Opinion
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Calls Grow for EPA to Change Biofuels Program
Opinion -A group of oil refiners has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to alter the structure of, or better yet end, the nation’s troubled Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). -
Voters to Consider Boulder, Colorado Soda Tax Hike
Opinion -Lawmakers in Boulder, Colorado approved a November ballot question asking voters to adopt a large tax hike on soda and other sweetened beverages sold to consumers in the city. -
Report: Clinton Foundation Used Taxes to Give AIDS Patients Diluted Drugs
Opinion -The Clinton Foundation likely partnered with a corrupt drug company producing “watered down” HIV/AIDS drugs for African patients in exchange for donations to the foundation and million-dollar consulting contracts for Bill Clinton. -
Virginia Voters to Consider Worker-Freedom Constitutional Amendment
Opinion -Voters in Virginia will consider a ballot question in November asking for approval of a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that would protect the state’s right-to-work law. -
California Voters to Consider Steep Tax Hike on Tobacco, E-Cigarettes
Opinion -Californians will vote in November on whether to increase taxes on combustible tobacco and non-tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, to fund new proposed increases in health insurance subsidies. -
California Further Restricts Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Opinion -California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation on September 8 that slaps new, more-stringent restrictions on emissions of manmade greenhouse gases. -
Arkansas Launches State’s First-Ever Voucher Program
Opinion -Arkansas recently launched the Succeed Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities (SSPSD), a school voucher program for special-needs children. -
Health Care Leaders Gather to Urge Use of ‘Free-Market Force’
Opinion -Physicians, lawmakers, and insurers summoned the 'force' to carve out free-market solutions to the dark side of health care policy. -
Stop Saying Markets Will Solve School Problems
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #153 -
Economic Ideas: The Ancient Romans, Who Went from Rule of Law to Corrupting Inflation and Price Controls
Opinion -Studying the ancient Romans, we find their main contribution has been seen to be the legal order upon which is founded part of the Western economic traditions of property and exchange. -
Lawmakers Clarify Appeals Process for Patients with ‘Step Therapy’ Insurance
Opinion -States have passed legislation reinforcing insurers' right to refuse to pay for patients' drugs and patients' ability to appeal insurers' decisions. -
Tennessee to Launch Special-Needs Education Savings Account Program
Opinion -The Tennessee Department of Education is accepting applications for an education savings account (ESA) program for children with special needs, which is set to go into effect in January 2017. -
Judge Tosses California Cities’ Lawsuits Against Monsanto
Opinion -A federal judge dismissed lawsuits filed by three California cities against Monsanto, attempting to force the agrochemical company to pay for the cleanup costs from chemical contamination in San Francisco Bay. -
Report: ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Policy Would Cost Billions, 380,000 Jobs
Opinion -A recent report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates if the United States adopts a “Keep It in the Ground” (KG) policy ending the development of fossil fuels on federal holdings the U.S. economy and government revenues would suffer greatly. -
From Obama’s FCC: A Momentary Grasp Of Reason
Opinion -Back before Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, there was a British band that did pretty well - Pink Floyd. Aside from gigantic albums The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, they released in 1987 A Momentary Lapse of Reason. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Experts Comment on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Ending WI ‘John Doe’ Investigation
Opinion -'Chisholm and Ozanne will no longer be able to continue their egregious abuse of prosecutorial conduct for their own partisan ends.' - Kyle Maichle -
States Consider Authorizing Dental Therapy to Expand Access
Opinion -Dental therapists practice in more than 50 countries, yet all but four states prevent these oral care equivalent of physician assistants from treating patients. -
Navajo Nation Sues EPA for Its Handling of Mine Spill
Opinion -The Navajo Nation is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the damages it caused when caused a toxic spill from the Gold King Mine spill, which occurred along a Colorado River in 2015. -
Rooftop Solar Companies Struggling to Stay Afloat
Opinion -The roof-top solar power industry is in freefall with customer complaints and bankruptcies mounting. -
Striking Down Obama’s Climate legacy Has Its Day in Court
Opinion -President Obama’s flagship policy on climate change had its day in court on Tuesday, September 27. The international community is closely watching; most Americans, however, are unaware of the historic case known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP). -
Democrat Assemblywoman Blocks Bill to Extend California School Choice Program
Opinion -California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has halted extension of the state’s 22-year-old school “District of Choice” (DOC) program, set to expire at the end of the 2016–17 school year. -
Texas Lt. Governor Announces Support for Amendment Convention Proposal
Opinion -On a prominent talk-radio show, the lieutenant governor of Texas called on his state’s lawmakers to approve a resolution calling for a national constitutional amendment convention. -
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Approved in California
Opinion -California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill into law restricting local and state government police agencies’ ability to participate in a federal program distributing assets and property seized from citizens without criminal charges or search warrants. -
Global Tax Reporting Rules Are Hurting U.S. Citizens Abroad
Opinion -As additional foreign governments agree to a U.S. federal agency’s demands to hand over American citizens’ financial information, a nonprofit organization representing the interests of U.S. expats called for revised reporting rules.
