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Father’s Day, NBA Game 7 Cost Cook County Taxpayers
Opinion -For the second time in two months, the Cook County Department of Corrections had to lock down inmates because of a mass guard call-off. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said 317 guards took off the Father’s Day shift off on Sunday, June 19. -
Delaware Rejects Bill Giving Parents of Special Needs Students School Choice
Opinion -The Delaware House Education Committee rejected a bill that would have established education savings accounts (ESAs) for parents of special needs students. -
Heartland Institute Statement on Congressional Panel Discussion of Article V Convention
Opinion -Heartland Institute Statement on Congressional Panel Discussion ofArticle V ConventionOn Thursday, June 23, 2016, state legislators and policy experts met in Washington, DC with U.S. Rep. -
Portland School Board Bans Materials Questioning Human-Caused Climate Change
Opinion -The Public School Board in Portland, Oregon unanimously approved a resolution banning textbooks and other teaching materials expressing any doubt or reservations concerning the claim humans are the primary cause behind global climate change and its -
Shocker: The Media As One Cheerlead Another Government Power Grab
Opinion -The American media cabal is…ridiculous. They are the Borg of politics - many entities, but of but one Leftist mind.Led around by their noses by whatever hack government-growing politician is before them at that moment.Remember this? -
Donald Trump Bankrupts American Politics
Opinion -Commentators from the political "left" as well as the "right" have attempted to analyze and dissect the rise and appeal of Donald Trump. -
Policy Diagnosis: CMS Fields Comments on Controversial Rule Through June 27
Opinion -Editor’s Note: A proposed rule posted to the federal government website Regulations. -
Mississippi Pension System Loses Money On Investments
Opinion -A report by the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi shows the state’s pension fund lost money in the past year, which could further damage PERS’s already weakened bottom line. -
Innovations and Safety in Hydraulic Fracturing
Opinion -The copious amounts of oil and gas produced over the past decade through the combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling has resulted in greater energy security for the United States and extremely low oil and natural gas prices for -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Chicago Passing New Regulations on Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts React to Chicago Passing New Regulations onUber, Lyft, and AirbnbThe Chicago City Council yesterday passed new regulations on peer-to-peer services including ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft, and short-term rental company -
Massachusetts Considers Imposing Statewide Single-Payer Health Care System
Opinion -Massachusetts lawmakers are considering two bills that would institute a statewide single-payer health care system. -
Pennsylvania Considers Strengthening Terminally Ill Patients’ ‘Right to Try’
Opinion -Pennsylvania will become the 31st state to allow drug and medical device manufacturers to offer terminally ill patients drugs, devices, and procedures not yet approved by the U.S. -
Bill to Combine Tax Credits and ESAs Narrowly Fails to Pass in Missouri
Opinion -A Missouri bill to fund education savings accounts (ESAs) for foster children with donations from individuals and businesses who could receive a tax credit passed the state House and Senate but ultimately died in fiscal review. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Court Striking Down Federal Fracking Rules
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts React to Court Striking Down Federal Fracking RulesA federal court on Tuesday struck down Obama administration regulations aimed at restricting hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas on federal lands. The U.S. -
Georgia Voters Express Strong Support for School Choice
Opinion -Three out of four voters participating in Georgia’s recent GOP primary expressed support for more school choice in the state. -
Massachusetts Loses Climate Action Case Brought by Youths
Opinion -The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) failed to comply with its legal obligation to reduce the state’s greenhouse-gas emissions, according to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which ruled in favor of four teenagers -
Playing Both ‘Cops and Robbers’ on Asset Forfeiture
Opinion -A new digital system unveiled by Oklahoma government police is just the latest example of civil asset forfeiture laws encouraging cops to become the robbers they’re supposed to be catching. -
Louisiana Lawmakers Fail in Effort to Contain Medicaid Expansion Costs
Opinion -The Louisiana State Legislature failed to advance two Republican-sponsored bills designed to limit the cost of Gov. -
How Obamacare’s Mandates Hurt the Patients They’re Supposed to Help
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #509 Despite the sticker shock many Americans are experiencing after thinking the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would lead to affordable health insurance, most of the law’s unintended consequences were predictable and therefore -
State Should Switch to 401(k) Style Plans
Opinion -South Carolina lawmakers have undertaken reforms to address some of the serious issues with their state’s pension system, but major changes are still needed to prevent future budget problems. -
The Nanny State Advances Statement on Passage of Anti-Soda Tax in Philadelphia
Opinion -In the first success of its nature for "nanny state" advocates after many years of trying, Philadelphia Thursday became the first major city to attempt to control the non-alcoholic drink choices of its residents by enacting a 1. -
Ethics Complaint Lodged Against Oregon Lawmakers Sued Over Gray Wolf
Opinion -Cascadia Wildlands, an environmental group in Oregon, has filed a complaint with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission alleging three Oregon state lawmakers committed ethics violations. -
Heartland Weekly: Heartland President Joseph Bast Explains the Value of Great Books
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Policy Positions: Free Trade vs. Political Ignorance
Opinion -The current political campaign for the U.S.