Opinion
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ITT Tech Closes All Campuses in Wake of DOE Sanctions
Opinion -ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech), a chain of for-profit schools of higher education, closed more than 130 campuses in 39 states after the Department of Education (DOE) imposed financial sanctions on the company. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Education Experts React to NAACP’s Rejection of Charter School Expansion
Opinion -‘Black parents across the country are protesting the NAACP’s decision, and for good reason.’ - Teresa Mull -
Indiana Lawmakers Express Interest in Education Savings Accounts
Opinion -Two bills to create education savings accounts (ESAs) in Indiana garnered little interest in this year’s legislative session, but Republican leaders in the legislature say they’re open to considering ESA legislation in the future. -
Alaska Governor Sued Over Cuts to Oil Subsidy Checks
Opinion -An Alaska legislator is suing Gov. Bill Walker (I) for his decision to cut the state’s oil subsidy entitlement program. -
Study: Rising Health Care Costs Drive Increases in Wage Inequality
Opinion -Increasing health care costs skew income analyses for ordinary earners. -
Fracking Boom Masks Obama’s Horrifying Economic Numbers
Opinion -“What would the economy look like if the hydraulic fracturing boom, which has revolutionized oil and natural gas production in the U.S., had never happened?” -
The Climate Action Network: Funding Climate Alarmist Stunts Around the World
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Climate Action Network International and its U.S. subsidiary, the U.S. Climate Action Network, are climate-alarmist coordination centers with unique access to climate negotiations and an outsized influence on climate policies. -
Why Google Fiber is Dead Business Model Walking
Opinion -Google Fiber looks like dead business model walking. -
Chicago Teachers Union Cancels Strike
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #154 -
WikiLeaks: Hillary’s Conflicted Comments on Fracking
Opinion -One of the recent WikiLeaks email dumps revealed some interesting things about hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. -
Stormy Climate Deception
Opinion -Continued hype and deceit drive climate, energy agenda – clobbering poor families -
What Should You Remember When Drafting a Constitutional Amendment?
Opinion -Here are some last-minute tips on drafting proposed constitutional amendments. -
Local Businesses Oppose Nebraska City Council’s Restaurant Tax Plan
Opinion -Members of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska City Council put a proposed new tax on restaurant sales on pause after hundreds of local business owners and consumers signed a petition opposing the tax hike. -
Ways and Means Chair Urges Treasury to Reconsider Corporate Inversion Rules
Opinion -The chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is calling on the Treasury Department to reconsider proposed regulations intended to discourage U.S. businesses from merging with overseas competitors. -
Big Tobacco Tax Hike Goes to Colorado Voters for Approval
Opinion -Colorado voters will vote on a proposition on the November ballot that would, if passed, impose a huge tax increase on cigarettes sold in the state. -
Missouri Voters to Consider Sales Tax Exemptions for Services
Opinion -Missouri voters will vote on a ballot question that, if approved in November, would prohibit state lawmakers from imposing any taxes on services. -
States Challenge Obama Administration’s ‘Overtime Rule’
Opinion -Attorneys general from 21 states are challenging a new regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). -
California County Blocks Solar Project
Opinion -The San Bernardino, California County Board of Supervisors voted 3–2 to reject a controversial solar-energy facility on Federal lands in California’s scenic Mojave Desert. -
Taxicab Companies Sue Over New Massachusetts Uber Laws
Opinion -Taxicab companies in Boston, Massachusetts are suing Gov. Charlie Baker (R) and Massachusetts lawmakers over recently approved restrictions on transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft. -
Trump and Clinton Both Wrong on Ethanol
Opinion -Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump don't agree on much, but they see eye-to-eye on the Renewable Fuel Standard. Too bad they're both wrong. -
Is Whole Foods Channeling Tony Soprano?
Opinion -The USDA "organic" designation has nothing to do with food safety, nutrition or quality. -
Getting Climate Priorities Right
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #228 -
New York’s Chief Partisan Persecutor: Democrat Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
Opinion -If you want justice, equal protection before the law and prosecutorial humility - New York Democrat Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ain’t your guy. -
Proposed Article V Amendment Would Limit Federal Health Care Spending
Opinion -The proposal leading the push for an Article V constitutional convention would change health care spending as we know it.
