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Free Market Flop – Municipal Madness

Published March 2, 2017

By Bartlett Cleland

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Appropriately, city and local governments try to find ways to improve the municipality for its citizens. Inappropriately, some municipalities have tried to either set up their own networks or to partner with companies to get into the business of broadband
- Health Care
Why Most Patients Say ‘Hell, No’ to Obamacare

Published March 2, 2017

By Michael Hamilton

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Professor and student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently argued Republicans in Congress are trying to send health care to hell in a handbasket by repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
If You Like Wintertime Coziness, You’ll Love Small Government

Published March 2, 2017

By Teresa Mull

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Small towns and small governments have a natural, cozy appeal to them.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
Murray Rothbard, An Exceptional American

Published March 2, 2017

By Charles N. Steele

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It is a bit jarring for me to point to economist, political theorist, and historian Murray Rothbard (1926–1995) as an example of American exceptionalism.
- Government & Liberty
- Constitutional Reform
Utah Senate Rejects Lawmaker’s Call for Amendment Resolution

Published March 2, 2017

By Joshua Paladino

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Lawmakers in the Utah Senate rejected a lawmaker’s resolution calling for a national convention to draft and enact a balanced budget amendment prohibiting the federal government from spending more money than is taken from taxpayers.
Report: Google Failing to Remove Violent Rape Videos

Published March 2, 2017

By Justin Haskins

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Research reveals the world's largest search engine is refusing to remove videos claiming to show drugged women being raped.
- Environment & Energy
States Consider Laws to Penalize Violent Anti-Pipeline Protests

Published March 2, 2017

By Bonner R. Cohen

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Lawmakers in eight states have introduced bills designed to deter anti-fossil fuel protestors from damaging property, injuring bystanders, and blocking traffic.
Illinois Lawmakers’ ‘Grand Bargain’ Tax Hike Vote Delayed

Published March 2, 2017

By Judy Allen

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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) blamed Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) for Cullerton’s derailment of scheduled votes on spending and taxation, accusing Rauner of “interjecting himself” into negotiations over a “grand bargain” deal.
Florida Lawmaker Bets on Legalizing Fantasy Sports Games

Published March 1, 2017

By Leo Pusateri

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Florida state Rep. David Brodeur (R-Sanford) has proposed a bill defining daily fantasy sports games as games of skill, which would remove these online player competitions from state gambling restrictions.
- Health Care
Replacing Obamacare Made Easy: The Case for The Universal Health Insurance Tax Credit

Published March 1, 2017

By Peter Ferrara

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Just repealing Obamacare would get rid of the anti-middle class individual mandate, the anti-jobs employer mandate, and all the other federal regulations that have caused health insurance premiums to soar would be a great start.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Address to Congress

Published March 1, 2017

By Jim Lakely, Robert Genetski, Bette Grande, S.T. Karnick, David L. Applegate, H. Sterling Burnett, Jesse Hathaway, Michael Hamilton, Jane M. Orient, M.D., Bruno Behrend, Lennie Jarratt, Isaac Orr, Tom Harris, John McAdams (1945 – 2021), Terry Stoops, Joe Cobb, Christopher Garbacz, James H. Rust, John Dale Dunn, Clifford Thies, Sandra Stotsky, Kenneth Haapala

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"President Trump’s speech should help him gain public support for his programs. Inviting Democrats to put petty politics aside and work with him for the good of the country was a reasonable request." - Robert Genetski
Michigan Lawmakers Propose Repeal of State Prevailing-Wage Laws

Published March 1, 2017

By Elizabeth BeShears

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Michigan lawmakers are proposing to remove restrictions on how state government agencies may partner with private businesses on capital infrastructure projects.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Green Enemies of the Environment

Published March 1, 2017

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There was a time when true environmentalists strove to protect wild things. Now the green shirts have become enemies of the environment by pushing green energy and demonising the building blocks of life - carbon and carbon dioxide.
- Education
New Civics: a Red-Hot Crucible for Radicalizing Academe

Published March 1, 2017

By Robert G. Holland

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Over the past 15 years, numerous scholarly organizations have lamented the severe decline of civic education in U.S. colleges and secondary schools.
Wisconsin Legislature Considers Bill to Cut ‘Policing for Profit’

Published March 1, 2017

By Matt Hurley

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Wisconsin state Sen. David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) is sponsoring a bill that would restrict local and state government agencies’ ability to take citizens’ property without criminal convictions under a process called civil-asset forfeiture.
- Environment & Energy
Advice to Trump: Make Ethanol Grain Again

Published March 1, 2017

By Isaac Orr

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On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised he would stimulate the economy by lifting job-killing regulations and mandates on the energy industry that hurt American workers and consumers.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
The Truth About EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s ‘Scandals’

Published March 1, 2017

By Justin Haskins

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Scott Pruitt told CPAC on Saturday that he wants to roll back suffocating Obama-era environmental regulations and return the agency to environmental sanity.
- Government & Liberty
- Alcohol & Tobacco
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Publishes New Booklet on Vaping as Alternative to Smoking

Published March 1, 2017

By Matthew Glans, The Heartland Institute

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Dr. Brad Rodu, lead author of Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Public Policy Toward Alternatives to Smoking, has been at the forefront of tobacco harm reduction research and policy development for more than 20 years.
Oregon Lawmaker Proposes Legalizing Daily Fantasy Sports

Published March 1, 2017

By Elizabeth Sanders

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Sports fans in Oregon will be able to participate legally in daily fantasy sports (DFS) competitions, competing for cash and prizes, if lawmakers approve a bill currently before the state’s legislature.
California Lawmaker Prepares Midwife Bill

Published March 1, 2017

By Christina Thielst

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The bill would expand practicing privileges for certified nurse-midwives and expand treatment options for patients.
Kasich Proposes Raising Ohio’s Oil and Gas Taxes

Published March 1, 2017

By Michael McGrady

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) has offered a proposal that would raise taxes on oil and gas production in the state to help fund a partial income tax cut.
- Health Care
Texas Surgeons Post Prices Online, Joining Free-Market Trend

Published March 1, 2017

By Tony Corvo

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Two brothers have opened a free-market surgery center modeled after the famous Surgery of Oklahoma.
North Carolina Lawmaker Proposes Eminent Domain Ballot Question

Published February 28, 2017

By Jeff Reynolds

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North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill to ask voters to approve new restrictions on local and state governments’ power to seize and resell people’s private property to private developers.
- Education
Betsy DeVos Encourages College Conservatives to be Outspoken on Campus

Published February 28, 2017

By Teresa Mull

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School Choice Weekly #170