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Statement to the Health Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
Opinion -Statement of Greg Scandlen Senior Fellow and Director Consumers for Health care Choices The Heartland Institute To The Health Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee United States House of Representatives May 14, 2008 -
Back by Popular Demand: ‘The Singing Revolution’
Opinion -"The Singing Revolution" -- a new documentary film on the nonviolent defiance of Soviet occupation by the Estonian people and the remarkable events that led to their independence -- has been invited back to the Gene Siskel Film Center from May 23 through -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-09
Opinion -Hard to Swallow An Illinois prison inmate who sued prison officials for refusing to feed him vegetarian meals won his lawsuit in a court ruling last month. A federal law prohibits prison officials from burdening an inmate’s religious practices. -
Media Advisory: Polar Bear Decision Defies Scientific Evidence
Opinion -(Chicago, IL -- May 14, 2008) The U.S. Department of the Interior decided today to list polar bears as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act. -
Bear Baloney
Opinion -May 12, 2008 -- A Federal judge in California last month ordered the Interior Department to decide by this Friday whether to list polar bears as a threatened species because of global warming. -
Consumer Power Report #177
Opinion -At this point it is all about money. One of the articles below mentions that the liberal group Health Care for America Now has $40 million to spend on inflicting government health care on us. This is just one of many similar efforts on the Left. -
Experts Comment: Georgia Governor Moves Health Care in Right Direction
Opinion -(May 8, 2008 -- Chicago, IL) Today, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) signed House Bill 977 and Senate Bill 383 into law. -
Domestic Energy Production Act Would Significantly Reduce Energy Prices
Opinion -(May 7, 2008 - Chicago, IL) On May 1, 20 U.S. -
The Real Importance of Barack Obama’s Presidential Run
Opinion -Obama intentionally avoided the issue of race even after winning the first primary in a state that is 96 percent white. -
Controversy Arises Over Lists of Scientists Whose Research Contradicts Man-Made Global Warming Scares
Opinion -DeSmogBlog, a Web site created to attack conservative and free-market nonprofit organizations, targeted The Heartland Institute in late April 2008, and in particular two lists posted on Heartland’s Web site [ http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm? -
New Report Documents Benefits of Vouchers for Special-Education Students
Opinion -(Chicago, IL -- May 2, 2008) Free-market economics has taught us competition improves products--regardless of what that product is. In a study by the Manhattan Institute released April 30, authors Jay P. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-08
Opinion -Plunder Road A Philadelphia traffic court judge is charged with bringing his office into “disrepute,” but not because he’s piled up 55 traffic tickets leading to fines of $11,427. -
California Decision Has Roots in Age-Old Bias against Homeschooling
Opinion -Though California's constitution guarantees citizens freedom, independence, and privacy, the state regularly invades those rights--albeit with the consent of the governed. But don't tread on homeschoolers. -
Wyoming Charter School Proposal Falls One Vote Short in Legislature
Opinion -A bill to allow greater freedom to establish charter schools in Wyoming fell one vote short of approval by the state House Budget Committee on February 14. House Bill 152, sponsored by state Rep. -
College Awareness Ad Campaign Takes its Message Directly to Kids
Opinion -According to a report released in March by the Consortium on Chicago School Research, only half the students in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system who have aspired to attend four-year colleges since 2004 have done what it takes to get there, largely -
The Health Fork: Why Government-Centered Reforms Don’t Work
Opinion -Do you think it's possible to demonstrate with a single graph the fallacy behind every wrong-headed solution to the problem of rising health care costs? See the accompanying figure. -
Outdated Employee Benefits Law Needs Revision, Not Further Judicial Interpretation
Opinion -The recent decision of a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. -
A Plan for Real Health Reform
Opinion -Excerpted from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, and Pamela Villarreal. Part 3. Five reforms could solve the problems of cost, quality, and access in health care. -
Banks Offer Health Savings Accounts to Meet Customer Demand
Opinion -Customers have been asking financial institutions for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and according to a survey conducted by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services (WKFS), banks and credit unions are beginning to respond to those requests. -
Kansas Legislature Was Wise to Reject Carbon Tax
Opinion -The Kansas Legislature has wisely written a proposed tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions out of this year’s energy legislation. That’s the good news. -
Climate Change Conference Invigorates Global Warming Debate
Opinion -The 2008 International Conference on Climate Change, hosted by The Heartland Institute and more than 50 cosponsors, brought together more than 500 attendees and 100 expert speakers presenting the message that global warming is not a crisis. -
Utah Legislature Aims to Protect Land Use Rights
Opinion -Both houses of the Utah state legislature have registered their opposition to proposals by environmental activist groups to have the federal government lock away more than 9 million acres of public lands in Utah. -
Seattle Imposes Stricter Mandate for Recycling
Opinion -The City of Seattle has announced a new program requiring residents to increase recycling of food scraps, plastics, and other materials not currently covered in the city's recycling mandate. -
Momentum to Continue
Opinion -In his concluding remarks at the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change hosted by The Heartland Institute and more than 50 cosponsors, Heartland President Joseph Bast laid out an agenda for future collaboration.
