Opinion
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Heartland Institute Experts React to Chicago City Council Approval of Massive Tax Hike
Opinion -The Chicago City Council today approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $7.8 billion fiscal 2016 budget. -
Florida Lawmaker Proposes Study of Public Transit P3 Plan
Opinion -A Florida lawmaker is proposing a bill to reorganize and reform Orlando’s regional public transit system, which is operated by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. -
DC Regulators Propose Government Licensing for Fitness Trainers
Opinion -Local Washington, DC lawmakers are reconsidering proposed occupational licensing regulations for fitness trainers in the nation’s capital. -
Congress Temporarily Extends Internet Access Tax Ban
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representative voted in favor of a stopgap continuing resolution funding the government’s operations until December 11, including provisions extending the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA). -
More than 500,000 Could Lose Obamacare Subsidies
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #479 Open enrollment in the Obamacare-created federal health insurance exchange is scheduled to begin on November 1, and many consumers returning to the exchange or signing up for the first time are in for a rude awakening: -
Did We Really Save the Ozone Layer?
Opinion -Another year has passed and that stubborn ozone hole over Antarctica refuses to go away. Data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows that the ozone hole for the fall maximum season grew 22 percent from 2014 to 2015. -
No, Bernie Sanders, Exxon Did Not Lie About Global Warming
Opinion -Bernie Sanders is trying tried to divert attention from his bumbling performance in the recent Democratic Party presidential debate by making false and incendiary accusations that Exxon lied about global warming. -
Tesla’s “Success,” a Great Example of How Government Regulations Manipulate Markets
Opinion -The American consumer is resistant to marketing aimed at selling them electric and hybrid vehicles. -
Land and Water Conservation Fund Expires, Battle for Reform Continues
Opinion -At midnight on October 1, for the first time since it was established in 1965, Congress allowed the authorization to lapse for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). -
President Declares New Marine Sanctuaries
Opinion -President Barack Obama this week announced new marine sanctuaries in Lake Michigan and the Potomac River in Maryland. -
When Government Tries to Equalize Free Speech – We End Up With Zero Speech
Opinion -The First Amendment reads (in part): “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech….” “Abridge” is legally defined as: “…(T)he making of a declaration or count shorter, by taking or severing away some of the substance from it. -
Congress, Ready to Drive a Stake Through the Climate Vampire’s Heart
Opinion -It’s nearly Halloween again, the time of year when little monsters roam the streets begging for goodies. All in good fun. Scary! -
The FCC’s Abjectly Illegitimate Premise for More Cable Regulation
Opinion -There are troubling signals that the FCC is gearing up to further increase regulation of cable -- on top of the extra-legal new utility regulation the FCC already did in its 2015 Open Internet Order. -
EMP: A Real Threat to the United States
Opinion -While the world’s governments spend billions of dollars a year trying to prevent or mitigate a probably imaginary change in global temperature a century or more in the future, a very real threat is going largely unnoticed. -
Conservative Legislators Vote to Oppose Direct Solar Sales
Opinion -America’s most prominent group of conservative legislators has approved a model resolution opposing a market-share carve-out for direct solar power sales. -
Is Google-Alphabet’s Restructuring about Antitrust and Privacy After All?
Opinion -The world’s self-professed know-it-all apparently does know a lot more than we do. -
Why the FCC Approach to Special Access Regulation Is All Wrong
Opinion -The FCC’s approach to special access is all wrong because they should be doing the exact opposite of what they are doing. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Published EPA ‘Clean Power Plan’
Opinion -The Environmental Protection Agency Friday published its “Clean Power Plan” in the Federal Register, setting off 60 days of official public comment and challenges. Some two dozen states immediately filed lawsuits in the U.S. -
Fracking Could Stimulate Economies in ‘10 Worst Cities in Illinois’
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Greenpeace Founder Shreds Climate Alarmist’s Myths
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #190 Patrick Moore is a brave and honest man. -
Heartland Institute Education Experts React to Report on Burden of Federal Regulations on Universities
Opinion -A Vanderbilt University report published this week shows colleges around the country spend $27 billion a year to comply with federal rules and regulations. -
Common Sense Prevails in Climate Change Presentation
Opinion -Despite the push by the UN through its recently approved Agenda 2030 by member nations this past August, the words of President Obama declaring that Global Warming is the most pressing issue this country is facing, and the brainwashing of school children -
Washington DOT Forgets It Converted General Purpose Lanes To Toll Lanes
Opinion -State Department of Transportation officials continue to say they did not convert general purpose lanes on Interstate 405 to toll lanes. -
EPA Emails Reveal Collusion with Green Groups
Opinion -A raft of documents seemingly showing collaboration and coordination between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and environmental lobbyists to shape and support EPA regulations is raising serious questions about the integrity of the federal
