Opinion
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Wind, Biofuel Win, Solar and Electric Vehicles Lose in Year-End Appropriations
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Supporters of extending a slew of tax credits for green energy technologies had to settle for considerably less than they lobbied for in the omnibus appropriations measure passed before Congress adjourned in December. -
Widespread Poverty Stats Greatly Overstate the Number of Americans Who Are Destitute
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Contrary to AOC, the facts are clear that frequently reported federal poverty stats vastly overstate the number of Americans who are destitute. -
Bravo to the Undoing of Michelle Obama’s ‘Signature Achievement’
Opinion -Editorial -Michelle Obama, like her husband and his minions when he was president, is allied with elitists who ignore and distort science to promote their leftist agendas. Fortunately, they’re no longer in a position to ram their policies down our throats. -
"Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Companies that allegedly practice "surveillance capitalism" have become seemingly inescapable in our modern economy, leading a host of critics to explain the many ways those like Facebook and Google threaten our lives and freedoms. -
Government Spending Gets Even More Out of Control
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -We are hurtling toward a fiscal cliff, and Congress seems intent on nailing the gas pedal to the floorboard. -
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Heartland Weekly: AOC’s Socialist Takeover of Democrats
Opinion -Editorial -Week of January 20, 2020 -
New Hampshire Rejects Participation in Transportation Climate Initiative
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has announced the state will not participate in the Transportation and Climate Initiative, a regional association of state governments pledging to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector. -
Taxpayer Protection Pledge Works, Thanks to Americans for Tax Reform
Opinion -budget-tax-news -ATR is known for the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, policy advocacy at the state and federal levels, and its wide-ranging coalition-building efforts. -
Trump Proposes National Environmental Policy Act Reform
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Trump administration is proposing sweeping reforms to the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act which provides federal regulatory environmental oversight of major infrastructure projects. -
Health Care Reform Takes New Direction in Virginia
Opinion -health-care-news, News -A change in power in the Virginia legislature will put reforms of the state’s fiscally challenged Medicaid program on the back burner, say minority party opponents. -
Regulations are Bringing Back Dirt, Filth, and Disease
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Trump is exactly right that problems trace to preposterous government regulations designed to save water that actually end up using more, and not dealing with the real problem which has nothing to do with domestic water use. -
Texas Takes Control of Houston Public Schools
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Teachers unions and members of the HISD Board of Trustees, who were locally elected, oppose the state takeover, but the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is appointing a new superintendent and community board for the district. -
Judges Order Government Spending Without Representation in Illinois
Opinion -budget-tax-news -"Our research revealed Illinois legislators have acquiesced to a power grab by the federal and state judiciary." -
Heartland Weekly: Crop Yields Contradict Climate Doom
Opinion -Editorial -Week of January 13, 2020 -
Urban Planners Ignore City Labor Markets
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Review of Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities, by Alain Bertaud (MIT Press, 2018), 432 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0262038768; $36.64 -
States Struggle to Control Legal Marijuana Markets
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Legal marijuana continues to compete with its black-market cousin because of the time needed to establish a legitimate marketplace and the taxes on legal marijuana. -
Michigan Court Halts Governor’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigs, Vapes
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to issue emergency rules banning online and retail sales of flavored e-cigarettes, in response to reports of an increase in vaping-related lung diseases. -
U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues Regulations for Growing Hemp
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an interim rule that will allow farmers to grow and market hemp. -
New Jersey Spends $1 Billion-Plus on Private Meadowlands Development
Opinion -budget-tax-news -"American Dream" Mall Opens after More than a Decade -
One in Four New York State Teachers Outside NYC Get Six-Figure Salaries
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Empire Center Posts Data on Teachers' Compensation at SeeThroughNY.net -
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Heartland Weekly: Climate Alarmists Winning the War of Words
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of January 6, 2020 -
The Good and Bad Economics of Plea Bargains
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Plea bargains let persons accused of crimes plead guilty and receive reduced charges or a reduced sentence. -
Health Insurance Tax Break Increases National Debt, Stifles Economy
Opinion -health-care-news, Editorial -Many Americans enjoy a little recognized tax benefit: employer health insurance. The benefit costs billions of dollars and discriminates against those who don't carry employer insurance. -
U.S. Postal Service Gained Revenue in 2019 but Lost $8.8 Billion Due to Retiree Costs
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Package delivery is the one area where USPS makes money.
