Opinion
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Washington, DC’s Worship of Big Data Threatens Individual Liberty
Opinion -Editorial -“In Big Data, We Trust.” -
California: Legalize Marijuana But Ban Particle Pollution?
Opinion -Editorial -California initiated the down of legalized recreational marijuana use. That same day, a new California law regulating particle emissions from leaf blowers and lawn mowers went into effect. -
Wisconsin Gov. Walker Shaves Occupational Licensing Regulations
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law two bills trimming back occupational licensing regulations by reducing training requirements for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, and manicurists. -
FCC Repeals ‘Net Neutrality’ Mandate
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to undo a 2015 decision by former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler classifying the internet as a public utility. -
Report: Oregon Medicaid Agency Misspent Taxpayers’ Money
Opinion -budget-tax-news, health-care-news -Ahead of a voter referendum on a new tax to fund the state’s Medicaid program, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the state’s health care agency, disclosed hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent and wasteful spending. -
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Explores Privatizing Trash Collection
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania city officials are considering bids for trash collection services currently provided by the government. -
Judge Blocks Seattle’s ‘Millionaire Tax’
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The city government of Seattle, Washington is asking the state Supreme Court to review a county judge’s decision blocking a “millionaire tax” targeting high-income earners living in the city. -
Truancy laws are a perversion of the parent-government relationship
Opinion -Editorial -American truancy laws have reversed the role of parent and government, and they have done so at an alarming rate. -
Beer Regulation Reform Bill on Tap in Maryland
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill by Comptroller Peter Franchot that would repeal some of the state’s regulations on craft beer breweries. -
EPA Secretary Pruitt: The Eco-Nuts Will Never, Never Like You
Opinion -Editorial -It doesn't matter what Pruitt does, the Left will always hate him. -
Blame Government, Not the Market, For Dwindling Coal Industry
Opinion -Editorial -Renewable energy advocates free and competitive markets are to blame for coal-fired power plants being replaced by natural gas and wind generation -
Wisconsin Right-to-Work Law Prompts Manufacturer’s Relocation
Opinion -Badger Meter, a manufacturing company producing turbines and other industrial parts, is moving jobs from its Arizona plant to Wisconsin, citing the latter state’s right-to-work law as a factor. -
State of the Nation: Progressives, Conservatives, and Trump
Opinion -Editorial -Anyone reading the news and especially the political “liberal” and conservative commentaries might easily conclude that he is living in a world of two parallel political universes. -
A New Era of American Space Exploration
Opinion -Editorial -In the early 1960s, the United States was determined to conquer the last frontier: space travel. -
Cincinnati Business Group Asks State for Soccer Stadium Subsidy
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A Cincinnati, Ohio business group is asking the state to subsidize a proposed Major League Soccer stadium. -
Rep. Virginia Foxx Discusses New Higher Education Bill
Opinion -school-reform-news -Editor’s Note: A massive revision of the federal law governing higher education has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Fake Science Basis of Regulations
Opinion -Editorial -Americans are frightened by the drumbeat of claims they are in danger of cancer from chemicals in the environment and hence need more government regulation for protection. -
The Biofuel Crony Capitalist Revolving Door
Opinion -Editorial -Ex-Grassley aide will now help Big Corn and Big Biodiesel retain their mandates and subsidies. -
Onward Gaian Soldiers!
Opinion -Editorial -There's a new environmentalist anti-human obsession making trends within their circles. -
Case is Key to Public Workers’ Free Speech
Opinion -Editorial -A Supreme Court case, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, could give government workers a reason to be merry in 2018. -
Federal Judge Tosses Logging Company’s Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed a logging company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace and a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit called Stand, who it accused of libel and racketeering. -
Kids Need Talented, Tough Teachers
Opinion -Editorial -Children need substance, rewards for achievement, not smiles and complacent mediocrity. -
Heartland Weekly: Today’s ‘Che Guevara’ Democrats Do Not Understand Economic Growth
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week #1 of 2018 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Department of the Interior Opening up Offshore Drilling
Opinion -Press Release -“The Trump administration recognizes fossil fuels are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, provide high paying jobs, and benefits the nation as a whole” - H. Sterling Burnett