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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. -
Much at Steak in EPA’s Latest Beef
Opinion -The recent release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 600-page methane rule was the latest skirmish in the war on methane, but the next battle will be felt at your supermarket. -
Study: States Supporting Green Energy Have Higher Electricity Prices
Opinion -States promoting renewable energy through subsidies, mandates, and other programs have the highest electricity costs in the nation, according to an analysis by the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF). -
The Reasonable Road to Reasonable Health Care
Opinion -Review of Reviving America: How Repealing Obamacare, Replacing the Tax Code and Reforming The Fed will Restore Hope and Prosperity (2016), by Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames, McGraw-Hill Education, 2016, 224 pages; ISBN-13: 978-1259641121: $17. -
Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Approval of Rules for an Article V Convention
Opinion -Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Approval of Rules for an Article V ConventionDuring its annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Assembly of State Legislatures (ASL) on Friday fully ratified a set of procedures and rules for an Article V -
Genetically Engineered Crops Are Safe
Opinion -Genetically modified (GM) crops, agricultural plants which have had their DNA modified using genetic engineering techniques, are safe to eat and do not harm the environment, according to a report issued in May by the National Academies of Sciences, -
Reasons to Oppose a Carbon Tax
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #216 On June 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution sponsored by Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would harm the economy and should not be enacted. -
Remaining Presidential Contenders Differ Radically on Climate, Fossil Fuels
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #213 Donald Trump’s views on climate change and energy production differ radically from those held by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. -
Liberals, Your Shibboleth is Showing
Opinion -By Nancy Thorner and Ed Ingold - Radical Islamic terrorism raised its ugly head again this weekend when 49 individuals were killed in Orlando, Florida, by a gunman's rampage that represents the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. -
FCC’s Competition Policy Blind Spot for Dominant “Edge” Incumbents – GAFA
Opinion -The evidence increasingly proves that Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, companies collectively known as “GAFA,” are the dominant consumer-technology, “edge” platforms/incumbents in their respective communication sector markets of: information, -
Arizona Reinstates Children’s Health Insurance Program After Six Years
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How to Utterly Destroy a Place – Socialism in Venezuela
Opinion -During WWII, the U.S. dropped conventional explosives, fire bombs and atomic bombs on Japan. The U.S. and the U.K. together conducted massive bombing attacks on Germany, destroying cities, factories, oil refineries and transportation infrastructure. -
Article V Constitutional Amendments, Part 1
Opinion -Like a lot of Americans, I have been thinking for a long time that our nation is on the wrong track. -
Prosecution of Short-Term Lenders Mimics ‘Operation Choke Point’ Program
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Policy Diagnosis: Federal ‘Meaningful Use’ Regulations Killed Health Record Innovation
Opinion -Editor’s note: Doctors in private practice were innovating to provide top-flight electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) long before the federal government’s Meaningful Use program imposed counterproductive reporting -
Group Campaigns to Reverse Cuts to Louisiana School Voucher Program
Opinion -The Louisiana legislature approved Gov. John Bel Edwards’ (D) proposed 14 percent cut to the state’s school voucher program. -
Restoring the Constitution Would Repay a Debt to Veterans
Opinion -In addition to commemorating the 651,031 Americans who lost their lives in wars, Memorial Day and other soon-to-be-celebrated patriotic commemorations — such as Flag Day and Independence Day — should inspire elected officials to act as soon as possible -
G-7 Nations Promote Traditional Energy Development
Opinion -The Group of Seven (G-7), an informal bloc of industrialized democratic countries, announced they plan to promote investments in oil and gas projects to ensure the availability of a steady stream of supply.
