Opinion
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Sea Otters Ignore Government’s “No-Otter” Zone
Opinion -The federal government has a longstanding “no-otter” zone off the coast of Southern California, but the feds apparently forgot to tell the sea otters. Despite their best efforts to keep sea otters away from coastal waters between the U.S. -
Solyndra Debacle Casts Pall over ‘Green Jobs’ Promises
Opinion -The most visible and lauded recipient of “green stimulus” money under the Obama administration has gone bankrupt, creating a full-fledged Washington scandal after leaving taxpayers on the hook for $535 million in loan guarantees. -
Virginia County Pulls Out of CO2 Emission Reduction Agreement
Opinion -The Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County in rural central Virginia has voted to remove the community from a national agreement aimed at getting local governments to encourage or mandate reductions of greenhouse gas emission in their jurisdictions. -
Governors Call for More Medicaid Flexibility
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Obama Administration Announces NCLB Waiver Requirements
Opinion -The Obama administration has finally released long-promised criteria states must meet to receive a waiver of No Child Left Behind requirements. -
Heartland Institute: Michigan PIP Bill Is a Step in the Right Direction
Opinion -A Michigan proposal that would end the state’s mandate that all motorists buy policies that include uncapped personal injury protection (PIP) coverage would be a step in the right direction for the state, according to Eli Lehrer, vice president of -
Study: Public Has All the Net Neutrality They Want
Opinion -A new study argues against the adoption of network neutrality regulations because the public approves of Internet Service Providers blocking content such as malware and child pornography. Author Gerald R. -
Ponzi on the Potomac
Opinion -Ida May Fuller worked as a schoolteacher and secretary during her long life - a life without marriage, children, political power or business influence yet a life that achieved one of the greatest returns on investment in American history. -
President’s Third Edujobs Stimulus More Opiates for Addicts
Opinion -The proposed $60 billion in education funds in President Barack Obama’s $450 billion jobs plan offers schools and teachers false hope and will cause them yet again to structure spending around fantasy. -
Nix the Amazon Tax
Opinion -Declaring it "unfair" that out-of-state online retailers don't collect sales tax from every customer in each state where they conduct business, a bipartisan coalition of Michigan Representatives want to force such companies as Amazon.com and Overstock. -
Alarmists ‘Find’ Conveniently Missing Heat
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #21A new paper produced by global warming alarmists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research claims the “missing heat” that is not building up in the Earth’s atmosphere is likely getting trapped deeply within the oceans. -
Bernanke Puts New ‘Twist’ on Old, Failed Policy
Opinion -“Operation Twist” is the name that’s been given to the Federal Reserve’s program to move hundreds of billions of dollars of the Fed’s investment portfolio into longer-term debt, but critics say it's a new twist on an old policy that failed in the 1960s. -
ObamaCare Denying Insurance Subsidies to Workers’ Families
Opinion -In the midst of the debate over the Affordable Care Act, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared, “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it. -
Heartland Institute Climate Expert Talking Harmful EPA Regs at CPAC-Florida on Friday
Opinion -James M. Taylor, senior fellow for environment policy at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Environment & Climate News, will be part of a panel discussion Friday at 10:30 a.m. -
Telecom Heavyweights Invest in Isis Network
Opinion -Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile reportedly plan to invest roughly $100 million in an effort to roll out Isis, a nationwide merchant-commerce network slated to launch trials in early-to-mid-2012. -
Porn Loser
Opinion -An inmate in the Macomb County jail (near Detroit) is suing the state for imposing cruel and unusual punishment because jail rules don’t allow him to have pornography. -
Pressure Builds to End Crop Insurance Subsidies
Opinion -As part of his 2012 budget resolution, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) proposes cutting almost $30 billion from farm subsidies, including for crop insurance, over the next 10 years. -
Kentucky Explores Education Options for ‘Digital Natives’
Opinion -Digital learning offers great potential for addressing two of Kentucky’s most pressing education needs: high costs and dropout rates, according to a new Bluegrass Institute report. -
Copyright Office Recommends End to Compulsory Broadcast Licensing
Opinion -Cable operators may be forced to negotiate copyright licenses directly with sports leagues and movie studios if Congress heeds the recommendations in a proposal from the U.S. Copyright Office. -
Super Committee Should Do Away With Rationing Board
Opinion -Given that the new Congressional super committee is charged with cutting federal spending, the 12 lawmakers on the panel will have no choice but to recommend changes in Medicare. -
Victory Is Sweet, but the War Continues
Opinion -Millions of Americans recently celebrated the demise of the Environmental Protection Agency’s job-killing ground-level ozone regulations. While a toast was appropriate, we shouldn’t drink too much champagne just yet.As with the Battle of Midway and Lt. -
Heartland Institute Experts Available for Solyndra Hearings Commentary
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives will hold hearings Thursday and Friday on the bankruptcy of Solyndra that cost taxpayers more than $500 million in loan guarantees. -
The GOP Presidential Debate Highlights The Irony Of Florida Energy Policy
Opinion -Michele Bachmann tapped into a source of national frustration last month when she pledged to bring back $2 per gallon gasoline. -
FCC’s Request for Further AT&T Broadband Info ‘Unnecessary’
Opinion -Fast on the heels of AT&T’s accidental release to the public of a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, the agency requested further economic information from the company to support the carrier’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile.
