Opinion
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Hot Fun in the Summertime
Opinion -A Long Island woman is suing the maker of her bikini bathing suit because the metal underwire in the top got hot in the sun and burned her.The woman was sunbathing in her backyard, only for about an hour, she claims, on a 90-degree day. -
Study: Massachusetts Could Cut $1 Billion Without Harming Education
Opinion -The Commonwealth of Massachusetts could cut more than a billion dollars from its annual education spending without measurably affecting the performance of public schools, according to a study by the Beacon Hill Institute. -
Let Us Choose Good Schools
Opinion -The basic principle of equal treatment by the law is not complicated. -
When Is 45 mph “High Speed”? When Iowa and Feds Subsidize It
Opinion -The federal government is again offering money it does not have to entice a state—Iowa—to spend money it does not have on something it does not need. -
California Lawmakers Pushing Trio of Dubious Internet Tax Bills
Opinion -This marks the third year in a row Sacramento’s legislative elite have pushed a tax on Internet sales. -
States, Localities Imposing Big Layoffs
Opinion -State and local government jobs were long thought to be more secure than private sector ones during economic downturns. But that's no longer the case.The recession that hit in 2008 has opened up large budget shortfalls in nearly every state. -
Many ‘Endangered’ Sites Aren’t Worth Saving
Opinion -As it has every year for nearly a quarter-century, the National Trust for Historic Preservation—a private, nonprofit organization—released a list of the nation’s “most endangered” historic sites earlier this week. -
Illinois Lawmakers Bet on Gambling; Governor Threatens Veto
Opinion -Illinois lawmakers have placed a huge bet on gambling to boost the state’s economy.It’s a bet the chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board calls “garbage. -
Poor Reviews Prompt States to Cry ‘Cut!’ on Film Tax Incentives
Opinion -A record 40 states offered $1.4 billion in film and television tax incentives in 2010. -
Stage Doors and ‘Broken Windows’ in Michigan’s Film Credits Debate
Opinion -Another day, another self-interested plea for more state film subsidies that ignores the “cost” side of the program’s balance sheet and sees only its purported “benefits. -
Union Negotiator: Connecticut Agreement Best in Nation
Opinion -Workers around the nation envy Connecticut state employees, according to their lead negotiator. -
Detroit Offers Incentives to Police, Firefighters to Move into the City
Opinion -When Detroit’s census figures were released earlier this year, the results were startling even to city officials. Over the past decade, the population had declined 25 percent, to just over 713,000 persons—the city’s lowest population since 1910. -
Fruit Punch
Opinion -Six Washington, DC-area youngsters were fined $500 recently for selling lemonade without a permit. -
California’s Bullet Train Rolling to Bankruptcy
Opinion -For California’s high-speed rail boosters, including their chief cheerleader, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, May must have felt like a month from hell. -
Wisconsin Court Upholds Bargaining Bill; Unions Sue in Federal Court
Opinion -The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered “a resounding humiliation” to a state judge by overturning her ruling invalidating restrictions on collective bargaining powers for unionized government workers, said Maureen Martin, senior fellow for -
Fear-Mongers Upset the Apple Cart
Opinion -The real intent of so-called consumer-advocacy groups is to throw a monkey wrench into the wheels of capitalist progress and to diminish our nation's ability to supply abundant, low-cost, healthy food to our citizens ("Pesticide Residue Taints Apples," -
Newspapers Protest Pennsylvania Bill for Web-Only Public Notices
Opinion -If Pennsylvania House Bill 633 passes, the state will no longer mandate local and state agencies to print public notices detailing their spending in local newspapers, requiring them instead to post the notices online. -
Medicare Part D Isn’t Broke So Don’t Fix it
Opinion -Only in Washington could you get traction with a saying like, “if it ain’t broke, fix it anyway. -
Pension Costs Force Costa Mesa, California to Restructure, Outsource
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U.S. Home Equity Level Hits Record Low
Opinion -Wendell Cox says he was “not the least bit surprised” by a Federal Reserve report showing the nation’s homeowners have less equity in their properties than at any time since World War II, which ended in 1945. -
Power Plants Closing, Jobs Disappearing in Response to New EPA Regulations
Opinion -American Electric Power has announced new EPA regulations will force it to close five coal-fired power plants, pay for expensive retrofits for at least a dozen more, eliminate 600 jobs, and substantially increase the price it charges for electricity. -
Clip Joint
Opinion -A Maryland nail salon charges men $1 more than women for a manicure. Not only is this discriminatory, one man charges in his lawsuit against the salon, it’s also “humiliating! -
Two for Thai
Opinion -A New York man was trying to grab a package of frozen Vegan pad Thai with tofu while he and his wife were shopping in Trader Joe’s, when another shopper’s son, there with his mother, tried to block the man. -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Reacts to Failed U.S. Senate Vote to Kill Ethanol Subsidy
Opinion -MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Reacts toFailed U.S. Senate Vote to Kill Ethanol SubsidyOn Tuesday, June 14, the Senate will vote on an amendment to the Economic Development Reauthorization Act (S.
