Opinion
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The Russian Collusion Hypocrisy of Northeast Democrats
Opinion -Editorial -The Mueller report is in, and one thing couldn’t be clearer: Mueller’s team, despite its best (or worst) efforts, found no evidence Donald Trump or anyone on his campaign team colluded with Russia to undermine the 2016 U.S. election. -
Should We Shutter the U.S. Department of Education?
Opinion -Editorial -The Department of Education has engaged in scores of dubious actions that have made millions of Americans yearn for its expulsion. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Introduction of Child Safety Account Legislation for Washington D.C. Schools
Opinion -Press Release -“It is long overdue that parents in one of the most dangerous school districts in America are provided a safe education choice, and Child Safety Accounts can make that possible.” - Tim Huelskamp -
California Supreme Court Upholds Pension Reforms, but Problems Remain
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The court upheld reform that curtailed employees purchasing service credits to increase their pensions. -
Matt Gaetz’s ‘Green Real Deal’ Is Big-Government, Economy-Killing Climate Alarmism
Opinion -Editorial -Congressman Matt Gore – er, I mean Matt Gaetz – unveiled a ‘Green Real Deal’ this month, showing he is in full agreement with Al Gore-style climate alarmism. -
Buttigieg Confused About Meaning of Freedom
Opinion -Editorial -“First comes freedom,” said Pete Buttigieg while announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president on April 14. -
Exposing Utilities’ Big Green Energy Con Game
Opinion -Editorial -Utilities in several states are attempting to run a con game on their respective states’ utility commissions and ratepayers. -
Improving Student Safety 20 Years After Columbine
Opinion -On April 20, 1999, two teens carried out an attack at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. -
Ed-Schools and Multiculturalists Exhibit Burnin’ Love for Leftist Indoctrination
Opinion -Editorial -One of the criticisms teachers unions and other government-schooling factotums level against private schools that accept voucher students is that in many cases they hire teachers who are not state-certified or licensed. -
Indiana’s Republicans Put Ratepayers’ Needs Above Utility’s Greed
Opinion -Editorial -Republicans in the Indiana House are attempting to block Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s (NIPSCO) plan to prematurely shutter two large coal power plants and replace them largely with renewable energy sources. -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approves Minnesota Copper Mine
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issued a final wetlands permit to PolyMet Mining, authorizing the company to discharge dredge and fill material into 901 acres, as part of the construction and operation of the NorthMet copper mine. -
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Returning Gray Wolf Management to States, Tribes
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, is proposing to remove gray wolves from protection under the 1973 Endangered Species Act in the lower 48 states. -
Energy: More Anti-Federalism, State-Level Leftist Impediments To National Progress
Opinion -Editorial -We have repeatedly discussed federalism and its rightful definition. -
Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan – Crippling Coasts for No Benefit
Opinion -Editorial -Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf released the latest version of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Climate Action Plan, announcing that Pennsylvania would join the U.S. Climate Alliance. -
Report: Illinois Local Governments Face ‘Service Insolvency’ Over Pension Funding
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Pension costs could require cutbacks in core services -
Federal Agencies Approve Arizona’s Rosemont Mine Permits
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Two federal agencies issued permits to allow Hudbay Minerals Inc. to build and operate its proposed Rosemont copper mine in Pima County, Arizona. -
Vaccines, Reason, and Freedom
Opinion -Editorial -The current measles outbreak has brought new criticism of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children over vaccine safety concerns. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on WA Bill That Would Stop Bakken Oil Shipments
Opinion -Press Release -“Just as the United States has become the largest crude oil producer in the world, this legislation would increase dependence on foreign oil.” - Tim Huelskamp -
Climate Politics Abroad Are Turning Decidedly Skeptical
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #322 -
Is Higher Education A Moral Mess? This Book Explains Why
Opinion -Editorial -Higher education is So Hot Right Now. -
Courts Reject Challenges to EPA Policy on Science Advisory Boards
Opinion -environment-climate-news, News -In two separate cases, federal courts tossed out lawsuits challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s policy aimed at preventing conflicts of interest for people serving on the agency’s scientific advisory boards. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to House Passage of ‘Climate Action Now Act’
Opinion -Press Release -“Despite Democrats playing political games on the House floor, President Trump was right to withdraw America from the Paris Climate Accord.” - Tim Huelskamp -
West Virginia Choice Bill Scuttled After Teachers Strike
Opinion -school-reform-news, budget-tax-news -Public school students have few choices.
