Opinion
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America’s Largest Urban Cores
Opinion -America's cities (metropolitan areas) changed radically since the dawn of World War II. -
Reporters Ignore Climate Change Skeptics
Opinion -The views of researchers skeptical of the theory humans are causing potentially catastrophic climate change have become scarce in news stories covering the topic. -
Pulling the Plug on Renewable Energy
Opinion -There is never a good time for bad public policy. For few policies is this more evident than renewable energy mandates (REM), variously known as renewable portfolio standards, alternative energy standards and renewable energy standards. -
Commentary: Two Cheers for Ryan Health Plan
Opinion -On the eve of the Supreme Court hearing of King v. Burwell, three House Republican leaders—Paul Ryan (WI), John Kline (MN), and Fred Upton (MI)—unveiled an important new alternative to Obamacare. -
Sugar Tax Proposed in Vermont General Assembly
Opinion -Lawmakers in Vermont are proposing adding a $0.02-per-ounce tax on pop and other sugar-sweetened beverages, to increase funding for health entitlement spending in the state. -
Discrimination in Indiana – Private or Political?
Opinion -Discrimination has become a “dirty word.” It has come to carry the “politically incorrect” connotation of prejudice, hatefulness, racism, and cruel intolerance towards others in society. There is only one problem: which one of us does not discriminate? -
Texas’ Welfare Rolls Shrink, Rick Perry Deserves Praise
Opinion -Editor’s Note: This Op-Ed was written and submitted to Breitbart Texas by Logan Pike and Justin Haskins with The Heartland Institute. -
Diet, Gain Weight, Diet, Gain Weight
Opinion -My Mother taught gourmet cooking, haute cuisine, for three decades in the local adult schools, first just to women and later with courses just for men as they too wanted to learn how to make succulent dishes, delicious sauces, and to bake as well. -
California Considering Stricter Climate Change Laws
Opinion -In response to Gov. -
Special Enrollment for Obamacare Announced
Opinion -Acknowledging many people may have been confused about the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Obama administration announced a special enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 for those who didn’t buy insurance in the most recent -
Supreme Court Won’t Hear IPAB Challenge
Opinion -Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear the case Coons v. Lew, which many people referred to as the Obamacare 'death panel' case. -
NEPA Guidance for CO2 Emissions Is Bad Policy Based on Bad Science
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #165 Marlo Lewis, senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, drafted a powerful rebuke of the Council on Environmental Quality’s recent draft guidance to require a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of -
Vermont Lawmaker Proposes Easing Raw Milk Rules
Opinion -Vermont State Rep. Teo Zagar (D-Windsor) is proposing a bill to loosen state regulations on raw milk sales in the state. -
Bloomington City Council Passes New Food Truck Rules
Opinion -Responding to pressure from local restaurant owners, lawmakers in Bloomington, Indiana passed new regulations on where food truck vendors may sell food to customers. -
Arkansas Legislators Pass Bill to Create Choice Program
Opinion -On March 31, the Arkansas Senate voted to pass House Bill 1552, which would create a school voucher program for children with disabilities. The bill passed with bipartisan support and now awaits signing by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. -
The Geopolitics of Oil Go Round and Round
Opinion -Many complicated factors contribute to the global price of a barrel of oil, but two of the leading components are supply and risk—and both have the potential to escalate in the days ahead. -
New Federal Rules Will Further Slow Growth of Fracking on Federal and Indian Lands
Opinion -The Obama administration has unveiled the first safety mandates for fracking operations on federal and Indian lands. The new rules, announced on March 20, 2015, take effect in late June. -
Minnesota Lawmaker Proposes Cigar Sin Tax Cut
Opinion -In Minnesota, State Rep. Jim Nash (R-Waconia) introduced a bill to reduce the state’s excise tax on cigars by up to $3, lowering the tax to $0.50 per unit. Currently, a 95 percent tax is added to the price of cigars, increasing the price by $3.50. -
Arizona Senate Kills Bill to Repeal Common Core
Opinion -On March 30, the Arizona Senate defeated HB2190, a bill meant to rid the state of Common Core. In a 13-16 vote, the legislators narrowly voted to keep the controversial K-12 math and English standards.The bill, sponsored by Rep. -
IRS Sends Wrong Obamacare Tax Information
Opinion -Many taxpayers are concerned a chaotic and confusing tax preparation season lies ahead in the wake of the Obama administration admitting it sent inaccurate tax information to 800,000 people who enrolled in and received tax credits through federal and -
Still Moving to Texas: The 2014 Metropolitan Population Estimates
Opinion -Texas continues to dominate major metropolitan area growth. Among the 53 major metropolitan areas (with more than 1 million population), Texas cities occupied three of five top positions in population growth, and four of the top 10 (Figure 1). -
Washington State GOP Pushes Renewable Mandate Revision
Opinion -Washington State Senate Republicans want to revise the state’s renewable energy mandate to reduce the cost burden on utilities’customers. -
Feds to Ban Kids’ Soft Plastic Toys for No Good Reason
Opinion -The Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) wants to hear from you.The agency has extended its comments period until April 15 as it considers a rule that would regulate a range of chemicals within a group called phthalates. -
Seven States that Deserve an ‘F’ for their Welfare Programs
Opinion -When President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act into law in 1996, some Democrats and virtually all Republicans in Congress, led by then-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), predicted the law would lead to