Opinion
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Pennsylvania Bill Would Tie Teacher Layoffs to Performance, Not Seniority
Opinion -school-reform-news -A bill in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would end the practice of automatically laying off teachers in order of seniority and instead require districts to rely on state evaluations. -
Iowa Proposes Using Student Opinions in ESSA Plan
Opinion -school-reform-news -The Iowa state government will incorporate feedback from a student survey to determine which public schools need improvement under the state’s proposed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan. -
Costs of Decarbonization Greater Than Costs of Climate Change
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #267 -
Steyer-Money Environmentalists Confuse Vancouvers
Opinion -Editorial -When Leftists REALLY want to “make a difference” – but they’re confused as to where they wish to do so. -
The Perplexing Problem of Frivolous Lawsuits
Opinion -Editorial -Business groups have long campaigned against frivolous lawsuits. And yet the problem resembles government’s challenge in planning an economy. -
This Year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Not Been Historically Unusual
Opinion -Editorial -The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season got an early start with Arlene in April, but the most powerful storms didn’t start to hit until the last week of August, when Hurricane Harvey flooded Texas and Louisiana. -
Hard Truths About the Lies Undermining America
Opinion -Editorial -LYING is a scary book, but the journey of a thousand miles must begin with the first step. -
Public Unwilling to Pay More for Energy to Fight Climate Change, Poll Shows
Opinion -According to a recent poll Americans do not want their government to do anything to address climate change that cost them very much. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Opinion -Press Release -"Time is running out for Congress in 2017, and Americans can’t afford to wait another day for relief from government’s ever-expanding intrusion on our lives and wallets" - Jesse Hathaway -
The Changing World Energy Economy
Opinion -Editorial -Ingenuity and efficiency are reducing links between economic growth and energy consumption -
“Zero Emissions” will Test the Convictions of Canberrans
Opinion -Editorial -Let’s test the convictions of Canberrans. -
Oklahoma State Task Force Plans Release of Occupational Licensing Report
Opinion -budget-tax-news -An Oklahoma Department of Labor task force studying occupational licensing’s effects will send its final report to Gov. Mary Fallin in December, after receiving advice from the public and policy experts. -
President Trump Slowing the Growth of Federal Regulations, Show Reports
Opinion -environment-climate-news -President Donald Trump has slowed the pace of federal regulations by a record amount. -
South Carolina on Brink of Expanding School Choice Program
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #198 -
Cupcakes, YouTube, and Home Production
Opinion -Editorial -Home or small-scale production of goods and services is surging in the U.S. Examples include YouTube videos, blogging and self-published books, craft beer, cupcakes, and home schooling. -
Burlington Telecom Has Failed And It’s Time To Sell
Opinion -Editorial -Burlington Telecom (BT) is a failure and proof that government municipal projects simply don't work. -
How a Teachers Union is Protecting a Violent Antifa Radical
Opinion -Editorial -Yvette Felarca is the militant Berkeley Unified School District teacher whose mugshot has been appearing in the news a lot lately for her violent behavior at Antifa-led riots. -
Pennsylvania Enacts Right-to-Try Law
Opinion -health-care-news -Pennsylvania residents suffering from terminal illnesses will be allowed to try experimental therapies yet to receive full approval under the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s lengthy review process. -
Supreme Court Accepts Historic Forced-Unionism Case
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawyers representing an Illinois state government employee challenging the constitutionality of deducting union fees from his paycheck will present opening arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). -
Health Care Reform: Now It’s Our Turn
Opinion -Legacy Quarterly Report Newsletter -Quarterly Performance Report Fourth Quarter, 2017 -
Lawsuit Challenges Border Patrol Phone Searches
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Ten American citizens are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, alleging federal border patrol agents violated their constitutional rights by searching their personal electronic devices without first obtaining search warrants from a judge. -
Yet Another Local Battle In The Media-Left’s War On Oil
Opinion -Editorial -Because the federal government has so grossly exceeded its Constitution-delimited authorities, we pay way more attention to national politics than the Founding Fathers intended or wanted. -
When Media Becomes Part of the Problem
Opinion -Editorial -It should not be a surprise that Democrats are using every opportunity possible to criticize President Trump and members of his administration. -
Utah Political Organization Pushes Medicaid Expansion Ballot Question
Opinion -budget-tax-news, health-care-news -A coalition of political advocacy organizations in Utah is trying to place a ballot question before voters in 2018, asking them to approve expanding Medicaid eligibility in the state.