Katie Tubb is a policy analyst for the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research.
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As Americans work to file their taxes, Congress is setting to work on a package of expired tax credits this spring to enrich a few… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued bold reforms supporting telemedicine as a viable option to increase access to care while decreasing health… Read More
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski and several other senators reportedly met last week with Microsoft’s Bill Gates to discuss nuclear energy. Referring to the meeting, the Alaska… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Over the past few months, Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been delivering an important message to our country’s allies: America’s energy renaissance is your gift,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
More Americans should care about nuclear-waste management than actually do. That’s because it’s an issue that has cost taxpayers more than $6 billion in court… Read More
EnergyCommentary
It seems the possibility of the Trump administration bailing out coal and nuclear plants has been put to rest for now. This is good news… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Consider the World Bank’s allegedly nuanced ban on coal absolute now. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim stated last week the organization has “made a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Some of the dust is beginning to settle after another projected cost increase of the Vogtle power station in Georgia, where the only two nuclear… Read More
EnergyCommentary
This week, the House of Representatives is expected to bring to the floor its second “minibus” package of the appropriations season. The bill combines the… Read More
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It feels like beating a dead horse, but the “conservative” carbon tax proposal is still hanging around. A number of conservative groups are so tired… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A week ago today marked the end of the window for solar companies to seek exemptions from the Trump administration’s tariffs on certain imported solar… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Department of the Interior has worked steadily to increase opportunity and access to the federal lands and resources under its purview. Earlier this week,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting the U.S. this week, and one issue on his agenda will be to continue discussing collaboration with… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Congress has pushed through a series of five stopgap measures to fund the government, and is now in final negotiations for a trillion-dollar omnibus spending… Read More
EnergyCommentary
An expansive trade case has simmered on the back burner since April 2017 and is now finally on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk… Read More
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The drama continues with two of the four nuclear power reactors being built in the U.S. today. On Thursday, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted… Read More
LawCommentary
President Donald Trump took a big step on Monday to begin correcting abuses of the Antiquities Act. The president acted on his April 26 executive… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Picking winners and losers in the energy industry was a hallmark of the Obama administration. But it seems that pattern isn’t quite gone under Energy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Republicans unveiled their plan to update the nation’s tax code on Thursday. If they are successful at passing the plan—known as the Tax Cuts… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Trump administration is attempting to do what past administrations have either failed to do or blocked: open up part of the Arctic National Wildlife… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last Friday, the International Trade Commission voted 4-0 in favor of SolarWorld and Suniva’s Section 201 petition, finding that imports of solar cells and solar… Read More
EnergyCommentary
One of the many problems of having a massive federal government is that sometimes, its own agencies work at cross-purposes. Consider the government’s posture toward… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The ongoing controversy about the federal government’s role in managing land may soon come to a head. Earlier this month, in accord with a presidential… Read More
EnergyCommentary
“One step forward, two steps back.” That’s how we summed up the situation the last time an offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling proposal… Read More
EnergyCommentary
President Donald Trump spoke on Thursday about what can be done to help the commercial nuclear power industry as part of Energy Week. “A complete… Read More
EnergyCommentary
In recent weeks, two U.S. manufacturers of solar energy components—Suniva and SolarWorld—have petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission to impose tariffs on the imports of… Read More
EnergyCommentary
With yet another nuclear power plant joining the ranks of those closing ahead of schedule, it’s clear that something is amiss in the nuclear power… Read More
EnergyCommentary
President Donald Trump has fulfilled a key campaign pledge, announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. The Paris Agreement, which committed… Read More
EnergyCommentary
It’s been described as a “slap in the face,” “slaughter,” “a punitive … assault on science, the environment, and indeed the planet.” Aside from being… Read More
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President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal calls for a number of energy policy reforms, some good and some bad. Some of the highlights… Read More
