Opinion
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Who’s Your Daddy?
Opinion -Are liberals biased by their dependency on grants from left-wing foundations and government contracts? Are conservative and libertarian writers bought off by big corporations? -
ICC Did the Right Thing on Electricity Auction
Opinion -The Illinois Commerce Commission has just approved a proposal by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Corporation for competitive bidding on behalf of nearly all of the electricity consumers in Illinois. -
Consumer Power Report #19
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
ICC: Approve ComEd Auction; Demand Lowest Price Possible
Opinion -For the past decade, Illinois electric customers have seen their rates frozen in place thanks to a smart decision by the state following deregulation. -
ICC Adopts Post-Transition Procurement Process, Enhanced Consumer Protections While Protecting State Regulatory Authority
Opinion -The Illinois Commerce Commission today approved a reverse auction as the preferred means for procuring energy for electric utility customers when the rate-freeze expires at the end of this year. -
Florida Court Issues a Fugitive Pupil Ruling
Opinion -Dear Editor: Your January 23, 2006 editorial about the unrelenting opposition of the teacher unions to school choice programs was off the mark with the suggestion that such behavior was somehow futuristic. -
Consumer Power Report #18
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Heartland Comment on Governor Blagojevich’s New Mercury Standards
Opinion -(Chicago, IL January 17, 2006) Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has announced a dramatic change in the state's regulation of coal-burning power plants. -
Consumer Power Report #17
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
New Web Site Offers One-of-a-Kind Resources for Conservative Blacks
Opinion -The new Web site of The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change, at http://www.newcoalition.org, offers a wealth of one-of-a-kind resources addressing the ideas and concerns of conservative blacks and other nonwhite Americans. -
Litigation Abuse Running Amok in Wisconsin
Opinion -The following is reprinted from The Wall Street Journal © 2006 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved. GREEN LAKE, Wis.--In 2004, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranked Wisconsin one of the top 10 states for its fair litigation atmosphere. -
Heartland Comment on Florida Supreme Court Decision on School Choice
Opinion -By declaring Florida's Opportunity Scholarship Program unconstitutional, the State Supreme Court of Florida has robbed hundreds, maybe thousands, of disadvantaged children of a better future. -
Consumer Power Report #16
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Debate over Darwin in Schools Gets Mixed Results on Election Day
Opinion -On November 8, 2005, two major changes occurred in the battle over teaching evolution in America's public schools. -
New Program Educates Charter Schools about Unions
Opinion -Sarah Rosenberg has no intention of joining the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers (MFT). "The union would slow everything down," said the outspoken sixth-grade social studies teacher at Edward W. Brooke Charter School in Boston. -
Jeb Bush Endorses Increase in Gulf Oil Production
Opinion -Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), a longtime opponent of oil and natural gas production in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico, has formally endorsed a proposal to allow production at distances exceeding 125 miles from the Florida coast. -
Massachusetts Considers Using More Oil for Electricity
Opinion -Fearing a cold winter could force rolling electricity blackouts across the state, Massachusetts officials are considering allowing four large power plants to switch from natural gas to oil. -
New England Communities Fighting Back Against Aquatic Weeds
Opinion -With invasive weeds such as Eurasian milfoil choking an increasing number of freshwater lakes and ponds, communities in southern New England have decided to fight back. -
Maine’s State-Run Health Plan Faltering
Opinion -Dirigo Health, the signature health reform initiative of Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) launched in September 2003, is hemorrhaging money and faltering, according to figures released in November by Baldacci's administration. -
PETA Pans Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Treatment
Opinion -Studies published in the October 20, 2005 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine indicate Herceptin, a drug already shown to prolong survival in patients with advanced breast cancer, can also cut in half the recurrence of a common form of breast -
Medicare Drug Benefit: Patience and Persistence
Opinion -Since the Medicare drug benefit enrollment period began on November 15, 2005, everywhere seniors turn they find newspapers and airwaves filled with warnings that the program is overwhelmingly confusing. -
Illinois Court Strikes Down Ruling Against Workers Comp Fee
Opinion -Barely one year after an Illinois circuit court judge ruled a state surcharge on workers compensation insurance policies violates the state constitution, the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and State of Illinois must again square off in court over the -
Washington State Voters Call for Independent Performance Audits
Opinion -In a reform nearly half a century in the making, Washington state voters in November restored the state auditor's authority to conduct independent and comprehensive performance audits of state and local government. -
Competition Demands Franchise Reform
Opinion -State legislatures across the country are questioning the need for cable franchises given the prospect of video competition from telephone companies and other Internet service providers.