Opinion
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Virginia Medicaid Costs Nearly $500 Million More Than Expected
Opinion -health-care-news -As several states consider expanding Medicaid eligibility to able-bodied individuals above the poverty level, Virginia state officials have announced huge, unexpected Medicaid costs are threatening to siphon funding from programs such as education. -
FCC Approves Rules to Speed Deployment of 5G Phone Service
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Sets standards local governments must meet for 5G siting -
PRESS RELEASE: Solidarity, Heartland Institute Sign Historic Climate Communique at COP24
Opinion -Press Release -Polish labor union that stood up to the Soviet Bloc and changed the world joins Heartland on front lines of resistance to climate alarmism -
Non-Physician Health Care Providers Can Alleviate Doctor Shortage, Study Shows
Opinion -health-care-news -Non-physician health care practitioners can help reduce the nation’s shortage of primary care providers, a report from United Health Group says. -
Increase in Medicare Advantage Plans Means Lower Prices for Beneficiaries
Opinion -health-care-news -Enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, government-funded private health plans millions of seniors have chosen as an alternative to the original Medicare, is projected to increase again in 2018, lowering out-of-pocket costs to beneficiaries. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Says Postal Office Reform Proposal Would Harm E-commerce, Consumers.
Opinion -Press Release -“Ecommerce is an American success story. Amazon and similar companies provide every imaginable good to consumers at great prices.” - Edward Hudgins -
COP 24: Climate Summit Language Reveals Hidden Agenda
Opinion -Editorial -People complain about UN jargon but the technical language of the Katowice climate summit is very revealing. It is all about changing the world order. -
Preserved Primitivism Versus Freedom and Prosperity
Opinion -Editorial -Recently the news media reported the death of a young Christian evangelical who was killed with bows and arrows by members of a primitive and isolated tribe that lives on an island in the Andaman chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. -
As the UN Holds Global Climate Talks, Climate Consensus Is Crumbling
Opinion -Editorial -The 24th Conference of the Parties — COP24 — a United Nations-led effort to fight global climate change, began Monday in Katowice, Poland. -
District of Columbia Council Votes to Restrict Homesharing
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Bans offering more than one home for short-term rentals -
Small Hydropower Experiences Modest Growth, Says Study
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Small hydropower projects dominate the growth of hydropower in the United States over the past decade. -
San Francisco Voters Approve Tax Hike
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Tax businesses to fund spending on homeless -
Voters Reject Storm of Climate Alarmist Policies in Midterm Elections
Opinion -Editorial -In the 2018 midterm elections, voters in several states cast ballots in favor of energy and natural gas development. -
Heartland Institute’s UN Climate Conference Rebuttal Begins at 8 AM ET
Opinion -Editorial -The Heartland Institute event will feature a panel of scientists and policy experts presenting the truth that humans are not creating a climate crisis. -
Indiana Utility Seeks 12 Percent Rate Hike to Shut Down Coal Power
Opinion -Under a renewable energy proposal from Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Indiana consumers would face a 12 percent electricity rate hike, which will cost the average household more than $100 per year in additional electricity costs. -
Trump’s Right, Poor Policies Driving Severe Wildfires, Not Climate Change
Opinion -The wildfires devastating California are terrible, but they are not a new phenomenon. -
A Nightmare Farm Bill for Conservatives
Opinion -Editorial -We’re in the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean conservative legislators should take a holiday from their conservative principles. Unfortunately, the farm bill devised by House and Senate negotiators would require them to do just that. -
Dr. Willie Soon versus the Climate Apocalypse
Opinion -Editorial -More honesty and less hubris, more evidence and less dogmatism, would do a world of good. -
U.S. Supreme Court Urged to Consider NYC Second Amendment Lawsuit
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawsuit challenges New York City ordinance restricting firearms transportation -
Does Starbucks Think Virtue Signaling Can “Save the Planet”?
Opinion -Editorial -Will corporate and government green-washing save Earth from inflated or phony eco scares? -
Heartland Weekly: Heartland in Poland at COP24 This Week!
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of November 26, 2018 -
USFWS Expands Fishing, Hunting Opportunities On Wildlife Refuges
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is allowing more fishing and hunting opportunities on federal wildlife refuges around the country. -
On World AIDS Day, We Should Think About Reforming the FDA
Opinion -Editorial -Today marks the 30th World AIDS Day. -
“Green New Deal” Is Old Socialist Despotism
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #306
