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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to Looming Federal Spending Showdown
Opinion -“This development represents another example of how broken our government is, and will continue to be, unless we get real reforms in Washington.” - Jesse Hathaway -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Simulated Article V Convention in Williamsburg, Virginia
Opinion -The Convention of States Project is conducting a simulated Article V convention in Williamsburg, Virginia on September 21–23. One hundred fifty citizen leaders and elected officials from every state will serve as delegates during the three-day convention. -
Press Release: Heartland Institute Statement on Constitution Day
Opinion -This Constitution Day should be an opportunity for state legislatures to reclaim the governing powers given to them by the document’s framers. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Scholars React to California’s New Emissions Laws
Opinion -On Thursday, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law a bill that requires the state to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, the most-stringent standards in the United States. -
Press Release: Will the National Academy of Sciences Allow EPA to Get Away with Murder?
Opinion -"I see this US EPA air pollution research project as a gigantic deceit, built on uncontrolled observational studies and projecting non-proof small associations to create big claims of deaths in particular." - Dr. John Dale Dunn, M.D., J.D. -
PRESS RELEASE: President Obama Poised to ‘Ratify’ Fake Paris Climate Agreement in China
Opinion -“For a reputed former constitutional law professor, President Obama seems to show little knowledge of – or regard for – the actual U.S. Constitution, except in his efforts to avoid it." -- David Applegate -
PRESS RELEASE: Convention of States Project Announces Historic Article V Convention Simulation
Opinion -“The Convention of States Project should be applauded for taking a giant step forward in its support of a growing grassroots movement calling for true constitutional reform in the United States.” - Kyle Maichle -
PRESS RELEASE: States Getting Close to Establishing Rules for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Heartland Policy Brief Evaluates Recent Efforts of the Assembly of State Legislatures -
PRESS RELEASE: The Heartland Institute Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Welfare Reform
Opinion -"Many state governments still can, and should, improve the effectiveness of their efforts to help those in poverty." - Logan Elizabeth Pike -
Heartland Institute Experts React to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Lawsuit Against Charter Schools
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts React to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s LawsuitAgainst Charter SchoolsThe Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi, alleging its funding of charter schools is -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Chicago Passing New Regulations on Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts React to Chicago Passing New Regulations onUber, Lyft, and AirbnbThe Chicago City Council yesterday passed new regulations on peer-to-peer services including ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft, and short-term rental company -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Court Striking Down Federal Fracking Rules
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts React to Court Striking Down Federal Fracking RulesA federal court on Tuesday struck down Obama administration regulations aimed at restricting hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas on federal lands. The U.S. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Approval of Rules for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Approval of Rules for an Article V ConventionDuring its annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Assembly of State Legislatures (ASL) on Friday fully ratified a set of procedures and rules for an Article V -
Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. House Passing Anti-Carbon Tax Resolution
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Heartland Institute Experts React to Passage of New Hampshire Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts React to Passage ofNew Hampshire Civil Asset Forfeiture ReformThe New Hampshire House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday approved Senate Bill 522, a measure requiring a criminal conviction or guilty plea before -
Heartland Institute Insurance Experts Comment on Hurricane Irene
Opinion -Hurricane Irene, the first storm of the 2011 hurricane season to threaten the mainland United States, appears likely to make landfall in the Carolinas sometime in the next few days. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Today’s Wireless Tax Moratorium Vote
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives this evening will vote on the Wireless Tax Fairness Act, which would place a five-year moratorium on new taxes on mobile phones and other wireless items. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Louisiana’s Approval of Application for an Article V Convention
Opinion -The Louisiana House of Representatives approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 52 on Wednesday afternoon, by a vote of 62 to 36. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Florida School Choice Program
Opinion -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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.