Opinion
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Utah School Board Considers Rejecting Federal Money to Avoid Transgender Rules
Opinion -Three elected board members of one of Utah’s largest school districts say they would rather risk losing $40 million than be forced to comply with directives on transgender students. -
PRESS RELEASE: States Getting Close to Establishing Rules for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Heartland Policy Brief Evaluates Recent Efforts of the Assembly of State Legislatures -
Study: Obama Administration Imposes $743 Billion in Regulatory Costs on the Economy
Opinion -President Obama has added a record number of major regulations, more than 600 major regulations imposing more than $743 billion upon the economy. -
Most Environmental Groups Oppose Washington State’s Carbon Tax Initiative
Opinion -Many environmental groups have come out against an initiative in Washington state that would impose the first carbon tax in the nation because it is revenue neutral. -
Don’t Be Afraid of Bill McKibben
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #222 -
Colorado School District Aims to Turn Government Mandate into Money, What’s Wrong with That?
Opinion -The passage of Colorado Senate Bill 10-191 in 2010 established new rules for evaluating teachers. -
PRESS RELEASE: The Heartland Institute Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Welfare Reform
Opinion -"Many state governments still can, and should, improve the effectiveness of their efforts to help those in poverty." - Logan Elizabeth Pike -
Omaha Lawmakers Delay Vote on Food Truck Taxes, Regulations
Opinion -Lawmakers in Omaha, Nebraska are debating an ordinance expanding the city’s business tax on restaurants to food trucks and other mobile vendors. -
Massachusetts Voters to Decide on Whether to Lift Charter School Cap
Opinion -Massachusetts voters will decide whether to lift the state’s cap on charter schools when they go to the polls in November. -
Percentage of Privately Insured Adults Is Same as Before Obamacare, CDC Finds
Opinion -The Affordable Care Act has prompted people to alternate between coverage by Medicaid and private insurance. -
California ‘Parent Trigger’ Battle Ends in Compromise
Opinion -California’s 20th Street Elementary School will be under new management this fall after a group of parents used the state’s Parent Empowerment Act, also known as the “parent trigger” law. -
VA Invests in Failed Solar Projects, Veterans Linger on Wait List
Opinion -The Department of Veteran's Affairs Inspector General has found the VA wasted millions on solar panel installations that don't work. -
If Obama Covers My Health Insurance, Who Will Cover My Time?
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #515. Unraveling the $52 billion annual opportunity cost of inefficient doctor appointments. -
Utah Lawmaker Considers Liquor Privatization Ballot Campaign
Opinion -State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D-Salt Lake City) is considering launching a ballot initiative to privatize the 125 liquor stores controlled by the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC). -
Federal Court to Hear Arguments in Password-Sharing Case
Opinion -Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit are hearing arguments over a criminal case about the legality of sharing passwords for computers services such as Netflix. -
North Carolina Scratches CON Repeal from Bill Naming State Cat
Opinion -The failed attempt to repeal the state's certificate of need law may yet land on its feet next session. -
Ravitch Is Right on Common Core, Wrong on Main Causes of Poor Achievement
Opinion -In her recent New York Times op-ed, Diane Ravitch describes the effects of Common Core compared to its proponents’ promises. -
Dodd-Frank Costs Are Rising Rapidly, Study Finds
Opinion -A new study reports the costs of complying with a 2010 federal law passed to protect consumers from economic instability have accumulated at an accelerating rate over the law’s lifespan. -
Hillary Clinton’s Terrible Government Broadband Plan
Opinion -I’ve never liked the term “public xxx” - when used for things like “public schools” or “National Public Radio (NPR).” Because it’s not “public” - it’s government. -
Witness to the End of Soviet Power: Twenty-Five Years Ago
Opinion -The Soviet regime had ruled Russia and the other 14 component republics of the U.S.S.R. for nearly 75 years, since the Bolshevik Revolution in November 1917 led by Vladimir Lenin and his communist cadre of Marxist followers. -
Federal Entitlement Spending, Debt Set to Explode, CBO Reports
Opinion -A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts the total amount of liabilities, or debt, owed by the U.S. government will exceed 141 percent of the country’s GDP by 2046. -
Maryland Families Not Paying Required Tuition to Attend DC Schools, Audit Shows
Opinion -Many families of Maryland students required to pay tuition to attend schools in Washington, DC have not done so, an investigation has found. -
Elder Care Facilities Brace for $15 Minimum Wage Impact
Opinion -Retirement and nursing homes in cities with a $15 minimum wage are forced to think twice about the costs of the care they provide. -
The Global War Against Fossil Fuels
Opinion -The global war against fossil fuels is a war against progress, prosperity, and the poor. No one has ever explained this better than Stephen Moore and Kathleen Hartnett White do in Fueling Freedom
