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Statement by The Heartland Institute on Peter Gleick Confession
Opinion -FEBRUARY 20, 2012 -- The Heartland Institute has issued the following statement concerning Peter Gleick's confession with respect to stolen and forged documents. For more updates and coverage, go to Fakegate.org. -
Contract Killer
Opinion -The mother of a five-year-old toddler pageant star has filed a $30 million libel suit against three media outlets, claiming they “brazenly attempt[ed] to sexualize” the child, “claiming she was gyrating in a nightclub and singing about her sex appeal. -
Two Voucher Expansions Pass Georgia Senate Committee [short]
Opinion -The Georgia Senate Education Committee approved two bills that would broaden Georgia’s Special Needs Scholarship to more special-needs students, military families, and foster children. -
Tag, You’re Suspended!
Opinion -A six-year-old California boy reportedly has been suspended for “inappropriate touching” of a classmate, on his leg or groin. The mother says the two boys were “roughhousing. -
In Finland, Students Win When Teachers Compete
Opinion -Review of Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland, by Pasi Sahlberg (NY: Teachers College Press, 2011) About four decades ago, Finland introduced major reforms to grades 1-12 and teacher education, with noteworthy -
Portland Development Agency Effectively Pays Borrowers to Take Money
Opinion -Over the last decade Portland’s redevelopment agency has loaned developers, private companies, and organizations $125 million, more than half of which was at interest rates below the annual inflation rate. -
Report: Texas (Again) Has Nation’s Highest Homeowners Premiums
Opinion -Texans may like things big, but they probably don’t like knowing their homeowners insurance premiums are bigger than those in any other state. -
Two Voucher Expansions Pass Georgia Senate Committee
Opinion -The Georgia Senate Education Committee approved two bills that would broaden the state’s Special Needs Scholarship to more special-needs students, military families, and foster children. -
Heartland Institute Responds to Misleading Study on Property and Casualty Insurance Rates
Opinion -WASHINGTON, DC – A new study from the Consumer Federation of America claiming that recent homeowners’ insurance rate increases are unjustified relies on apples-to-oranges comparisons of homeowners insurers to the broader property and casualty industry. -
Why Pleas to Increase Infrastructure Funding Fall on Deaf Ears
Opinion -Letting the nation’s roads and bridges deteriorate may worsen traffic congestion and add to our commuting woes, but when water and sewer systems begin to fail our very civilization is at risk. -
TARP Results Deteriorating, Led by AIG’s Woes
Opinion -The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has released new projections stating the Troubled Asset Relief Program will cost the federal government $23 billion in 2012, $20 billion more than originally anticipated. -
New Farm Subsidies Would Set Back Flood Insurance Reform
Opinion -WASHINGTON, DC, FEBRUARY 16 -- New legislation introduced by Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) proposes subsidized premium rates from the National Flood Insurance Program for farmers whose properties are at-risk due to aging and substandard levee structures. -
Obama Chooses Partisan Politics over Conscience, Pragmatism
Opinion -President Barack Obama’s decision to force religious organizations to violate their faith in order to continue serving their employees, students, and fellow citizens marks a break with the nation’s founding principles of religious freedom and an unwise -
‘Tim Tebow Law’ Heads Toward Passage in Virginia
Opinion -A bill allowing homeschool students to try out for public school athletic teams sailed through Virginia’s House of Delegates on Feb. 9. -
Did Obama’s OMB Director Just Undercut His Supreme Court Argument?
Opinion -In an appearance yesterday before the House Budget Committee, The White House's acting Office of Management and Budget Director, Jeff Zients, repeated the administration's claim that its latest budget includes no tax increases on families making less -
Maryland May Shift Pension Burdens to Local Government
Opinion -A key piece of Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s (D) legislative agenda this year involves shifting some government employee pension costs away from the state and requiring county governments to make up the difference. -
Choice, Not More Obama-Style Statism, Can Reduce Dropout Rate
Opinion -President Barack Obama weighed in against school dropouts in his State of the Union Address only to advocate a remedy--government compulsion--that has failed to ease the problem. -
Whale of a Story
Opinion -A California marine biologist was indicted last month on federal criminal charges for feeding whales, which is illegal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.The biologist is federally licensed to conduct public whale-watching tours. -
Heartland Institute Comments on Arizona SB 1204 Parent Trigger Bill
Opinion -On February 15, Arizona’s Senate Committee on Government Reform voted 5–2 in favor of Senate Bill 1204, which creates a “Parent Trigger. -
State Sales Tax Burdens Fell Slightly in 2011
Opinion -The average level of state sales taxes fell in 2011 to 5.49 percent, according to an annual report from Vertex, Inc., a provider of corporate tax software and services. -
Charter School Ranking Shows Improving State Laws
Opinion -Eliminating number limits, strengthening authorizers, and equalizing funding and facilities for charter schools caused several states to shift to the top of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ annual ranking in 2012. -
Timeline: The Administration’s Attack on Conscience
Opinion -Given the level of controversy and attention attracted by President Obama's recent announcements concerning mandatory coverage of abortifacients, sterilization, and contraception, it is worthwhile to consider the timeline involved for the decision -
Heartland Institute Responds to Stolen and Fake Documents
Opinion -FEBRUARY 15, 2012 – The following statement from The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank – may be used for attribution. For more information, contact Communications Director Jim Lakely at [email protected] and 312/377-4000. -
Md. Governor Wants More Road Money—After Diverting $1 Billion
Opinion -Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) is seeking to raise revenue by applying the state’s 6 percent sales tax to motor fuel purchases.
