Opinion
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Kansas Lawmakers Reject School Finance Myths
Opinion -On March 11, the Kansas House of Representatives rejected a $1 billion tax hike proposal for financing the Shawnee Mission school district, which has the second-largest student enrollment in the state. -
Kentucky Governor Unveils Tax Reform Plan
Opinion -Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher unveiled a far-reaching "tax modernization plan" during a news conference on March 11 in Frankfort. -
Kerry’s $895 Billion Waffle
Opinion -During his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination for President, Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) took a narrowly defined position on health care reform, carefully avoiding anything that looked like a re-run of the failed Clinton reform project. -
Medicare Will Be Bankrupt by 2019
Opinion -Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)--the 20-year-old watchdog group dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government--on March 25 criticized national leaders for "overseeing the fiscal deterioration of the Medicare -
New Study First to Affirm Value of National Teacher Certification
Opinion -For the first time since the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) came into being in 1987, a large-scale study has found teachers who win its certification "appear to be," on average, more effective than their non-certified -
NFIB Praises Senator Nickles for Death Tax Repeal Effort
Opinion -The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on March 8 praised U.S. Senator Don Nickles (R-Oklahoma) for including in the Senate's 2005 budget a provision that would accelerate by one year complete repeal of the federal estate tax. -
Other Teacher Union News
Opinion -Michigan Education Association Lawsuit Dismissed On March 18, the Michigan Court of Appeals dismissed a Michigan Education Association (MEA) lawsuit against the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. -
Poll Shows Ohioans Favor Spending Restraint, Oppose Tax Increases
Opinion -Ohio citizens believe the state is going in the wrong direction, and economic concerns trump other issues, according to poll results released on February 25 by the Columbus-based Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions. -
Public Education’s ‘Broken Promise’
Opinion -The underlying promise of the nation's commitment to free K-12 education is to give everyone a shot at the American Dream by providing each child with the opportunity to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to meet the demands of the adult world. -
Putting Taxpayers First
Opinion -1. Eliminate unnecessary and wasteful programs. The federal budget currently consists of several thousand line item agencies, bureaus, offices, and grant programs. Over the past 20 years very few of these programs have actually ceased operation. -
Reps Warn Foreign Capital Will Leave if IRS Regulation Is Not Withdrawn
Opinion -Led by Rep. Mark Green (R-Wisconsin), a member of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee, 28 members of the U.S. -
Restricting Nevada Growth Would Cause Economic Drought, Study Concludes
Opinion -Greater Las Vegas, the nation's fastest growing metropolis, would suffer dire economic consequences if anti-growth activists succeed in restricting future growth, according to a study commissioned by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA). -
Suburban Development Benefits Wildlife
Opinion -A decade ago, who would have thought New Jersey would host a black bear hunt--the first in 33 years? Or that Virginia, whose population of bald eagles was once down to 32 breeding pairs, would have 329 known active bald eagle nests? -
Treasury Secretary Says Make Tax Cuts Permanent
Opinion -On March 25, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow hailed President George W. Bush's tax cuts in an essay published by Newsday.com. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #3-3
Opinion -Lottery Lunacy For years a Cleveland man purchased between 40 and 55 lottery tickets four times a week at the same convenience store trying to win the Ohio Buckeye Five lottery. He played the same five numbers on each and every ticket he bought. -
Deregulation Remains Key to the ‘Spread of Broadband’
Opinion -Dear Mr. President, In your recent speech in Albuquerque, NM, you championed “the spread of broadband technology.” We share that goal. -
Bundles of Trouble: The FCC’s Telephone Competition Rules
Opinion -Almost exactly one year after the FCC adopted new regulations governing competition in telephone service, telecom regulation is once again under debate. -
Should Government Censor Speech on Cable and Satellite TV?
Opinion -A troubling shift may be developing in the way lawmakers regulate mass media in the U.S. -
Health Fears May Slow WiFi Advances in Schools
Opinion -The board of School District 97 in Oak Park, Illinois thought installing wireless computer (WiFi) networks in elementary school classrooms was progressive and cutting-edge. -
CALEA: Never Intended for the Internet
Opinion -The FBI petition seeking to expand the scope of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to include Internet surveillance, currently before the Federal Communications Commission, is truly broad-ranging. -
Consumer Privacy: A Free Choice Approach
Opinion -An examination of the privacy debate reveals a number of myths that need to be challenged and dispelled by informed consumers, nonprofits, and legislators. Those myths include: Profits are at odds with consumer privacy preferences. -
Heartland Director Authors Walking Tour of Chicago Loop
Opinion -Jim Johnston—a founding donor to The Heartland Institute and charter member of its Board of Directors—has prepared a “free-market walking tour” of downtown Chicago. -
Heartland President to Appear at Prescription Drug Importation Session
Opinion -CHICAGO, April 21, 2004--Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast will participate in a continuing education session titled 'Drug Importation: A Public Policy Discussion' on Monday, April 26, 2004 from 8:30 -10:30 a.m. -
Pawlenty Proposal Pfizzles at Pfizer Meeting
Opinion -CHICAGO, April 24, 2004: Minnesota's Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty's attempt to threaten Pfizer with a price control resolution went nowhere at the Pfizer stockholder meeting held Thursday, April 22, at the Ritz-Carlton in St. Louis.
