Opinion
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Milwaukee Teacher Union Requests Gov. Walker’s Policies
Opinion -At the request of both the Milwaukee school district and teachers union, Wisconsin legislators approved a bill extending to the district the same policies that prompted union-backed petitions to recall Gov. -
Heartland Institute Responds to House Budget Plan for Federal Crop Insurance
Opinion -WASHINGTON, DC (MARCH 22, 2012) – The Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate today responded to the plan unveiled by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), who calls for $30 billion in cuts over the next decade -
Texas Takes on Obama Administration over Planned Parenthood and Medicaid
Opinion -In a controversial decision that could change how low-income women receive health services, the state of Texas has pushed forward in its anti-abortion battle, igniting a public relations skirmish with the federal government. -
Alarmist Models Wrong on Arctic Treeline Predictions
Opinion -The Arctic treeline is moving northward more slowly than the 2 kilometers per year predicted by alarmist computer models, according to a newly released study by Cambridge University. -
U.S. Education Mediocrity Threatens National Security
Opinion -The U.S. education system’s mediocrity threatens national security and economic prosperity, concludes a report out this morning from a task force co-chaired by former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and former New York City Chancellor Joel Kline. -
Just Making Sure
Opinion -According to conventional wisdom, no one reads warranty language. The lawyer who wrote the warranty for Asus computers apparently thinks so--or thinks the litigation explosion has become absurd. -
Proposals to Remake Education System Hit Louisiana Legislature
Opinion -Louisiana lawmakers have introduced legislation to remake the state’s education system in line with Gov. -
Florida GOP Loves Solyndra
Opinion -Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature passed legislation this month that will impose new obstacles on coal and natural gas power plants, grease the wheels for expensive wind and solar power plants, create new Solyndra-style subsidies for wind and -
Audit Finds Wisconsin’s Medicaid System Overextended, Ripe for Fraud
Opinion -An audit of the state Department of Health Services, which administers Wisconsin’s medical assistance programs under the umbrella of Medicaid, has raised red flags pointing to potential fraud, waste, and inefficiencies which may have cost taxpayers -
Wichita Voters Overwhelmingly Reject ‘Incentive’ for Hotel Developer
Opinion -Voters in Wichita, Kansas have trounced a proposed $2.25 million tax rebate for a hotel development that had the support of the Wichita City Council and the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation. -
Kasich’s Administration Split on Implementation
Opinion -Although Ohio is party to the 26-state lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care law, an internal split has developed within Republican Gov. John Kasich’s administration concerning implementation of the law. Lt. Gov. -
Study: For Patients Battling Cancer, Medicaid Is Worse Than Being Uninsured
Opinion -Patients enrolled in Medicaid have worse survival rates than those with private insurance or even no insurance at all, according to a new study focused on Ohio Medicaid recipients published in the journal Cancer. -
St. Louis Taxpayers to Vote on Rams Stadium Plan, Pols Promise
Opinion -Pro football’s St. Louis Rams have rejected a proposal by the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission (CVC) for a $124 million renovation of the Edward Jones Dome, with approximately $60 million coming from taxpayers. -
White House Expands Health Insurance Exchange Request by $111 Billion
Opinion -President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget includes a request for significant expansion in the mandatory outlays for taxpayer-funded subsidies through the health insurance exchanges—a figure which may formally eliminate any estimated advantages of his -
Louisiana Surveys Indicate High Public Support for Vouchers
Opinion -Two recent surveys of Louisiana parents and voters reveal high satisfaction with the New Orleans vouchers system and overall approval for major components of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s education reform proposals. -
F-ing Business
Opinion -An Orlando-based law firm is suing the Better Business Bureau of Central Florida for giving the firm an “F” rating on its services.The firm flunked in mid-2011 due to its failure “to resolve the underlying cause of a pattern of [client] complaints. -
Consumer Power Report: Obamacare’s Days of Reckoning
Opinion -At long last, two years after its passage, President Barack Obama’s nationalized government takeover of health insurance is headed to the Supreme Court’s chambers. -
Are Cherry Blossoms Heralding Dangerous Climate Change?
Opinion -Washington DC’s famous cherry blossoms are arriving a little early this year. If you listen to environmental activist groups and their media allies, this is yet another undeniable sign of catastrophic global warming. But is this really the case? -
Press Conference to Lay Out Roadmap for Fixing Texas State Budget
Opinion -AUSTIN, Texas (March 19, 2012) - A bold new plan to tackle Texas’s growing budget crisis will be unveiled March 20 at a press conference hosted by Texans for a Conservative Budget Coalition. -
Savings Methods Absent from Massachusetts Medicaid Waiver Request
Opinion -The latest Massachusetts request for a Medicaid waiver renewal from the federal government assumes Safety Net Hospitals will significantly reduce costs for the state’s Medicaid program. -
Audubon Official Calls for Moratorium on Altamont Solar Arrays
Opinion -An official with the Audubon Society has called for a five-year moratorium on permitting new solar arrays near the nation’s largest wind farm, at Altamont Pass, California. -
Nordhaus Misses the Point on Skepticism
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #42Warmists often fail to understand what defines a global warming “skeptic. -
Child Support
Opinion -Sheriffs’ deputies in two counties in Washington State recently apprehended a suspect in numerous cases of stealing checks, forging his name on them, and then cashing them. -
Brookings Study: Common Core Won’t Boost Learning
Opinion -The Common Core State Standards Initiative is unlikely to improve academic outcomes, concludes a new report from the Brookings Institution.
