Opinion
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Obama’s Energy Secretary Champions Nuclear Power To Fight Global Warming
Opinion -President Obama’s Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz illustrated the point perfectly last week, championing for climate reasons the same nuclear power that conservatives have long supported. -
Alaska Passes Bill Allowing Parents to Withdraw Kids from Standardized Tests, Sex Ed
Opinion -A bill to allow parents to opt their children out of standardized testing and other public school programs they object to has become law in Alaska. -
Anti-Oil-and-Gas Initiatives Fail to Make Colorado’s November Ballot
Opinion -Colorado’s Secretary of State certified two citizens initiatives aimed at limiting oil and gas operations failed to garner enough legitimate signatures to qualify for November’s ballot. -
Google’s Information Is Power – Info-opoly Power
Opinion -Who thinks it wise to allow a single company to corner the global market for any set of critical inputs to the global economy with no regulatory oversight, transparency or obligation to be an honest broker? -
All Of Hollywood Should Hate Net Neutrality – And Now They’re Starting To See Why
Opinion -Network Neutrality is ridiculous, anti-capitalism, monopoly-making Internet policy. -
UCS: Anti-Science Advocacy Gone Wild
Opinion -The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is not a professional scientific organization, instead it is pursues left-wing advocacy on technology, environmental, and energy issues—regardless of what the scientific data show. -
Florida Moms Continue Fight for Mandatory Recess
Opinion -A group of mothers who have been lobbying for recess to be made a mandatory part of the school day have not given up, despite the failure of a bill to do just that earlier this year. -
Global Cigarette Smuggling Is So Profitable – The UN Is Getting In On It
Opinion -Governments everywhere decades ago launched the War on Tobacco. Which they tell us is to protect us from ourselves. What it really is about - is more government control, and more government tax money. -
Obama’s Climate Regulations Hurt Businesses
Opinion -On multiple occasions, representatives from the Obama administration have admitted under questioning by members of Congress that its climate policies and regulations will have no measurable impact on present or future global temperature. -
Press Release: Heartland Institute Statement on Constitution Day
Opinion -This Constitution Day should be an opportunity for state legislatures to reclaim the governing powers given to them by the document’s framers. -
Agriculture Creating Valuable Wetlands Benefitting Wildlife
Opinion -Agriculture and other types of development are creating new wetlands, even in places where they may not have existed before, saving birds which otherwise might have disappeared. -
Coloradans Protest Language of Immunization Exemption Form
Opinion -The Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has gathered nearly 15,000 signatures from citizens who object to language in a new form Colorado parents must complete to obtain immunization exemptions for their children. -
Methane From Fracking: Not the Monster Bill McKibben Sniffs Out
Opinion -Methane emissions from hydraulic fracturing operations have become the latest target for activists seeking to ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking.” -
Crack Insurance Codes Before They Crack You
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Doctors Increasingly Prescribe Medical Marijuana for Pain Relief
Opinion -In states where medical marijuana is legal, doctors are prescribing fewer FDA-approved drugs for ailments treatable by marijuana. -
Colorado Judge Shuts Down Douglas County Voucher Program
Opinion -A Denver, Colorado district judge has ordered the Douglas County School District (DCSD) to suspend its school voucher program. -
Constitutional Issues at Stake in Methane Lawsuits
Opinion -Constitutional scholars say states' lawsuits challenging EPA's new methane regulations are a form of interposition, defending citizens against federal overreach. -
Florida Court Dismisses Teachers Union Lawsuit Against Tax Credit Scholarships
Opinion -Florida’s First District Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program (FTCSP), dismissing a lawsuit the state’s teachers union and other groups brought against the program. -
Bill Murray Reports: It’s Farm Bill Time. Again
Opinion -Let’s end the perpetual re-run. -
The FCC Now Wants To Create A TV Content Commission
Opinion -Having a free market was fun, wasn’t it? Unfortunately, more and more - the fun’s over. -
Massachusetts Gov. Baker Cuts State’s Regulatory ‘Dead Wood’
Opinion -State agencies in Massachusetts are continuing to revise thousands of state regulations and restrictions, cutting unnecessary or redundant government rules, and reducing regulatory barriers where possible. -
California Tobacco Tax Hike Would Do Little to Improve Health
Opinion -Californians will vote on a proposition in November that would increase the state’s tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack and add a new tax on e-cigarette products. -
Report: SolarCity/New York Government Alliance Puts Taxpayers at Risk
Opinion -New York State’s effort to bring jobs to Buffalo by luring solar-panel manufacturer SolarCity to the city could cost the state’s taxpayers nearly $1 billion, according to a new study. -
NYC Common Core-Aligned Test Results Spark Score-Inflation Debate
Opinion -Results from New York City’s (NYC) 2016 Common Core-aligned exams show significant gains in student proficiency, sparking a debate over whether the test scores are inflated.