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Forecasting Expert Calls for End to Government-Funded Research on Global Warming
Opinion -In testimony yesterday before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee on Science, Space and Technology, forecasting expert J. -
Governors Should Follow Jindal’s Lead on Exchanges
Opinion -Louisiana Gov. -
Medicaid Waivers and the Rhode Island Model
Opinion -As Congress considers a vote to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, discussion has ignited once again around the planned expansion of Medicaid and how it would bankrupt state budgets. -
Study: ObamaCare Significantly Increases Texas Medicaid Spending
Opinion -Already facing a challenging budget picture, Texas received more bad budgetary news with the release of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s study Final Notice: Medicaid Crisis, A Forecast of Texas’ Medicaid Expenditures Growth. -
Vermont Considers Single-Payer System
Opinion -The Vermont legislature, which has considered imposing a single-payer health care system in the past, is discussing the step once again in the current legislative session.William Hsiao, the K. T. -
SiriusXM Asks FCC Permission to Raise Rates
Opinion -In 2008, Sirius and XM agreed to a two-year price cap as a condition for receiving Federal Communications Commission approval of the merger of the two satellite radio stations. -
Nation Is Spending More on Education, Producing Worse Outcomes
Opinion -In November the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its Program for International Student Assessment scores, measuring educational achievement in 65 countries. -
Media Advisory: Heartland Institute to Offer “Big Ideas” for Health Care Reform on Thursday, April 7
Opinion -On Thursday, April 7, The Heartland Institute will bring to Capitol Hill several of the nation’s leading experts on health care reform for a “Big Ideas” conference addressing one of the top public policy issues of our day. -
Flight of Indiana House Democrats May Preclude ‘Dramatic’ School Reforms
Opinion -On their way out of Indiana, 38 House Democrats fleeing to prevent quorum in the newly Republican-controlled statehouse knocked an ambitious set of school reforms into limbo. -
Media Advisory: Heartland Institute Comments on DC School Choice Vote in Congress
Opinion -A bill that would revive a school voucher program in the District of Columbia will likely come to a vote today in the House of Representatives, where it is expected to pass. -
Bipartisan Effort to Revive DC Voucher Program
Opinion -Legislation to restore funding for the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program is moving through Congress, with key committees in the House and Senate holding hearings in recent weeks. Sens. -
Former Senator Challenges Congress to Take Control of Monetary Policy
Opinion -The Founders gave Congress the constitutional power in Article I, Section 8, Clause 5, ”To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;”. -
Federal Aid About to Become Largest Portion of State Revenues
Opinion -States have been making more serious errors in estimating their revenues during tough economic times, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. -
#265: Louisiana’s Lesson
Opinion -In January, we reported in Health Care News that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s office claimed he did not intend to implement a health care exchange. -
Idaho Gov. Signs Two Sweeping Reform Bills
Opinion -Amid a rancorous atmosphere that included vandalism against Idaho’s top public school administrator and threats of violence against lawmakers, Governor Butch Otter (R) signed a pair of bills aimed at a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s -
AT&T Acquisition of T-Mobile Seen As Boon for Customers, Competitors
Opinion -AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile faces hurdles, including shareholder votes and approval by the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission. -
Heartland Scholar: Boxer, Feinstein Earthquake Insurance Plan Is “Awful”
Opinion -Washington, DC – March 19, 2011 – A scholar at The Heartland Institute said new “earthquake insurance affordability” legislation proffered by Sens. -
NC Legislators Seek Level Field for Muni Wi-Fi
Opinion -North Carolina municipalities soon may find it more difficult to implement or subsidize communications services for residents if either of two bills winding through the state’s General Assembly becomes law. -
Stymied Kentucky Charter School Advocates Pledge New Bill in 2012
Opinion -The third legislative attempt to bring charter schools to Kentucky in three years has foundered as the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives refused to hear House Bill 103 during the current session of the Kentucky General Assembly. -
Teachers Unions Fight for Status Quo, Disrupt Legislatures Throughout Midwest
Opinion -As state governments faced huge deficits, tens of thousands of public employee union members, including teachers, have spent weeks protesting legislation to limit collective bargaining privileges and expand education reforms in Wisconsin, Indiana, and -
Sharp Rise in Budget-Cut Bills, Yet Spending Dominated 111th Congress, Report Shows
Opinion -The torrent of new spending proposals introduced in each Congress over the last decade appears to have slowed as members of the 111th Congress presented the greatest number of budget-cut bills in 12 years. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to ‘Parent Trigger’ Education Reform Plan for Ohio
Opinion -Ohio Gov. John Kasich has tucked into his budget proposal a measure called the “Parent Trigger,” which would allow parents to take over failing public schools and force the installation of new management. -
To Reform Higher Education, 10 Principles Should Guide
Opinion -American higher education suffers from rapidly escalating costs and poor student learning outcomes. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to New Merit Pay Law for Florida Teachers
Opinion -Florida Gov. Rick Scott Thursday signed the teacher merit pay bill, the first piece of legislation he has signed into law since becoming governor. Schools are given three years to set up new teacher evaluation systems tied to test scores.