Opinion
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Doctors Urge Vermont to Embrace Markets
Opinion -At a public event in Vermont, physicians from Kansas, Maine, New Jersey, and Vermont discussed how they deliver top-quality, inexpensive, and hassle-free health care directly to patients without the expenses and red tape associated with third parties. -
EU Antitrust Endgame is Google-Android Platform Neutrality
Opinion -Most have missed entirely the broader significance of the EC-DGComp’s laser-focused Google Statement of Objections (that charge Google is dominant in search and is abusing that dominance in Google Shopping by self-dealing via preferencing Google content -
Reforms Await Action, State Imposes Tax Hikes Instead
Opinion -Alabama’s Medicaid drug program could run more efficiently and help slow the growth of Medicaid spending, according to a commission established by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R), but the state legislature has not acted on the recommendations. -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Jeff Judson Available for Comment About Streetcar Charter Amendment
Opinion -Jeff Judson, a leader of the local Streetcar Vote Coalition and senior fellow of The Heartland Institute, will be available for in-person, on-camera, or over-the-phone interviewsSaturday, May 9, during the day and evening regarding the election outcome -
President Calls for Federal Drug Price Negotiation in Medicare Part D
Opinion -President Barack Obama’s latest budget proposal calls for the federal government to negotiate Medicare Part D drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. -
Heartland Replies to Jeffrey Sachs
Opinion -On May 3, Jeffrey Sachs, a Columbia University professor and “special adviser” to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, wrote a commentary condemning global warming “deniers” that appeared on a Catholic website called Pewsitter. -
The Louisiana Legislature Gets It: Bold Steps Must be Taken to Protect Critical Services
Opinion -At a time when the Louisiana legislature is facing a $1. -
Legislators Place Moratorium on Charter Schools in Wilmington, Delaware
Opinion -Delaware legislators voted not to approve any new charter schools in the city of Wilmington until the state drafts a strategic plan for school growth. Gov. -
Wisconsin Assembly to Consider Making Opting Out of Tests Easier for Parents
Opinion -An Assembly bill under consideration in Wisconsin would require school districts to inform parents of their right to opt their children out of state-mandated tests. -
Nevada Bill Would Challenge Federal Land Management
Opinion -A proposed bill in the Nevada Legislature represents the most far-reaching current state challenge to the federal government’s vast land holdings in the rural West. -
HHS: Maryland Misallocated $28.4 Million Intended for State Exchange
Opinion -Maryland overbilled the federal government some $28.4 million while building the state’s health insurance exchange and should now repay the money, says a report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. -
Tampa Grassroots Conservative Group Says No to Solar Power Amendment
Opinion -A Tampa grassroots conservative group with over 2,000 members is officially opposing a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution to give the solar power industry a monopoly for on-site electricity sales to homes and businesses. -
Teachers Unions File Appeal of Vergara Decision
Opinion -The California Federation of Teachers and the California Teachers Association filed an appeal to the landmark Vergara decision on May 1. A local CBS affiliate reports the unions are challenging the ruling for lacking "legal or factual justification. -
Massachusetts Wind Money Wasted
Opinion -Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s (D) export-terminal dreams have become a nightmare for the state’s taxpayers, as the South Coast Marine Terminal being constructed as a staging area for a large offshore wind development has come on hard -
Ohio Supreme Court Calls A Foul on Cleveland’s Jock Tax
Opinion -On April 30th, former Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday and former Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer likely did end zone dances that would make Chad Ochocinco blush. -
What’s Next for Obamacare After King v. Burwell
Opinion -When the U.S. Supreme Court determines the outcome of King v. -
ReasonTV: “What the Rolling Stones, LeBron James, and ‘Downton Abbey’ Teach Us About Economics”
Opinion -The Reason Foundation’s video outlet, Reason TV, has a great new video about the intersection of economics and pop culture. -
An American Response to Loss of ObamaCare Subsidies
Opinion -This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court could, in King v. Burwell, uninsure 8 million Americans by finding that subsidies are illegal outside State Exchanges.Some Republicans are saying “Let it burn.” For Democrats, it’s “ObamaCare or nothing. -
Populist Force Of Parents Against Common Core Grows Strong
Opinion -Hillary Clinton liked it when support for Common Core was "bipartisan ... or, actually, nonpartisan," but finds it painful now that the nationalized education standards supposedly have been politicized. -
World’s Leading Skeptics of Man-Caused Global Warming to Gather in Washington, DC
Opinion -Tenth International Conference on Climate Change Offers ‘Fresh Start’ for Science-based Climate Policy June 11–12, 2015 The Tenth International Conference on Climate Change (#ICCC10) will take place on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12, 2015 at the -
Latest Report On Global Free Trade Impediments Details The Ridiculousness
Opinion -Most of us on the center-right very much like free trade — for at least a couple of reasons.The freer trade is, the cheaper the things traded are. Which makes life easier for everyone in the nations engaged in said trade. -
Tennessee Lawmakers Create Education Savings Accounts
Opinion -Tennessee became the fourth state to offer education savings accounts (ESA) after creating a program designed specifically for special-needs students. In June, Gov. -
Massachusetts Begins Reforming Welfare-to-Work Program
Opinion -Massachusetts lawmakers, working to move people from dependency on the state’s entitlement programs by returning them to work, announced the creation of “WorkFirst,” a comprehensive initiative to reform the state’s welfare system. -
VA Scandal Whistleblower Faces Government Retaliation
Opinion -The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is investigating claims of a whistleblower who revealed the use of a secret appointment waiting list at a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana.
