019

By Paul Driessen

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Tallying its huge impacts on our energy, industries, living standards and personal freedoms.