Opinion
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Heartland Institute Responds to Pacific Institute’s Reinstatement of Gleick
Opinion -The Board of Directors of the Pacific Institute announced yesterday it was “pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Gleick back to his position as president” of the organization. -
Bill Nullifying Obamacare Passes in Missouri House
Opinion -Legislation declaring President Obama’s health care law null and void in the state of Missouri recently passed in the state’s House of Representatives. House Bill 1534, which has now moved to the Senate, passed the House 108-44. -
Overwhelming Support for Pension Reform in San Diego, San Jose
Opinion -Wisconsin wasn’t the only place government unions took an election-day drubbing in June. Voters in two major California cities overwhelmingly approved cuts in future retirement perks for local government workers. -
FCC Issues Narrowbanding Deadline Waiver
Opinion -Public-safety radio networks operating on the T-Band will not be subject to the narrowbanding deadline scheduled for the end of this year, the Federal Communications Commission stated in a public notice released April 26, 2012. -
EPA Fracking Investigation Was Flawed, Study Concludes
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency used improper procedures and analytical methods in a report claiming hydraulic fracturing may have impaired groundwater quality near Pavillion, Wyoming, an independent scientific assessment concludes. -
School Reform News Roundup, June 4 to 8
Opinion -Senator Jim DeMint and Rep. Trent Franks have introduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would affirm parental rights.The Michigan Senate passed a Parent Trigger bill. -
St. George, Utah Prevails in Clean Water Act Dispute with Army Corps
Opinion -The resort town of St. George, Utah has won a long-running battle to gain approval for an airport on a former drag-racing strip 20 miles outside of town. -
Voters Give Government Unions a Whopping in Wisconsin
Opinion -The intense political brawl that was the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election came to a quick and decisive end the evening of June 5 with sitting Governor Scott Walker (R) retaining his seat by a margin of seven points. -
Hillary Clinton Needs A New Global Warming Travel Agent
Opinion -Hillary Clinton needs a new travel agent. Somehow, on her way to Iowa, Kansas, Florida, and the Bronx Zoo, Hillary’s travel agent sent her on a wild goose chase to Greenland, of all places. -
Maine Enacts Competency-based High School Diplomas
Opinion -Maine has passed a new law that will base high school graduation on student proficiency rather than seat time. -
Seattle Pulls Plug on Muni Wi-Fi
Opinion -Seattle, Washington has ended its municipal wi-fi experiment after seven years of trying to make free broadband work, discontinuing its wi-fi service April 29. Seattle is only the latest in a string of cities to fail at delivering free wi-fi. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to Gov. Scott Walker’s Victory in Recall
Opinion -Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) Tuesday staved off a recall prompted by reforms of the state’s budget and public-sector unions. -
Obama Administration Approves Wisconsin Medicaid Reforms
Opinion -In accordance with standards set by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA), the federal government has approved changes to Wisconsin’s state Medicaid program, BadgerCare. The federal government asked Republican Gov. -
Gov. Walker Wins Wisconsin Recall by Decisive Margin
Opinion -Wisconsin’s Scott Walker became the first U.S. governor to win a recall election on June 5 with 54 percent of ballots and massive voter turnout at approximately 57 percent. Walker, Lt. -
Romney’s Education Choice
Opinion -Mitt Romney is rolling through 2012 at a faster pace than Ronald Reagan rolled through 1980. He is ahead of Reagan's pace at this point in 1980. -
Teaching global warming in kindergarten
Opinion -The Common Core state education standards list what math and language-arts information and skills children should master in each grade. Forty-five states adopted those standards in 2009 and 2010 under heavy incentives from the Obama administration. -
Was ‘Good Science’ Really Applied in the Recent Mercury Report Issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection?
Opinion -As a scientist who has spent the past ten years studying the science of mercury (Hg) and the biologically toxic form of mercury, methylmercury (MeHg), I was taken aback by the clear misuse of the phrase “good science” in a recent letter by Florida DEP’s -
Florida DEP Uses Bad Science to Justify New Water Restrictions
Opinion -The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is utilizing poor science to support its proposed new restrictions on mercury in water bodies in the state, reports mercury researcher Dr. Willie Soon. -
Arizona Counties Sue Feds over Mining Restrictions
Opinion -Mohave County, Arizona is suing the federal government over new restrictions on mining operations that will place one million acres of uranium-rich lands off limits. -
Missouri Legislature Passes a Bill Allowing More Charter Schools
Opinion -The Missouri legislature has passed its first major piece of charter school legislation since its first in 1998: Senate Bill 576 would allow charter schools to open statewide and make it easier to close poor-performing ones. -
There is No Value in Currency Devaluation
Opinion -The euro is in trouble. That is not news. What is news is that people with deep pockets are willing to pay for economists to provide a solution. -
High-Taxing Empire State Loses 3.4 Million Residents in 10 Years
Opinion -New York State accounted for the biggest migration exodus of any state in the nation between 2000 and 2010, with 3.4 million residents leaving over that period, according to the Tax Foundation. Over that decade 2. -
EPA Rejects Petition to Ban ‘Weed and Feed’ Herbicide
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a request by the Natural Resources Defense Council activist group to ban 2,4-D, one of the most effective herbicides on the market. -
Awaiting Supreme Court Ruling, Illinois Pauses Exchange Implementation
Opinion -President Obama’s home state of Illinois has become the latest to step back from implementing a health insurance exchange, according to the legislator charged with leading the effort.