Opinion
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Tennessee Gov. Haslam Tries Again on Gas Tax Hike
Opinion -Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) met with a business lobbying group in Nashville as part of an ongoing campaign to garner support for a proposed increase to the state’s gasoline tax. -
Nevada Governor Budgets $60 Million to Fund State ESA Program
Opinion -In a bid to restart an extensive education choice plan a court struck down on a technicality, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) proposes to allocate $60 million of the state budget toward funding the beleaguered Nevada Education Savings Account (ESA) program -
Electric Power Deregulation Has Saved Public Billions of Dollars, Study Shows
Opinion -States with restructured electric power markets where consumers and businesses have some choice of electric power providers have saved the country more than $3 billion in energy costs annually. -
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx’s Misconceptions About Man and Markets
Opinion -Though it may seem strange, Karl Marx was not always a communist. As late as 1842, when Marx was in his mid-20s, he actually said he opposed any attempt to establish a communist system. -
Trump’s IRS Gives Relief to Obamacare Walking Wounded
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #536 -
Is a National Tax-Credit Scholarship Program on the Horizon?
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #169 -
Why the United States Should Withdraw from the UNFCCC Treaty
Opinion -The new book, Clexit, For a Brighter Future, establishes why the United States should withdraw from the UNFCCC treaty. -
A New Look at the Founders Through the Postal Clause
Opinion -The Constitution’s Postal Clause grants Congress power to “establish Post Offices and Post Roads.” -
Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Gas Tax Vote for 2018 Ballot
Opinion -An Arizona lawmaker is calling for a ballot question asking voters to approve a 10-cent hike in the state government’s gasoline tax. -
Californians Sue to Remove Gray Wolf from State’s Endangered Species List
Opinion -California Farmers and Ranchers have sued the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife claiming its listing of the gray wolf as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act was illegal. -
Senator Reintroduces National Right-to-Try Bill
Opinion -The bill would increase treatment options for patients in states with right-to-try laws. -
College Students Arrested for Handing Out Copies of the Constitution, File Lawsuit
Opinion -Two students are suing Kellogg Community College (KCC), alleging the school violated their First Amendment rights by arresting them for handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution. -
ACP Project Pipeline Will Bring Jobs, Growth
Opinion -The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is set to bring in hundreds of well paying jobs all through the miracle of fracking. -
Copyright Modernity
Opinion -Last week Tom Marino, Judy Chu and Barbara Comstock introduced the CODE Act. The Act would make the U.S. Copyright office an independent part of the legislative branch, instead of remaining part of the Library of Congress. -
On Spending, Is Rand Paul the Last Man Standing?
Opinion -Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the only legislator to vote against Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, which sets the framework for budget negotiations in the 115th Congress. -
A New Age for EPA
Opinion -Under the leadership of Pruitt and others in the Trump administration, the falsification of data endorsed and created by taxpayer-funded government agencies is finally going to come to an end, and heads will roll as accountability is restored. -
Illinois City Lawmaker Calls for Federal Enforcement of Online Taxes
Opinion -As a research firm warns of a pending economic recession in Decatur, Illinois, a local lawmaker is calling on the federal government to require businesses across the nation to collect and pay state sales taxes on purchases made from other states. -
Want to Reform Education? Break Up the Public School Monopoly
Opinion -How much proof of its effectiveness does school choice need to show before it finally takes hold? -
Chicago Teachers Union Deal Blocks Efforts to Open Classical Charter School
Opinion -A labor agreement the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) signed in 2016 with the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is making it difficult for a group of parents and advisors to open what would be the city’s first K–12 classical charter school. -
Health Care Policy Changes Signaled as Senate Confirms Price as HHS Secretary
Opinion -President Donald Trump's HHS Secretary will most likely lead the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. -
Heartland Weekly – Trump Delivers on Climate, Energy
Opinion -President Donald Trump has wasted no time putting his unique stamp on energy and environmental policies. Just minutes after Trump took the oath of office, all of Obama’s energy and climate pages were removed from the WhiteHouse.gov. -
Illinois State Senators Reject ‘Grand Bargain’ Pension Bill
Opinion -The Illinois General Assembly rejected a pension-reform bill proposed as part of a 12-bill “grand bargain” compromise budget package, Senate Bill 11, which includes income tax increases and a full state government budget plan. -
Missouri Residents Sue Over Unions’ Right-to-Work Repeal Effort
Opinion -Labor unions in Missouri are collecting signatures to place a referendum question before voters in 2018, seeking to repeal the state’s newly enacted right-to-work (RTW) law. -
Trump Executive Order Eases Obamacare Burdens
Opinion -President Donald Trump's executive order on January 20 was his administration's first step to repealing the Affordable Care Act.