Opinion
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Defending Tom Farr from Baseless Smears
Opinion -Senator Scott has succumbed to a disinformation campaign against Mr. Farr that attempts to paint him as a racist. The charges are entirely false and fabricated. -
President Trump Acts to Free Up Water for Western Farmers
Opinion -President Donald Trump signed a memorandum slashing federal environmental regulations which limit and slow the delivery of water and hydroelectric power in the Western states, including California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Montana Supreme Court Ruling against Tax-Credit Scholarships
Opinion -Ruling against tax-credit scholarship program denies many underserved Montana students a choice of a better education.” - Lennie Jarratt -
Colorado Energy Company Xcel Goes Crazy Green
Opinion -One starts to suspect there is a lot of hype, and maybe securities fraud, going on here. -
National Employment Continues Record-Setting Growth
Opinion -Unemployment declines to the lowest level since 1969 -
How Global Organizations Warp The Globe
Opinion -I live in America. I vote in American elections. To elect American representatives – to represent America. -
Trucks the Option for LNG Import Transportation in China
Opinion -Amid high demand and limited pipelines, Chinese companies are using trucks to ship LNG imports from terminals to inland locations. -
Vermont May Require Short-Term Plans to Include Obamacare Benefits
Opinion -The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation is considering a plan that would require Obamacare’s 10 “essential health benefits” to be provided in all short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans sold in the state. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Congratulates U.S. State Department for Rejecting IPCC Report
Opinion -Letter to Secretary of State Pompeo lauds him for having ‘courage and energy to stand up for the American people and sound science in Poland’ -
Two Florida Insurers Balk at Privacy Concerns in State Database
Opinion -As a plan to bring price transparency to health care services in Florida moves forward, two major insurance companies are expressing concerns about possible violations of privacy and trade secrets. -
Trump was Right About “Raking” Finnish Forests
Opinion -Heavy machinery “rakes” Finland’s forest floors after tree cutting, greatly reducing fire risks -
Epidemics, Fear and Denial: How Every American Is Threatened
Opinion -This is the one hundredth anniversary of the great influenza pandemic of 1918. In his book The Great Influenza, John M. Barry described it as the deadliest plague in history. -
New Mexico Governor Orders State Agencies to Reform Occupational Licensing Requirements
Opinion -Must accept out-of-state licenses, military training, or work experience -
Heartland Weekly: Solidarity, Heartland Partner Together at COP24
Opinion -Week of December 3, 2018 -
CBO: Federal Deficit Continues to Grow
Opinion -Federal deficit could exceed $1 trillion annually by 2020 -
Virginia Uses Volkswagen Payout to Buy Electric Buses
Opinion -Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the Commonwealth will use some of the money it received as part of a $93 million settlement from Volkswagen to help local transit authorities switch out aging fossil fuel powered public buses for electric buses. -
Michigan Small Business Groups Establish New Association Health Plans
Opinion -In the wake of a rule change by the Trump administration allowing small businesses to band together to purchase large-group health insurance plans, two Michigan small business groups have created TranscendAHP, an association health care plan (AHP). -
FDA Issues Guidance to Speed Approval of Complex Transdermal Drugs
Opinion -U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued guidance to streamline the development of generic versions of complex drugs delivered by transdermal and topical delivery systems (TDS). -
Trump Administration Proposes Tax-Exempt Employer Funding for Short-Term Health Plans
Opinion -The Trump administration issued a proposed rule that would allow workers in large companies to use employee-provided tax-exempt health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to help pay premiums for individual health insurance. -
Michigan House Considers Licensing Dental Therapists
Opinion -Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill that would initiate licensing of dental therapists to help provide essential oral health care in communities with insufficient access to dental care. -
Scientists Respond to the Hype Alarm in the Recent National Climate Assessment
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #307 -
Washington State Voters Reject Carbon Dioxide Tax, Again
Opinion -Tax would have funded 'clean energy' projects -
Case to Delay Keystone XL Pipeline Before the Nebraska Supreme Court
Opinion -Dozens of landowners, environmental groups, and two Indian tribes, are suing to force the the Keystone XL pipeline's owner, TransCanada, to reapply for approval to build the portion of the pipeline slated to cross Nebraska. -
Oklahoma Considers Allowing Short-Term Health Insurance
Opinion -Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak says he wants the state government to allow residents to buy short-term health insurance plans.
