Opinion
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Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Testifies Today Before House
Opinion -FEB 1, 2012 -- Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara, author of America’s Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb, is testifying today at a hearing of the full House Committee on Small Business. -
California Parents Pull Trigger on Elementary School
Opinion -Parents of students at a failing elementary school in the Southern California desert city of Adelanto are the second group to exercise their rights under the state’s Parent Trigger law. -
Whooping Cranes Wintering in North Carolina for First Time
Opinion -Whooping cranes, among the rarest species in the world, are extending their range into North Carolina, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports. Observers report—and U.S. -
Heartland Institute Responds to CBO Estimates of the Cost of TARP
Opinion -The Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate today responded to estimates by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that the federal government will spend $23 billion on the Troubled Asset Relief Program in 2012 – $20 -
Report: Illinois Needs Urgent Reforms to Avoid Financial Disaster
Opinion -The Illinois state government could see its backlog of unpaid bills balloon from $9.2 billion to nearly $35 billion over the next five years unless major reforms are implemented soon, says an Illinois-based research institute. -
FCC: Comcast Discriminated Against Tennis Channel
Opinion -The Federal Communication Commission has validated the Tennis Channel’s complaint that Comcast illegally granted preference to its own sports channels—Versus and Golf Channel—by placing them on broadly distributed tiers rather than as part of the premium -
This Is Your Legal System on Drugs . . .
Opinion -A party in New Jersey cost a lot more than the young host expected. And uninvited guests will pay for it as well. -
Bets Against Homeowners Must Stop, Freddie Mac Was Told
Opinion -Freddie Mac agreed in December to stop making new bets against American homeowners after its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, raised concerns, according to a statement the agency issued late Jan. 30. -
Senate Should Act on Flood Insurance Reform
Opinion -On issues ranging from heath care to financial regulation, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have almost nothing in common. -
Hawaii Teachers Union Dares Obama Administration to Yank $75 Million Grant
Opinion -Last week, Hawaii teachers revolted against their union leadership, governor, and the Obama administration by overwhelmingly rejecting a contract containing flimsy merit pay and annual evaluations to which they objected. -
Kansas Cashing in on Fracking
Opinion -Kansas is the focus of a new land rush taking place in middle America. -
Budget Office Says Federal Workers Receive Higher Compensation
Opinion -Considering that four of the five wealthiest counties in these United States are in suburban Washington, D.C. -
Congress Ends Ethanol Subsidies, Mandates Remain
Opinion -Congress has declined to extend a federal tax credit for ethanol production, putting an end to a special interest subsidy once viewed as politically untouchable. Nevertheless, federal mandates continue to require U.S. -
West Virginia Imposes New Regulations on Fracking
Opinion -West Virginia energy producers are under greater restrictions after the signing of a law imposing new regulations on natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing techniques. -
Seattle Sues to Suppress Dash-Cam Disclosure
Opinion -The Seattle Police Department has an image problem: it doesn’t want you to see dash-cam videos of its officers behaving badly. -
West Virginia Schools Audit Prompts Governor’s Call for Reform
Opinion -An audit of West Virginia K-12 schools revealed lagging student performance despite high spending and an overregulated, bureaucratic system with limited voter accountability, prompting Gov. -
Jindal Embraces Version of The Heartland Institute’s Parent Trigger
Opinion -Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal this month endorsed the Parent Trigger as part of his sweeping education proposals. -
Open Range Bankruptcy Costs Taxpayers $73 million
Opinion -Colorado’s Open Range Communications has joined Solyndra and Beacon Power Corp. as companies receiving enormous government loans only to wind up in bankruptcy court. All told, the company received $267 million in loans from the U.S. -
Arizona Judge Rules Voucher Program Constitutional
Opinion -An Arizona judge has refused to block education savings accounts for disabled and foster children in the state, removing one more hurdle to school choice for the state’s one million schoolchildren. -
Iran, India Apparently Arranging to Trade Oil for Gold to Skirt Sanctions
Opinion -Iran may be arranging to sell oil to India for gold instead of the U.S. dollar, according to intelligence reports out of the Middle East. China also is mulling using its huge stockpile of gold to buy oil from Iran, according to these reports. -
Kansas Republicans Propose Major Tax Reforms
Opinion -Kansas House Republican leaders have unveiled the broad outlines of a major tax overhaul proposal that focuses on curbing state spending to reduce state income taxes, eliminating many taxes that small businesses pay, and accelerating the reduction of -
Monkey Business
Opinion -An Iowa man was arrested recently for assaulting a police officer with a stuffed monkey. -
Consumer Power Report: Obama Administration Tramples on Religious Freedom
Opinion -Throughout the country on Sunday, Catholics were read letters by bishops and priests protesting the latest rule handed down from on high by the Obama administration – a rule that will unquestionably restrict their ability to continue to provide insurance
