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Congress Adds New National Parks to System in Decline
Opinion -Despite an $11.5 billion maintenance backlog marring visitor experiences at national parks and leaving important maintenance projects unaddressed, the federal government continues to add new properties to the park system. -
City of Chicago Hits Taxpayers with New ‘Netflix Tax’
Opinion -The City of Chicago is expanding an existing excise tax on movie and theater tickets to include streaming online video and music services, such as Netflix and Spotify, in order to generate additional revenue. -
FAA Warning Raises More Questions About Boeing Batteries
Opinion -It appears – two years after Boeing had fire incidents from installed lithium ion batteries that shut down deliveries of its vaunted Dreamliner 787 – that its “solution” to “vent” heat and flames outside the aircrafts has prevented any catastrophes, so -
States Sue Over WOTUS
Opinion -States Sue Over WOTUS By Bonner R. Cohen The Obama administration’s plan to expand the definition of wetlands in order to increase the number of waterways protected by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) edicts is running into multiple roadblocks. -
Obama Designates Three New National Monuments
Opinion -Over the objections of many local, state and federal legislators from the affected areas, in early July, President Barack Obama designated new national monuments in California, Nevada and Texas. -
The Donald Trump Rule: ‘Flip-Flopping’ to the Right Position Can Be a Very Good Thing
Opinion -We hear the charge leveled all the time: “Flip-flopper.” When someone fundamentally changes their position on an issue.We are naturally left to wonder if the move is genuine. Are they are saying what they think – or what they think we want to hear? -
Chris Farley Government: Remember When It Was Congress That Made Law? That Was Awesome
Opinion -Remember that recurring Saturday Night Live skit where the late Chris Farley was the ultimate fanboy – interviewing those for whom he was the ultimate fanboy? -
GAO: Federal Tech Spending is Inefficient, Wasteful
Opinion -The federal government’s annual expenditure of more than $80 billion for information technology incurs rampant waste and inefficiency, according to a June report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). -
Freedom to Move: Personal Freedom or Government Control, Part II
Opinion -There are many economic fallacies that surround the issue of freer or open immigration into the United States, and few of them can stand up to serious critical examination.The Fallacy that Immigrants “Steal” Jobs from Americans. -
Rebuilding America’s Greatness by Challenging Federal Overreach
Opinion -Review of By the People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission, Charles Murray, Crown Forum, 2015, 336 pages; ISBN-13: 978-0385346511: $17.18 on Amazon.com. American freedom is being threatened. -
Sen. Paul Proposes Significant Changes to Tax Code
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Zero Emission Vehicles Pollute
Opinion -A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, "Environmental Benefits from Driving Electric Vehicles?" shows the moniker ‘zero emission vehicle,’ attached to electric cars is misplaced. -
Top 10 Global Warming Lies
Opinion -Editor’s note: As a special feature this month, Environment & Climate News is publishing an article by Heartland Senior Fellow James Taylor rebutting a series of claims made by the Environmental Defense Fund in recent fund raising mailers it’s sent out. -
Tennessee Gov. Haslam Campaigns for Gas Tax Hike
Opinion -Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) is campaigning across the state for the first gasoline tax increase in 25 years. The tax would raise money for proposed increases in state infrastructure spending. -
Sen. Rand Paul Sues IRS Over Overseas Banking Tax Program
Opinion -United States Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is suing the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury over the constitutionality of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). -
Ohio Gov. Kasich Signs Expanded Budget
Opinion -The new budget for the State of Ohio for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 was signed into law by Gov. John Kasich (R), reducing the income tax rates on individuals by 6. -
Obama: Iranian oil, good. Canadian oil, bad. American oil, bad.
Opinion -President Obama’s confusing approach to energy encourages our enemies who shout “death to America,” while penalizing our closest allies and even our own job creators. -
Missouri Passes Law Restricting Policing for Profit
Opinion -Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) signed a bill placing a cap on the proportion of revenue cities and counties can collect from traffic enforcement and capping the total amount of fines and penalties on traffic violations. -
Supreme Court Blocks EPA’s Mercury Emissions Rule
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has set aside a far-reaching set of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations targeting mercury, arsenic, and acid gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. -
St. Louis Sacks Taxpayers with Big Sports Stadium Bill
Opinion -More than $5 million in taxpayer money has already been spent on the preliminary planning stages of constructing a replacement National Football League (NFL) stadium for the St. Louis Rams. The team’s owners have threatened to leave St. -
Kansas Sin Taxes Spur Out-of-State Shopping Trips
Opinion -New “sin tax” hikes, approved by Kansas lawmakers in June, are prompting residents to buy tobacco in nearby states with lower tax rates. Lawmakers approved increasing the excise tax on cigarettes from 79 cents per pack to $1.29 a pack, a 63 percent hike. -
House Transportation Chairman Proposes Privatizing Air Traffic Control
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Senators Rubio, Graham Propose Online Poker Ban
Opinion -U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are introducing the Senate’s version of the Restoring America’s Wire Act (RAWA) bill, which would make online poker and gambling a federal crime.
