Opinion
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A Panacea or a Death Sentence?
Opinion -This summer the Administration published its much-anticipated plan to modify enforcement of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). -
Heartland’s James Taylor on NewsmaxTV Talking EPA and Coal
Opinion -Heartland Institute Senior Fellow for Environment and Energy Policy James Taylor was a guest on "America Talks Live" on NewsmaxTV. -
Don’t Limit Health Care by Calling It a ‘Right’
Opinion -The future of Obamacare is as tenuous as ever thanks to the Trump administration’s restoration of federalism. -
Maine Governor Corrects Media on Medicaid Controversy
Opinion -After major media outlets published a story claiming Maine Gov. Paul LePage said he would “go to jail before expanding Medicaid,” the governor’s office issued a response refuting the story. -
Medicaid Expansion Will Appear on Nebraskans’ 2018 Ballot
Opinion -An organization dedicated to Medicaid expansion has submitted 133,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State in an effort to place on this November’s ballot an initiative to expand Medicaid in the state. -
Trump Administration Proposes Freezing Fuel Economy Mandates
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formally proposed freezing automobile fuel mileage mandates at 2020 levels through 2026. -
Heartland Weekly: Heartland on NewsmaxTV
Opinion -Week of August 20, 2018 -
‘America First Energy Conference’ Highlights Gains, Remaining Work
Opinion -The Heartland Institute hosted its second America First Energy Conference at which more than 40 speakers from government and the private sector discussed energy and environment regulatory reforms necessary to advance U.S. energy dominance. -
ACE Replaces CPP
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #296 -
Making American Skilled Labor Great Again
Opinion -For decades, vocational training has been waning. -
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Supports Medicaid Work Requirements
Opinion -The Republican nominee for governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, announced he supports retaining Medicaid expansion in the Buckeye State but wants to establish work requirements for healthy adults in the expansion program. -
Federal Share of Health Care Spending Nears 50 Percent
Opinion -The federal government is paying for a continually increasing share of Americans’ health care, with current and future federal taxpayers’ proportion of overall health care spending now approaching 50 percent. -
Electric Cars: Will Any Auto Company Make Money?
Opinion -Tesla reported second quarter results earlier this month. Despite losing $718 million during the quarter, Tesla shares rose 16 percent on renewed promises of profitability. -
Is a Financial Crisis Inevitable?
Opinion -How debt is shaping up to be our undoing. -
UVA’s Education School Distorts Own Study to Slam Vouchers
Opinion -Even though most studies using the highest quality of research show that underprivileged children benefit academically when able to use vouchers to attend private schools, the political and educationist Left use any scrap of data. -
VA Telemedicine Program Improves Patient Outcomes, Study Finds
Opinion -A telemedicine program implemented at 23 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in Virginia has decreased the number of patients transferred to other intensive care units (ICUs) at larger VA hospitals. -
Medicaid, Medicare Contribute to Rise in Opioid Abuse, Study Finds
Opinion -Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies share some responsibility for the rise of opioid abuse, a new study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reports. -
California Jury Awards $289 Million in Pesticide Lawsuit
Opinion -In the first civil trial over claims the popular herbicide Roundup causes cancer, a California superior court jury awarded Dewayne Lee Johnson more than $289 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Monsanto Corporation. -
EPA Announces Replacement for Clean Power Plan
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to replace the Clean Power Plan developed by the agency under former President Barack Obama. -
Obama Carbon Colonialism and Climate Corruption Continue, Part 3
Opinion -USAID climate and sustainability policies perpetuate disease and malnutrition in poor countries. -
Youths’ Climate Lawsuit Dismissed by Washington State Court
Opinion -A climate change lawsuit filed against the state of Washington by a group of 13 youth activists was dismissed by a King County Superior Court Judge. -
House Votes to Repeal Medical Device Tax
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Obamacare tax on medical devices, a move proponents of the repeal say will make innovation in health care less risky. -
Federal Health-Insurance Tax Exemptions to Top Half-Trillion Dollars
Opinion -Federal health-related tax exemptions, including the tax exclusion for employer-purchased health insurance, are now expected to exceed $500 billion in 2019. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Applaud Trump’s Affordable Energy Plan
Opinion -“For Americans looking to see the definitive end of Obama’s war on fossil fuels, this is an important victory” – with hopefully more ahead. - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
