Opinion
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Heartland Institute Experts Comment on the University of Wisconsin System’s Support of Free Speech Rights
Opinion -The University of Wisconsin-System Board of Regents on Friday approved a resolution reaffirming freedom of speech rights on its campuses throughout the state. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to New York Common Core Task Force Report
Opinion -The New York Common Core Task Force released its report reviewing the Common Core State Standards. The task force recommended Gov. -
President’s Keystone Decision Puts Political Posturing, Paris Ahead of Pragmatism
Opinion -President Barack Obama put the final nail in the Keystone XL Pipeline’s coffin by formally rejecting the permit for the transnational pipeline that would have carried crude oil produced in Canada south to refineries on the Gulf Coast. -
FCC Considers New Rules for Streaming Video
Opinion -Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulators are considering whether to redefine Netflix and other “over-the-top” (OTT) Internet services as “multichannel video program distributors,” effectively treating video streaming services as though they are -
Congress Blocks Lawmaker’s Gas Tax Hike Proposal
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives blocked an amendment to a multibillion-dollar highway infrastructure bill proposing to raise the federal government’s excise tax on gasoline by 15 cents per gallon. Rep. -
Tax, Entitlement Reform Question Heads Toward Maine Ballot
Opinion -Maine voters will get a chance to vote directly on significant tax and entitlement spending reforms proposed by Gov. Paul LePage (R) and blocked by lawmakers, if a referendum question currently being circulated makes it to the ballot in November 2016. -
UW-Eau Claire Frac Sand Air Quality Study Is Cloudy with No Chance of Accuracy
Opinion -As the number of frac sand facilities in Wisconsin has rapidly expanded over the past five years, residents and local government officials in areas near sand mining operations have understandably wanted to know what impact these facilities could have on -
Heartland Institute Education Experts React to Release of Illinois PARCC Tests
Opinion -Illinois 2014–15 education test scores released Wednesday show only one-third of students are prepared for college and career. -
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Propose Horse-Racing Subsidy
Opinion -Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing a bill that would subsidize the state’s multibillion-dollar horse-racing industry by paying for horse racers’ compliance costs with money from consumers visiting the state’s government-approved casinos. -
Al Gore Calls for Outlawing Alaska Oil Pipeline
Opinion -PARIS – Global warming activist and former U.S. vice president Al Gore called for shutting down all natural resource production in the Arctic Circle, which would outlaw continued operation of the Alaska pipeline. -
Massachusetts’ Sole Nuclear Plant Shutting Down
Opinion -Massachusetts’ Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station announced in October its plan to close by June 2019. -
Occupational Licensing Case Entangles Iowa Salon Board
Opinion -With the assistance of a national public-interest law firm, a Sudanese immigrant and entrepreneur is challenging the constitutionality of mandatory occupational licensing requirements for ethnic hair braiders in Iowa. -
Scientists Discuss Climate Data in U.S. While Politicians Push Dogma in Paris
Opinion -Politicians, international bureaucrats, radical environmental activists, and bought-and-paid-for government scientists recently gathered in Paris to shape a climate change treaty less about fighting climate change and more about ensuring the existence of -
Kentucky Commissioners Pull the Plug on Proposed Netflix Tax
Opinion -Kentucky commissioners have ruled popular streaming video services such as Netflix are different from cable television companies or over-the-air broadcast television stations and should therefore be exempt from the state’s gross revenue and excise taxes -
State Lawmakers Call Foul on Daily Fantasy Football
Opinion -Lawmakers are reviewing the legal status of daily fantasy sports (DFS) competitions in several states in order to determine whether popular services such as DraftKings and FanDuel are permitted by state gambling laws. -
The FDA Approves First Genetically Modified Animal for Human Consumption
Opinion -The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal agency charged, in part, along with the Department of Agriculture, with ensuring the nation's food supply is safe to eat, approved a genetically engineered salmon as fit for consumption. -
USDA Declares New GMO Corn Safe
Opinion -Monsanto Co. cleared an important regulatory hurdle in seeking approval for a new variety of genetically modified corn in October. A U.S. -
Racial Profiling Dominates Medical School Admissions
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #485 Vijay Chokal-Ingam made headlines earlier in 2015 for claiming race plays a significant role in medical school admissions. -
China Grove, North Carolina City Council Bans Smoking in Government Facilities
Opinion -Lawmakers in China Grove, North Carolina have imposed a ban on tobacco use in all government-owned buildings and parks. -
Cell Phone Dangers: Industry Denies Truth – Part 2
Opinion -The public has been intentionally misled by industry and utility propaganda to believe that smart meters are safe because cell phones are safe. -
A Climate of Moral Vanity
Opinion -Christmas shopping along the Champs Elysees is proceeding in an untroubled boulevard fashion.True, the entrances to many larger businesses are manned by security personnel, some wielding electronic scanners, but shoppers nonetheless appear relaxed. -
Did FCC Read Judge Tatel Right in Pursuing Title II over Section 706?
Opinion -The central overriding question in the USTelecom v. -
Heartland Institute Follows Paris COP-21 Success with Climate Conference in Germany
Opinion -11th International Conference on Climate Change takes place December 11–12 in Essen The Heartland Institute will follows up its successful trip to Paris for the United Nations’ COP-21 – at which some of the world’s leading climate scientists and policy -
If Alarmists get What They Want at the Climate Gabfest, the Consequences will be Disastrous
Opinion -The Senate will not approve or appropriate money for anything President Obama might agree to in Paris, and developing countries will not (and should not) stop building coal-fired power plants and using fossil fuels to lift billions out of abject poverty.