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November 12, 2019
Temporary Federal Spending Law Averts Government Shutdown
By Jesse Hathaway
The bill continuing resolution gave Congress more time to reach an agreement on federal spending for fiscal year 2020, which began October 1.
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November 12, 2019
Michigan Road Fix Could Require Gas-Tax Hike ‘Close to 80 Cents,’ States DOT Director
By Bonner R. Cohen
Gov. Whitmer has struggled to find the $2.5 billion annually she has said is necessary to “fix the damn roads.”
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November 12, 2019
Economics Is the Great Reality Check
By Jeffrey Tucker
There is a sense these days, whether in politics or academia, that people should shape their own realities and each result is as valid or real as any other.
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November 12, 2019
The Most Beautiful Disruption in Media
By Jeffrey Tucker
On Tuesday, Disney will release an amazing thing that no one on the planet could have anticipated 10 years ago: a service that streams Disney programming on the Internet available to subscribers for $7 per month.
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November 12, 2019
Kidney Patients Die Despite Plenty of Donated Organs, Study Finds
By Ashley Herzog
About 10,000 patients with kidney disease die from renal failure each year in the United States, and a new study shows it’s not for lack of organ donors.
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November 12, 2019
Michigan Considers Tax Break for Live Organ Donors
By Ashley Herzog
The Michigan Legislature is considering granting a $5,000 tax credit to those who donate a kidney or part of their liver to a patient in need.
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November 11, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Trump’s Former Science Advisor Will Happer Featured in Climate Forum at COP25 in Madrid
By Jim Lakely
President Donald Trump’s former top science advisor Dr. Will Happer will headline a lineup of climate experts speaking at The Heartland Institute’s climate realism forum December 3 in Spain.
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November 11, 2019
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Planned Meeting with Vaping Industry
By Lindsey Stroud, Jeff Stier
“The president is truly seeing the industry as what it is: a billion-dollar powerhouse that not only employs people, but saves lives through tobacco harm reduction.” - Lindsey Stroud
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November 11, 2019
Expensive Climate Policies Sparked Chile Riots, Just Like France’s Yellow Vest Protests
By James Taylor
Climate activists and the United Nations are suffering a major black eye this week as protests and riots resulting from high energy prices have erupted in Santiago, Chile.
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November 11, 2019
The Chicago Teacher Union vs. Charter Schools
By Christopher Talgo
This is the second week of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike. It’s the second CTU strike in less than 10 years, and it’s having wide and far-ranging repercussions.
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