Opinion
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400,000 Leave Chicago Area in Just Six Years
Opinion -The latest Bureau of the Census estimates are out and the news for Chicago is not good. According to Census data released in March, the Chicago metropolitan area lost 4.5 percent of its population to internal migration between 2000 and 2006. -
Testimony on a Plan to Implement a Gross Receipts Tax in Illinois
Opinion -Trevor R. Martin Director of Government Relations The Heartland Institute Testimony to the Illinois House of Representatives Committee of the Whole Wednesday, May 9, 2007 on a Plan to Implement a Gross Receipts Tax in Illinois Mr. -
Blagojevich’s Plan Is Bad … Meeks’ Is Worse
Opinion -Things are not going as planned for Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his "Tax Fairness Plan." Neither city halls nor business groups nor Republicans nor Democrats have flocked to the governor's side. -
Take the Global Warming Test!
Opinion -Test your knowledge and common sense in this simple 10-question test. The authors warn the text contains sound science, not media hype, and may therefore contain material not suitable for young people trying to get a good grade in political correctness. -
Heartland President Joseph L. Bast Commends Bradley Foundation 2007 Prize Recipients
Opinion -On May 3, at an event at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation presented the 2007 winners of the Bradley Prizes. -
Media Advisory: Statement on Passage of Video Franchise Reform in Florida
Opinion -(Chicago, IL -- May 1, 2007) Earlier today, the Florida House of Representatives sent a sweeping video franchise reform measure, the Consumer Choice Act of 2007, to Gov. Charlie Crist for signature. -
FTC Workshop Sharpens Net Neutrality Debate
Opinion -The debate over network neutrality intensified further as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a two-day workshop in Washington, DC in February on whether to regulate the way U.S. -
City of Milwaukee Sues to Treat IPTV Like Cable
Opinion -AT&T's Internet Protocol television (IPTV) service will get a federal court test in Milwaukee as to whether it requires a separate cable TV franchise. -
U.K. Regulators Resist Calls for Network Neutrality
Opinion -Regulators in the United Kingdom favor a cautious approach to network neutrality, stating the European policy framework already has safeguards in place to prevent an Internet service provider (ISP) from abusing its position in the information supply -
Calif. Report Card Shows Dismal Results
Opinion -A February 15 report card from the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, evaluated and graded 17 aspects of California's K-12 education system, finding the state's performance disastrously poor. -
Rhode Island Lawmaker Wants Higher Beer Tax
Opinion -Rhode Island beer drinkers will see the price of their favorite brews go up if a state lawmaker who wants to double the state's excise tax on beer gets his way. Rep. Edwin R. -
Maine Tobacco Tax Hike Likely to Benefit New Hampshire
Opinion -Maine lawmakers are considering another round of tobacco tax hikes, a move that likely would increase business and tax revenue in neighboring New Hampshire, where taxes are lower, according to a report issued in March by The Maine Heritage Policy Center. -
Atrazine Ban Would Spell Disaster for Illinois Economy
Opinion -A ban on atrazine, a widely used weed-killing herbicide, would inflict enormous financial damage on the Illinois economy and degrade the state's environment, according to a study released February 27. -
Minn. Legislators Hear Latest Global Warming Science
Opinion -Minnesota state legislators set aside March 8 to hear firsthand the latest scientific developments regarding global warming. State Sens. Mike Jungbauer (R-East Bethel) and David Hann (R-Eden Prairie), along with Reps. -
What Is a Gross Receipts Tax?
Opinion -What exactly is a gross receipts tax? Here is the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department's definition: "The gross receipts tax is a tax on the privilege of doing business in the state. -
Illinois Transportation Authority Wants $10 Billion Subsidy Raise
Opinion -The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), which oversees public transportation in Chicago and its metropolitan region, wants the state of Illinois to cough up another $10 billion over the next five years to further subsidize commuter rail, suburban -
Seattle’s ‘Sound Transit’ to Cost Nearly Double Original Estimate
Opinion -In 1996, Seattle-area voters approved the first phase of construction for a new transit system serving Central Puget Sound, dubbed Sound Transit. -
National Expert Doubts Claimed Benefits of Subsidies
Opinion -Prof. Allen Sanderson of the University of Chicago, who has extensively studied sports facility subsidies, says sports arenas do not stimulate economic growth or generate new public revenues. -
New York City Has Nation’s Highest and Lowest Income Tax Burdens: Report
Opinion -The Tax Foundation has released three new datasets that show how much in federal income taxes individuals in the nation's congressional districts, counties, and major city areas (metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs) paid in tax year 2004. -
Proposed Texas Utilities Sale Could End Environmental Dispute
Opinion -Texas Utilities (TXU) announced in February a preliminary agreement for the largest company buyout in U.S. -
Ethanol Driving Up Corn Prices
Opinion -Continuing high demand for corn, fueled by increasing ethanol production, will keep corn prices at historic levels for the foreseeable future, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on March 1. -
Organic Farming Strains Environment
Opinion -You can cross off "saving the environment" as a reason to purchase organic foods, according to a new study conducted for the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs. -
Brazilian Sugarcane Subsidies No Model for U.S. Policy
Opinion -Ethanol subsidies and mandates similar to those imposed by Brazil during the past 30 years are not an economically viable option for the United States, according to a February 15 report by Marcus Renato Xavier, economics professor at Brazil's IBMEC -
Bush Moves to Curb Agency Guidance Abuse
Opinion -With very little fanfare, President George W. Bush quietly signed an executive order on January 18, 2007 approving major changes to the federal regulatory review process.
