Opinion
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What Cannabis Growers Know that Climate Scientists Don’t Know
Opinion -Editorial -Carbon dioxide isn’t pollution—it’s plant food. -
Associated Press Accuses Charter Schools of ‘Racial Isolation’
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #202 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Trump Rolling Back Federal Land Grab in Utah
Opinion -Press Release -“The drive to take U.S. lands out of the hands of the American people has continued at breakneck speed for more than four decades” - Jay Lehr -
Device Identifying Students’ Attention Levels Heads Toward Schools
Opinion -school-reform-news -A company promoting a headset that would notify teachers of their students’ attention level is moving toward implementation of a pilot program. -
Congress Considers Bill to Grant Asylum for Persecuted Homeschoolers
Opinion -school-reform-news -The U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would grant asylum to a specified number of families persecuted for homeschooling in their home countries. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to the Senate Passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Opinion -Press Release -"Just in time for Christmas, the U.S. Senate’s approval of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is one of the best gifts taxpayers will find under their tree this year – or even during their lifetimes." - Jesse Hathaway -
UN Agency to Congress: Drop Dead
Opinion -Editorial -The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in France has received over $48 million from America’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), to determine whether various chemicals cause cancer in humans. -
A Fascinating Guidebook to the Future of Man and Machine
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Review of Artificial Intelligence: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Jerry Kaplan (Oxford University Press, 2016), 192 pages, ISBN-13 978-0190602390, $14.28 on Amazon.com (pb). -
A Practical Guide for Marketing Urban Living
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Review of Selling City Living: How Cities Can Compete With the Suburbs for Growth, by John L. Gann Jr., CarpeHoram, 2017, 78 pp., $77.75 at salesjobsandtaxes.com/cityliving.html -
Business Owners Oppose Madison, Wisconsin Surveillance Ordinance
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Madison, Wisconsin Public Safety Review Committee will meet in January 2018 to consider a proposed ordinance requiring convenience store owners to purchase and operate surveillance cameras in their stores. -
Pennsylvanians Approve Property Tax Reform
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Pennsylvania voters approved a ballot question amending the state’s constitution to allow the General Assembly to give local taxing agencies the power to grant full property tax exemptions. -
Philadelphia Sugar-Sweetened Tax Sours Business Leaders
Opinion -budget-tax-news -As the first anniversary of Philadelphia’s excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages draws near, business leaders are criticizing the surcharge. -
Manufacturing Jobs Dry Up in Southern Illinois
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Honeywell International Inc., a U.S. producer of consumer and commercial goods, announced it will indefinitely close the Honeywell Uranium Hexafluoride Processing Facility in Metropolis, Illinois in the first quarter of 2018. -
Georgia Cyber Charter School Has Waitlist
Opinion -school-reform-news -A Georgia cyber charter school has become so popular it now has a waitlist. -
Graduation Rates Rise, but Chicago Public Schools Students Lag in College
Opinion -school-reform-news -A report on the progress of students and graduates of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) shows the city’s government schools are poorly preparing students for college. -
Interview: Preparing for a Balanced Budget Amendment Convention
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Neal Schuerer is executive director of Campaign Constitution, a nonprofit organization working with state elected officials and policy leaders to advance state-initiated constitutional reform. Schuerer previously served two terms in the Iowa state Senate. -
House Committee Approves Bill to Prohibit ‘Choke Point’ Operations
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee approved a bill to prevent government agencies from using regulatory actions to force out business owners working in disfavored industries such as adult entertainment and firearm sales. -
FDA Streamlines Review Process for Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Opinion -health-care-news -The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is developing a more efficient process for obtaining government approval for direct-to-consumer genetic testing for health risks. -
Killeen, Texas City Council Approves Taxicab Regulation Reforms
Opinion -budget-tax-news -On November 14, 2017, The Killeen, Texas City Council voted to reduce taxicab regulations in the city to match those imposed on Uber and Lyft drivers across the state. -
Friendly Tax Climate Gives Florida Lawmakers Reason to Celebrate
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In addition to ringing in 2018 in January, Florida state lawmakers can celebrate their state’s high ranking in the 2018 edition of the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index report. -
Occupational Licensing Laws Continue Rapid Growth, Study Finds
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The explosive growth of occupational licensing has continued in all 50 states, a new study reports. -
Defund Asset Forfeiture Program, Senators Say
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A group of U.S. Senators is calling on Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) to deny funding for Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ expansion of the federal government’s civil asset forfeiture program. -
Support Grows for Sugar Policy Reform
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to reform federal sugar price supports is gaining support. -
Oklahoma Legislator Plans Reboot for Bill Ending Film Tax Credit
Opinion -budget-tax-news -After a proposed bill that would have canceled the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program stalled during the state Legislature’s 2017 special session, state Rep. Kevin Calvey (R-Oklahoma City) says he will try again in 2018.