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  • Heartland Institute Experts See Cuomo Grandstanding

    Published November 5, 2009
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    New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on November 4 filed a federal antitrust suit against Intel, the leading manufacturer of microchips.

  • What the November 2 Election Results Showed

    Published November 5, 2009
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    Republican Chris Christie’s surprisingly comfortable margin of victory in Tuesday’s election for New Jersey governor and Republican Bob McDonnell’s devastating landslide in the Virginia gubernatorial election should serve as a

  • Rationing in Canada Sparks ‘Private Option’ Calls

    Published November 5, 2009
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    While House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) point to Canada’s government-run public health care system as a model for remedying U.S. health care inadequacies, the Canadian system is showing serious problems of its own.

  • Why New Jersey Has High Level of Uninsured

    Published November 5, 2009
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    As health care reform dominates discussions on Capitol Hill, the experience of states such as New Jersey, which has one of the largest uninsured populations in the country, reveals the challenges of attempting to expand coverage through tighter

  • Could Organ Donation Incentives Solve Shortages?

    Published November 5, 2009
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    The debate over selling human organs has come into the news again following the arrest this summer of a New Jersey businessman accused of buying and selling kidneys, and the speedy procurement of a liver transplant for Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

  • Missouri Tort Reform Reverses Doctor Exodus

    Published November 5, 2009
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    In a development suggesting medical malpractice reform may help alleviate doctor shortages, a package of reforms in Missouri signed in 2005 by then-governor Matt Blunt (R-MO) to curb junk medical lawsuits has created an environment more appealing to

  • Public Option May Get Cut from Health Care Bill

    Published November 5, 2009
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    As congressional Democrats work on the final version of sweeping health care legislation, it remains unclear which provisions will survive the complex bill-making process.

  • Medicaid Expansion Would Strain State Budgets

    Published November 4, 2009
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    State governments are bracing for the effects of the most-prominent congressional health care proposals, all of which would expand Medicaid and increase the burden on state funding.Sen.

  • Baucus Health Care Legislation Advances

    Published November 3, 2009
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    Rifts are emerging in the coalition of support for health care reform in the wake of a 14-9 vote by the Senate Finance Committee to send reform legislation to the Senate floor.

  • Wisconsin Seeks More Medicaid Money to Heal Sick State Budget

    Published November 3, 2009
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    Wisconsin is the latest of 23 states to implement a mechanism to draw down additional federal money to bolster the state's Medicaid program.

  • Obama Plan Neglects Importance of Incentives

    Published November 3, 2009
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    While undoubtedly well-intentioned, President Barack Obama’s health care reform plan ignores a central concern of economics.Economics is the science of incentives.

  • Hidden Assumptions in Baucus Health Plan Will Make Costs Jump

    Published November 3, 2009
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    The Congressional Budget Office’s preliminary cost estimate of the Senate Finance Committee’s health care legislation added up to $829 billion over the first 10 years. Yet this estimate substantially understates the true cost of Sen.

  • Maryland Has Long Waiting List for Charter Schools

    Published November 3, 2009
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    Demand is high but supply is low for Maryland students wanting to attend a charter school. The state has 42, but almost all of them are in Baltimore—leaving 3,000 students statewide on waiting lists.

  • Indiana HSA Success a Lesson for Other States

    Published November 3, 2009
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    More than 50 percent of state government employees in Indiana have health savings accounts, the nation’s highest state employee participation rate in such consumer-directed health plans.

  • N.C. School Choice Takes Small Step Forward

    Published November 2, 2009
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    The movement to allow greater access to educational alternatives and programs by expanding charter schools, providing tax credits for educational expenses, and giving homeschooled students more opportunities to participate in public school sports did not

  • How to Make Your Voice Heard on Net Neutrality

    Published November 2, 2009
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    The Federal Communications Commission is now accepting public comment about its Notice of Proposed Rule Making to codify net neutrality principles as a government mandate.

  • Climate Bill Secrets

    Published November 2, 2009
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    There are a few things the supporters of the House and Senate climate bills apparently do not want you to know. Consider the following. Section 721 of both bills denies property right status to tradable allowances and offset credits.

  • The Future of American Freedom, Harrison Schmitt Addresses Heartland’s 25th Anniversary Dinner

    Published November 2, 2009
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    Former NASA astronaut and former US senator Harrison Schmitt Oct.

  • Florida Commission Rejects Claim Higher Energy Costs Save Money

    Published November 1, 2009
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    The Florida Energy and Climate Commission has rejected a proposal by environmental activists to claim higher-priced renewable power actually saves consumers money.

  • Himalayan Glaciers Aren’t Retreating

    Published November 1, 2009
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    After an extensive study of glaciers throughout the Himalayas, India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests reports most did not retreat during 2009.

  • A Major Contribution to the Global Warming Debate

    Published November 1, 2009
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    Climate Change Reconsidered: The 2009 Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC)By S. Fred Singer, Ph.D. and Craig Idso, Ph.D.

  • An Open Letter to the Council of the American Physical Society

    Published November 1, 2009
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    Regarding the National Policy Statement on Climate Change of the APS Council: An Open Letter to the Council of the American Physical SocietyAs physicists who are familiar with the science issues, and as current and past members of the American Physical

  • Seattle Voters Reject Fees on Grocery Bags

    Published November 1, 2009
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    Shoppers in Seattle will not have to pay a 20 cent fee for each plastic or paper shopping bag they use, as city voters overwhelmingly voted against a proposal for the fee.

  • Wheat Growers Turn Against Waxman-Markey

    Published November 1, 2009
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    The National Association of Wheat Growers, which supported U.S.

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