Opinion
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Michigan Increases its Renewable Energy Mandate
Opinion -In late December 2016, Michigan’s legislature expanded the state’s renewable energy mandate, requiring electric power providers to ensure 15 percent of the power they deliver in 2021 comes from renewable sources, up from 10 percent under the previous law. -
North Carolina Teachers Rewarded with Test Score-Based Bonuses
Opinion -Two categories of North Carolina public school teachers received merit-based raises in January 2017 because their students performed well on state tests. -
Show Constituents Love by Giving Health Care Freedom
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #535 -
Local Control Should Precede Choice on DeVos’ Agenda
Opinion -Betsy DeVos survived a Senate confirmation process made bitter because of the opposition of the teachers unions, which fear that she can parlay her advocacy of school choice into much bigger gains for choice in her powerful new position. -
Another Notch In Obama’s Failed Education Legacy
Opinion -A U.S. Department of Education study conducted at the end of Obama's tenure finds what has been obvious for the past decades: substantial federal spending alongside strict regulation helps schools improve not one iota. -
Colleges Are Creating a Generation of Bigots
Opinion -Students at universities reacted like thugs rather than intellectuals when somebody opposing their view came to speak. -
Higher Ed Reform Moves Up Lawmakers’ To-Do Lists
Opinion -Until recently, higher education was in the driver’s seat when it came to state budgets; university officials had little to worry about from legislators. -
Soda Taxes: Regressive and Unnecessary
Opinion -Cities across the nation have passed tax increase on sugar content in sweetened beverages. Despite the good intentions, research has shown efforts by companies have already reduced sugar and offered alternative options to informed consumers. -
Oroville Crisis Points to Need to Privatize Dams
Opinion -Little wonder the state did not prioritize maintenance of the main spillway. Rather than treat the state of California harshly, all I will say is that government is not the easy button for tough problems. -
Education Reform Expert Recommends Shutting Down Department of Education
Opinion -Vicki Alger, research fellow at the Independent Institute, delivered a speech at The Heartland Institute on February 1 about her new book, Failure: The Federal Misedukation of American ‘s Children. -
Steve Mnuchin is Wrong About the Unemployment Rate, Just Like Most People
Opinion -Freedom shouldn't mean, as Janis Joplin put it, "having nothing left to lose." Freedom should mean that the goodness of decisions such as choosing to work are rewarded. -
Arizona Approves Minor Changes to Common Core Standards
Opinion -Arizona parents and reform groups remain dissatisfied after the Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) voted to approve minor changes to the state’s Common Core standards, rather than the sweeping reforms requested by the advocates for reform. -
Feds Grant Wind-Energy Industry 30-Year Eagle Kill Permits
Opinion -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a rule exempting wind-energy companies from prosecution under the Golden and Bald Eagle Protection Act for unintentionally killing eagles, up to a predetermined amount every year. -
Remembering Ronald Reagan’s American Exceptionalism
Opinion -In this week's edition of Heartland Weekly, we say happy birthday to President Reagan, explore ridiculous fracking claims, and challenge the crafted narrative of warming records. -
Move Some Federal Agencies Out of DC, Proposed Resolution States
Opinion -Congress is considering a resolution advocating the moving of federal government agencies’ headquarters from Washington, DC to other cities. -
Congressman Proposes Rolling Back Cigar Power Grab
Opinion -A Florida congressman is proposing a bill to roll back a 2016 power grab by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, revoking the agency’s authority to restrict cigar sales. -
The Movie ‘Hidden Figures’ – Perspective from a Mortar Infantryman
Opinion -Looking back, we can appreciate the roles played by those who, at the cutting edge of the technology of their day, acted as computers even if, looking forward, it is not clear what role there will remain for us. -
Outdated Telecom Laws Pose a Challenge for Ajit Pai’s FCC
Opinion -The most modern part of America’s economy – communications – suffers under America’s most out-of-date law and most backward-looking regulation. -
The Left Didn’t Groove to the Beat of School Choice Week
Opinion -The record-breaking numbers for the seventh annual National School Choice Week (NSCW), which wrapped up January 28, were stunning. -
The 1889 St. Louis Convention of States
Opinion -A frequent argument against a convention for proposing constitutional amendments is that there are “no precedents” for determining the rules and procedures for such a gathering, other than the Constitutional Convention of 1787. -
‘Rush Revere’ Series Relates History to Real Life
Opinion -As I summarize my experiences as an adult reader of these books, I cannot emphasize too strongly that all my readers should gift these books to the young readers in their lives. -
Fishing Groups, Towns Sue to Block Offshore Windfarm
Opinion -Commercial fishing companies, trade groups, and seaport communities in four states are fighting against the development of a massive offshore windfarm planned to be built in the Atlantic Ocean. -
Chicago Teachers Union Refuses to Let Volunteers Run Library
Opinion -The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has said it would rather see a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) elementary school library shut down than allow parent volunteers to run it. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Confirmation of Dr. Tom Price as Head of HHS
Opinion -"Price should urge President Trump and Congress to repeal Obamacare now, in its entirety, allowing state health care markets to work while Washington, DC decides on a replacement plan." - Michael Hamilton