Opinion
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Filing Frenzy
Opinion -A federal court in Pennsylvania has finally cracked down--sort of--on a prison inmate’s five-year litigation frenzy against 88 prison officials. -
Mortgage Deal Hurts Honest Borrowers
Opinion -If you have a home mortgage and have dutifully paid it each month, as you promised you would do when you signed the loan papers, you’re a chump. -
Ten Bold New Projects for 2012
Opinion -This election year gives millions of people a reason to pay closer attention than usual to what governments are doing with their money and their liberties. -
Missouri May Put Exchange Implementation on Ballot
Opinion -Missouri’s Senate recently decided to send implementation of the health insurance exchange program mandated by President Obama’s health care law to the voters, taking the first step toward turning the exchange into a ballot issue which could be sent to -
Virginia, Arizona Pass Tax Credit Legislation
Opinion -Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed legislation expanding the state’s tax credit scholarship on the same day the Virginia legislature approved the state’s first tax credit scholarship. -
Iowa Legislators Whittle Down Governor’s Reform Plan
Opinion -Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s education reform proposals have gotten a rocky start despite the months he spent touring the state to discuss them. -
Retransmission Battles Heat Up Before Super Bowl
Opinion -While providing ample entertainment on the gridiron, perhaps the greater drama of February’s Super Bowl was the disputes between the network television stations carrying the game and the cable and satellite companies responsible for bringing it to -
Chu Confirms Lower Gas Prices Not an Obama Administration Goal
Opinion -Energy Secretary Steven Chu told congressmen this week that lowering gasoline prices is not a goal of the Obama administration.During Tuesday congressional hearings, Rep. -
Health-Care System Traps Doctors
Opinion -Health care reform that raises quality, lowers costs, and improves access to care is almost inconceivable without physicians leading and directing the changes. Of all the people in the health care system, none is more central than the physician. -
Obama Administration Eliminates D.C. Voucher Funds, Increases Ed. Dept. Budget
Opinion -President Obama’s 2013 budget request increases the Department of Education’s budget by 3.5 percent—the largest increase of any domestic agency—to nearly $70 billion, after decades of increases in federal education funding. -
Fakegate: Open Letter to Directors of the Pacific Institute
Opinion -FEBRUARY 29, 2012 - Today, The Heartland Institute sent the letter below to the following members of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Institute: Peter Boyer, Trustee, The Ayrshire Foundation Gigi Coe, Trust for Conservative Innovation Joan Diamond, -
Central Planning Won’t Close the “New Digital Divide”
Opinion -Recently, there has been much bandwidth consumed discussing the “New Digital Divide” and what to do about it. -
Maryland Governor Calls for Sweeping New Internet Taxes
Opinion -Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s (D) 2012 budget would impose taxes on digitally delivered goods and services and tax purchases made from out-of-state online retailers that rely on referrals from affiliates. -
Radio Stations Petition FCC to Change Contest Rules
Opinion -Entercom, one of the largest radio chains in the United States, is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to change the requirement that radio stations disclose contest rules over the air. -
Virginia House Loosens K-12 Teacher Tenure
Opinion -The Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure to replace unlimited public school teacher tenure with three-year contracts. The state Senate narrowly defeated, 18-22, a companion bill to do the same, but Gov. -
Seven States File Suit Against Obama’s Conscience Overrun
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #317The news last week from the states is about continued pushback against President Barack Obama’s conscience overreach, as seven states filed suit against the administration for its latest mandate on all institutions to cover -
Illinois Holds $2.6 Million Payment for Home of Chicago Bears
Opinion -A state agency is withholding a $2.6 million payment to the Chicago Park District for improvements to the stadium where the Chicago Bears of the National Football League play. -
Brownback Proposes Comprehensive Medicaid Reform for Kansas
Opinion -Over the past ten years, Kansas’ Medicaid budget has grown about 7.5 percent year—a rate consistent with the growth in other states, but one that lawmakers say cannot be sustained. To improve outcomes and reduce costs, Gov. -
Designer of Romney, Obama Health Care Laws Says Premiums Will Increase
Opinion -Medical insurance premiums in the United States will continue to rise, according the chief architect of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. -
Uncle Sam’s Fire Sale. Minimum Investment: $1 Billion
Opinion -In my investment letter, Addison Wiggin’s Apogee Advisory, we spend a great deal of time, money and resources looking for new investment ideas that our subscribers can act on independently. Sometimes what we find instead is outrage. -
New York Nears a Decision on Fracking
Opinion -New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has signaled his long-awaited decision on whether to lift the ban on hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, in his state will be forthcoming “in a couple of months. -
Alternative Energy Industry Raking in Iowa Subsidies
Opinion -The alternative energy industry has found a reliable benefactor in the form of the Iowa legislature, which between 2003 and 2010 gave most of the state’s economic development subsidies to biofuel firms. -
Craving Justice
Opinion -Lawyers for a woman charged, along with her boyfriend, with murdering a Washington couple, spent two hours in court recently arguing over whether she would be allowed to buy candy bars and Cocoa Puffs cereal while in jail. -
Heartland Institute President Debunks Fakegate Memo
Opinion -FEBRUARY 27, 2012 – The Heartland Institute today released an analysis of the fake "climate strategy" memo circulated by Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick to fellow environmental activists and journalists on February 14, 2012.
