Opinion
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Certificate of Need Under Fire in North Carolina
Opinion -Some North Carolina legislators are gearing up to challenge the state’s certificate of need law, charging it limits patient access to care and drives up costs. -
Congress Approves $1.1 Trillion Spending ‘Cromnibus’ Bill
Opinion -Before adjourning in mid-December, the 113th Congress agreed on a $1.1 trillion government spending bill, keeping the federal government operational until the end of the next fiscal year in September 2015. -
Fracking Leading to Economic Growth, Rapid Job Creation in North Dakota
Opinion -While much of the rest of the nation is still struggling to recover from the 2007-2008 recession, the fracking boom in North Dakota has been a job-creating machine. -
Why Progressives Must Reverse Course on Climate Change
Opinion -[Editor’s Note: Heartland Institute Research Fellow H. Sterling Burnett interviewed Tom Harris after his speech at the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change. Harris expanded on his ICCC talk. -
Coordinated Care Increases Health Care Costs
Opinion -A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found consolidation between physician practices and hospitals may increase some forms of care coordination but leads to higher total expenditures per patient. -
FCC Hikes E-rate Telecom Taxes
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission voted in mid-December to hike fees on consumers’ wireless services to increase subsidies for Internet connectivity for schools and public libraries. -
Heartland Institute Climate Experts React to Approval of Lima Accord
Opinion -Over the weekend, climate negotiators from nearly 200 nations approved the “Lima Accord,” an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by cutting back on the burning of coal, natural gas, and oil for energy starting in 2020. -
How Obama and His Environmental Base Are Planning to Eradicate the Oil and Gas Industry
Opinion -Why does the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory war against hydraulic fracturing look like the Natural Resources Defense Council’s 2007 agenda for eliminating domestic oil and natural gas development?Because it is. -
New Law Means Pennsylvania CO2 Regulations Will Require Legislative Approval
Opinion -Pennsylvania law now requires state legislature approval of any state-developed carbon-dioxide reduction plan before it is submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under its proposed Clean Power Plan rule. -
The Benefits of a Warmer World
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #150 Climate alarmists assume global warming will restart in the coming years. Based on that assumption and model projections, they warn of a coming catastrophe for humans and the planet. -
Civil Asset Seizure Rules Pad Police Pocketbooks
Opinion -Actor and director Mel Brooks once famously observed, “It’s good to be the king,” but it’s also very profitable to be the lawman. -
Stop the Outrageous Spending
Opinion -At some point between Thanksgiving and December 1, the federal government made history, as the value of outstanding U.S. Treasury securities exceeded $18 trillion—that’s an 18 with 12 trailing zeroes. -
Walker’s Reelection Disappoints Teachers Unions
Opinion -Wisconsin teachers unions were faced with another disappointment as Gov. Scott Walker was reelected on Nov. 4. The teachers unions generally supported Walker’s Democratic challenger Mary Burke. -
Minnesota Taxpayers Removed from Funding Equation
Opinion -Minnesotans faced 39 school operating levy referendums on the ballot this fall, fewer than in any election since 1996. They nixed one of every four proposals at the polls. Chalk one up for taxpayers? Not exactly. -
Colorado Legislation Requires Transparency in Teachers Union Negotiations
Opinion -Colorado has established a law making teachers union negotiations transparent. -
Illinois Statehouse Drops Plan to Revive Anti-Ridesharing Bill
Opinion -In late November, the Illinois General Assembly abandoned a plan to override outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto of heavy restrictions on ridesharing network companies. -
Repealing and Replacing Obamacare with Patient Power
Opinion -Editor’s note: Republican control of Congress is likely to bring a serious effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. -
Jonathan Gruber’s Day On The Stand
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #448[Subscribe] Earlier this week, Jonathan Gruber testified before the House Oversight and Government Committee concerning his many statements, which have sparked political fury from the left and right, concerning the dishonest way -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Congress’ Omnibus Spending Bill
Opinion -The House and Senate this week are expected to pass a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September 2015. -
Vermont State Senator Details Cost of Single-Payer Health Care
Opinion -For two years, Gov. Peter Shumlin avoided revealing what Vermonters can expect to pay for his proposed single-payer health care system. -
Anti-testing Advocates Question Government Task Force
Opinion -The Council of Chief State School Officers has announced upcoming efforts to reduce high-stakes testing in public schools, but anti-testing activists say the proposals, though a good step, are not enough. -
Expect Medicaid Physician Participation to Worsen
Opinion -The number of doctors willing to see Medicaid patients has been in decline for quite a while, due primarily to the low reimbursement rates the program offers. -
Reject the E15 Mandate
Opinion -On Monday, the City Council’s Committee on Finance voted to approve an ordinance mandating gas stations sell gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol, also called E15. -
How Dangerous Is Snus? Don’t Ask New York Times Editors
Opinion -The New York Times has added more fuel to the anti-tobacco-harm-reduction fire with a December 4 editorial (here) rehashing the somewhat slanted reporting that appeared in the paper’s news pages on November 30.
