Opinion
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Michigan Ends No-Fault Auto Insurance Mandate
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The average cost for an automobile insurance policy in Detroit is more than $5,000 per year. -
President Takes Aim at Health Care Costs by Promoting Transparency
Opinion -In a far-reaching executive order, President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to spearhead a multiagency effort to assist patients in making informed decisions when addressing their health care needs. -
Michigan Gives Out Free Nicotine Patches, Gum as Part of Stop Smoking Campaign
Opinion -News -The Michigan Department of Public Health (DHHS) is offering up to eight weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to residents who call a tobacco quit line. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court Allows Medicaid Expansion Ballot Initiative
Opinion -Within hours of hearing oral arguments, the Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected an effort to stop a petition drive that would put Medicaid expansion on the 2020 ballot. -
New York Enacts Statewide Rent Control Law
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Any municipality in the state can enact rent control ordinances. -
The Future is Bright at Heartland
Opinion -Legacy Quarterly Report Newsletter -The Heartlander, Summer 2019 -
New Mexico Sets State Oil Production Record
Opinion -New Mexico produced nearly 246 million barrels of oil in 2018, up more than 40 percent from the previous year, setting a new record for oil production in the state. -
Bill to Reinstate Obama Pesticide Ban Ignores Science
Opinion -Editorial -House legislation to ban neonicotinoids in wildlife refuges would hurt bees and wildlife. -
Florida Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Lottery Warning Labels
Opinion -Florida would be the first state with such an advisory message. -
Government is a Great Servant but Horrid Master
Opinion -Editorial -Today bigger, supremely powerful global governments are justified by environmental claims. -
Heartland Weekly: ‘The Eagle Has Landed,’ 50 Years Later
Opinion -Week of July 15, 2019 -
Federal Coal Sales Won’t Impact Climate, Trump Administration Says
Opinion -A federal district judge in Montana delivered a partial victory to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit calling for a halt to the Trump administration’s resumption of federal coal sales. -
PRESS RELEASE: Conservative Leaders and Patient Advocates Unite for FDA Reform
Opinion -“Free to Choose Medicine increases patient freedom, reduces costs, and delivers potentially life-saving medication to patients with debilitating or terminal illnesses.” - Christina Herrin -
Watermelons Use Green New Deal, Paris Treaty to Impose Socialism
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #330 -
New Hampshire Senate Rejects Plastic Bag, Soda Straw Bans
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New Hampshire will not ban thin-film plastic bags or limit restaurants’ use of plastic soda straws this year. -
Kentucky Governor Proposes Allowing Some Agencies to Leave Underfunded Pension System
Opinion -Gov. Matt Bevin is proposing to allow regional universities and quasi-state agencies to reduce their future pension costs. -
The Science Is Quite Clear: Reducing CO2 Emissions Only Raises Energy Prices
Opinion -Climate science is not well developed but is quite clear on some matters despite the continued attempts by climate alarmists to obfuscate it. -
Localities Shouldn’t Be Dictating (Inter-)National Policy
Opinion -Federalism is too infrequently mentioned, and when it does come up, it is woefully misrepresented and abused. -
Maybe You Are an Individualist Too
Opinion -Ever since I read Stephen Davies’s provocative article, I’ve been thinking about his main proposal. He suggests that the term individualist should be revived. -
Modern Societies Require Minerals, and Mining
Opinion -Congressional bills would end US mining and leave USA dependent on foreign critical materials. -
The Tech Titans, Antitrust Policy, and the ‘New Brandeisians’
Opinion -The “tech titans”—Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google—have caught the unwanted attention of the federal government, with “techlash” hearings held over the past two years garnering much media fanfare on Capitol Hill. -
Time Runs Out for Proposed Louisiana Fantasy Sports Tax
Opinion -The Louisiana State Legislature adjourned before final passage of a proposed tax on fantasy sports players. -
Data Indicate There’s No Need to Panic About Rising Seas
Opinion -Editorial -Ending the use of fossil fuels, and giving ever larger government increasing power over peoples’ lives will not stop seas from rising, but instead will only serve to make the world’s people poorer and less free.
