Opinion
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National Renewable Electricity Standard: Why Raise Electricity Prices?
Opinion -Earlier this month, Representatives Jared Polis (D Colorado), Ben Ray Luján (D New Mexico), and Ann Kuster (D New Hampshire) introduced the National Renewable Electricity Act of 2013 (RES Act) into the US House of Representatives. -
Former Mayor Smuggles Guns to Mexico, Keeps Taxpayer-Funded Pension
Opinion -A conviction for gun smuggling isn’t stopping a former Columbus, New Mexico mayor from getting nearly $17,000 a year in taxpayer-funded pension money. -
Electricity Prices Rise Dramatically Under Ohio Renewable Mandates
Opinion -Electricity prices in Ohio have risen approximately triple the national average since Ohio enacted renewable power mandates in 2008. -
You CAN Opt Out of Obamacare: Here’s How
Opinion -Heartland Institute Policy Advisor Merrill Matthews, who is resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, posted a PolicyByte the other day titled “Mandate Revolt: Health Insurers Offering Coverage for Those Who Refuse Obamacare. -
Paul Krugman Doesn’t Get The True Depth Of Conservative Villainy
Opinion -Paul Krugman has found out the hidden truth of his political opponents once again: Republican opposition to Obamacare is motivated by how much they hate the poor:“The purpose of most health care reform is to help the unfortunate — people with -
The Power-Mad EPA
Opinion -Barely a week goes by these days without hearing of some new demand by the Environmental Protection Agency that borders on the insane.Increasingly, EPA regulations are being challenged and now reach the Supreme Court for a final judgment. -
Republicans Go to ‘War’ Over Cutting 1/1,825th of Federal Spending
Opinion -Let's put this Paul Ryan-Patty Murray federal budget deal in perspective. It's a deal that some pundits say has sparked "war" between the Republican grassroots and Republican establishment leaders. -
Illinois Its Own Worst Enemy for Entrepreneurs
Opinion -Starting a small business is tough. Starting one in Illinois is even more difficult. Over the years, Illinois lawmakers have created a system that could make even the most intrepid entrepreneur shudder. -
Montana, North Dakota AGs Advocate Coal Export Terminals
Opinion -Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem warned Washington state officials that if they conduct an overzealous environmental review of a proposed coal export terminal in Washington, it may violate the rights of -
New Hampshire School Choice Case Assumes Government Owns Your Income
Opinion -Opponents of school choice are once again seeking to restrict the ability of parents to select the best education for their child. -
With Obamacare’s Reality, Time to Spread the Blame
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #401 This New York Times piece on canceled policies for Big Apple professionals contains a doozy of a line: Many in New York’s professional and cultural elite have long supported President Obama’s health care plan. -
Ohio Legislature Considers Softening Renewable Mandates
Opinion -The Ohio legislature is considering legislation to soften the state’s renewable power mandates, though special interest lobbyists are fighting hard to preserve their market carve-outs. -
CBO Shows Top 40% Pay More Than 100% of Taxes
Opinion -The Congressional Budget Office has published a study, The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2010, which shows the top 40 percent of income earners paid 106.2 percent of total federal income taxes, while the bottom 40 percent paid -9. -
The European Commission’s Google Antitrust Problems Are Not Going Away
Opinion -Why are European Commission antitrust authorities bending over backwards to settle with Google? -
Wisconsin Council Okays Workers Comp Cost-Containment Plan
Opinion -The Wisconsin Workers Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) unanimously voted at its December meeting to back a plan that would tie healthcare rates in the Workers Compensation system to a fee schedule based on local market prices. -
More Than 400 Prominent Democrats Sign Letter Supporting Coal
Opinion -More than 400 Democratic public officials and party leaders signed a letter sent to the White House asking President Barack Obama to accelerate rather than stifle coal production and utilization. -
New Center Focuses on Special-Needs Charter Students
Opinion -After 20 years studying special education in charter schools, Lauren Morando Rhim saw little progress. -
Heartland Daily Podcast: A Modern Vision of the FCC- Scott Cleland
Opinion -In this podcast, The Heartland Institute Director of Communications, Jim Lakely and Senior Policy Analyst, Matthew Glans discuss Scott Cleland's latest paper "A Modern Vision for the FCC. -
The Financial Collapse of America
Opinion -“The United States is in very deep trouble. First, the concept of repaying $16.7 trillion in debt is not even a remote possibility over the next 100 years, even if the government had small surpluses. -
New Facts Reveal Cloud Impacts on Warming
Opinion -CHURCHVILLE, VA – For decades, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been fixated on carbon dioxide (CO2), asserting the sun’s variations in output are too small to have triggered the surge in Earth’s temperatures between 1976 and 1998. -
Should the House Pass the Marketplace Fairness Act?
Opinion -Congress has considered many bills over the past few years that, like the Marketplace Fairness Act, would expand states’ ability to force out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes regardless of whether the retailer has a physical presence in the -
Health Savings Accounts: Ten Years On
Opinion -On a wintery Monday night in Washington about 70 people gathered at a banquet to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the signing of Health Savings Accounts into law. -
Death by Renewables
Opinion -Green energy, specifically solar and wind, has been sold to the American public as the answer to a host of crimes against the planet—but green has a big downside. -
Missouri’s In-State Renewable Power Mandate Headed for Court
Opinion -Environmental activist groups are suing Missouri state officials after legislators blocked an administrative rule requiring customers to purchase renewable power from in-state sources.
