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- Government & Liberty
Video Game Violence and the Game Washington Plays

Published March 23, 2018

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Almost like clockwork after a tragedy of gun violence, special interests begin pointing fingers.
- Environment & Energy
Senators Consider Renewable Fuel Standard Reform

Published March 23, 2018

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Several U.S. senators are working on legislation to reduce the cost of complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard requirement that U.S. oil refiners blend biofuels, mainly ethanol derived from corn, into gasoline and diesel fuel.
- Economy
- Government Spending
Heartland Institute Experts React to House Passing 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill

Published March 22, 2018

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“When politicians of both parties in Washington get together, America’s taxpayers usually lose.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
- Health Care
E-Cig Policy Is A Much-Needed Step In The Right Direction

Published March 22, 2018

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ACS's new policy statement on e-cigarettes’ role in promoting smoking cessation is a welcome and long-overdue change.
- Environment & Energy
Weeding Out Waste and Fraud at Federal Agencies

Published March 22, 2018

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Some recent inspector general reports from within various federal agencies show that the Trump administration is attempting to weed out abuse, fraud, and waste in government programs.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Natural Gas Industry Has Little Effect on Global Temperatures, Study Finds

Published March 22, 2018

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A new study shows methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector have a much smaller effect on atmospheric temperatures than previously thought.
Another Carbon Dioxide Tax Proposal Fails in Washington State

Published March 22, 2018

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The state of Washington’s latest attempt to pass a carbon dioxide tax has failed.
- Environment & Energy
Wind Industry Subsidies Under Fire in Oklahoma

Published March 22, 2018

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State legislators and other elected officials in Oklahoma are beginning to roll back generous tax incentives previously given to the state’s wind-energy industry.
- Education
Emotional Learning Will Be the Downfall of Society

Published March 21, 2018

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Critics of the public school system, myself included, often disparage government schools for failing to teach kids.
- Education
How One State Is Fixing Higher Education

Published March 21, 2018

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Will other states follow North Carolina’s example?
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
One Vote That is One Big Step for Innovation

Published March 21, 2018

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Tomorrow, the power of one vote could become very apparent.
- Environment & Energy
Alarmist Climate Researchers Abandon Scientific Method

Published March 21, 2018

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They’ve become partisan attack dogs, permanently on the lookout for “deniers.”
Mass Transit Ridership Is Falling in Southern California, Study Finds

Published March 21, 2018

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A new study finds commuters are increasingly choosing to use cars over mass transit in Southern California.
President’s Infrastructure Tax Idea Sparks Backlash

Published March 21, 2018

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President Donald Trump recently suggested increasing the federal gasoline tax by 25 cents per gallon to help pay for his proposed $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan.
Feds Investigate Arizona Wind Farm for Killing Protected Species

Published March 21, 2018

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Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation of a southern Arizona wind farm for the deaths of an endangered bat and a federally protected golden eagle.
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Policy Advisors Join Amici Curiae Brief in California ‘Climate Trial’

Published March 20, 2018

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"The amici curiae will demonstrate that there is no 'consensus' among scientists that recent global warming was chiefly anthropogenic, still less that unmitigated anthropogenic warming has been or will be dangerous or catastrophic."
- Education
The Public School Myth

Published March 20, 2018

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Opponents of education choice like to prophesize doom when the subject is raised for debate.
- Education
Why Giving Families a Choice Will Always Make Them Happier

Published March 20, 2018

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“Homeschooling was for hippies, now it’s for hipsters.”
- Education
‘Adultism’ Fad Prevents Kids From Growing Up

Published March 20, 2018

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Our country will not long endure if adults continue to forfeit their responsibility to guide young people.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Legislative Pulse: Opposing ‘Cap-and-Swindle,’ ‘Ineptitude,’ Secrecy

Published March 20, 2018

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Two-term Oregon state Sen. Alan Olsen is fighting against a carbon tax and fighting for government transparency.
Societies Need Fathers

Published March 19, 2018

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Thousands of students walked out of their classrooms in schools across the United States on March 14.
FDA Creates Cigarette Confusion – Calls for Science to Back up Policy

Published March 17, 2018

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The FDA announced a plan mandating a reduction of nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Heartland Dissects the 2017 Climate Science Special Report

Published March 16, 2018

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Climate Change Weekly #280
EPA Review Could End California’s Vehicle Emissions’ Waiver

Published March 16, 2018

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Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, testified the agency was reexamining California’s waiver to impose stricter vehicle emission standards under the 1970 Clean Air Act than federal requirements.

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