Opinion
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Workers Compensation Claims Pour from Illinois Government Facilities
Opinion -As Illinois’ troubled workers compensation system drives jobs out of state, an Associated Press analysis has disclosed nearly one-third of the permanent disability awards to state government workers have come from just one dozen state-run facilities. -
Turkey Torts
Opinion -Jonathan Turley, legal blogger and law professor at The George Washington University School of Law, celebrates Thanksgiving every year with “Turkey Torts. -
Virginia Pushes Ahead With Obamacare Exchange Implementation
Opinion -The Commonwealth of Virginia is studying how to set up a health-insurance exchange, despite uncertainty about the federal law’s legal status and unclear guidance from federal officials. -
Cash-Strapped Connecticut Gave $26 Million to Candidates in 2010
Opinion -The state of Connecticut poured $26.1 million of taxpayer dollars into the campaigns of candidates for governor, state legislator, and other statewide offices in 2010, according to the Yankee Institute for Public Policy. -
Kansas Tightens Welfare Standards to Boost Jobs
Opinion -Kansas' largest welfare agency quietly changed some key rules in November for applying for food stamps and other assistance, which state officials say will save taxpayers at least $10 million annually. -
Study: Ohio’s ‘Excellent’ School Ratings a Farce
Opinion -A new study of Ohio’s school report cards reveals a great disparity in student achievement on the state’s ratings and those published by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. -
Climategate Conspirator Mann Plays the Persecuted Victim
Opinion -Penn State University scientist-activist Michael Mann claimed in a Monday letter to the Wall Street Journal that any criticism of his conduct in scandalous Cilmategate emails is little more than an attack on climate science. -
Durban Climate Talks Follow Predictable Path
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #30United Nations global climate talks in Durban, South Africa took a predictable path this week with the European Union and many Third World nations pushing for legally enforceable restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions while -
Heartland Institute Experts React to NLRB Dropping Boeing Case
Opinion -The National Labor Relations Board Friday announced it has abandoned its case against Boeing for opening up a non-union plant in South Carolina, a right-to-work state. -
“Green” Energy Industry a Leading Recipient of Crony-Capitalist Coddling
Opinion -A recently released report prepared by liberal think tank Citizens for Tax Justice (CFTJ) has attracted the attention of the mainstream media. -
Nation’s ‘Shadow Deficit’ Dwarfs $15 Trillion National Debt
Opinion -The U.S. government recently blew past a pair of significant spending mileposts. -
Laffer Starts the Conversation on Eliminating Oklahoma’s Income Tax
Opinion -Economist Arthur Laffer, the father of supply-side economics, visited Oklahoma’s capital city to provide what could be called a “conversation starter. -
Florida Insurer Out of Business Despite No Major Storm in 2011
Opinion -November 30 marked the official end of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, and despite significant losses caused by Hurricane Irene, the most sensitive coastal markets in the Southeast and Gulf Coast states once again dodged a bullet. -
Florida Moves Forward With State-Level Exchange
Opinion -As states await the fate of the federal health care overhaul in the courts and the next Congress, Florida is moving forward with the implementation of Florida Health Choices, a program the state claims will decrease the complexity of health insurance for -
Federal Government Rapidly Expropriating Nation’s Wealth
Opinion -Nominal interest rates in the United States for financial investments such as bank certificates of deposit and bank savings accounts—the kinds of investments traditionally employed by retired persons and small savers, who wish to gain income without -
Maryland ’s ‘Smart Growth’ Order Meets Strong Local Dissent
Opinion -Nearly 40 years ago, Maryland’s General Assembly passed the Land Use Act of 1974 requiring the state’s Department of Planning to create a strategy for growth of land development. Little happened until 2011, when Gov. -
Heartland Institute Responds to Senate Bill to Reform Flood Insurance
Opinion -Leadership of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee has filed the final report for the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011, which the committee originally passed in September 2011. -
Banning Epinephrine Inhalers: FDA Making It Harder to Breathe
Opinion -Asthmatics face a deadline of December 31, 2011 to switch from using epinephrine inhalers to other prescription treatment methods under an order from the Food and Drug Administration. -
Companies Increasingly Selling Shares to Hold Cash
Opinion -After issuing stock shares, companies are increasingly saving the proceeds as cash instead of spending the money to build new facilities or hire additional employees. -
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North Carolina City Struggles with Failed Music Theater TIF District
Opinion -Country singer Dolly Parton joined her lesser-known brother Randy Parton on Nov. 11, 2005, in Roanoke Rapids at a groundbreaking ceremony for a city-owned music theater that would bear his name. -
Parents Forced to Pay Union Dues, Lawmaker Rakes in Health Care Money
Opinion -Michigan's “forced unionization” is not only taking money away from home health care workers, it's taking dollars out of the pockets of parents of the afflicted as well. -
Price Stability and the Gold-Linked Dollar
Opinion -The long-run goal of monetary policy is simple: Supply the economy with the right amount of money to promote healthy economic growth and a stable price level. Determining that amount is impossible for the Federal Reserve.
