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Heartland Article: Portland, Maine Lawmakers Dial Up Taxpayer-Funded Internet

Posted on December 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Read my latest Heartland Budget & Tax article, Portland, Maine Lawmakers Dial Up Taxpayer-Funded Internet, and see how municipalities expanding broadband to the public might not be such a great thing and how nearly all ventures like this have ended up being very, very costly.

Excerpt:

Lawmakers in Portland, Maine are proposing the creation of a taxpayer-funded Internet service, an “open access fiber network” for residents, by expanding existing government networks to cover the entire city.

Repeating History

Steve Pociask, president of the American Consumer Institute, says taxpayer-funded Internet service leads to higher tax bills.

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Heartland Article: FCC Considers New Rules for Streaming Video

Posted on December 13, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Read my latest article at Heartland Budget & Tax News, FCC Considers New Rules for Streaming Video.

Excerpt:

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulators are considering whether to redefine Netflix and other “over-the-top” (OTT) Internet services as “multichannel video program distributors,” effectively treating video streaming services as though they are cable television companies.

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Heartland Article: CFPB Expands Into College Education Accreditation

Posted on December 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The article, CFPB Expands Into College Education Accreditation, originally appeared at Heartland Fiscal Times on December 6th.

Excerpt:

Federal banking regulators are expanding the power of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), demanding records and testimony from higher-education accreditation agencies as part of an investigation into possible “unlawful acts and practices in connection with accrediting for-profit colleges.”

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Heartland Article: North Carolina Bill Regulating Virtual Currencies Stalls Out – #ncga

Posted on November 4, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The article, North Carolina Bill Regulating Virtual Currencies Stalls Out, originally appeared at Heartland Institute’s Fiscal Times on October 30th, 2015.

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#DM7 Article: First Democrat Debate Featured Yelling, Socialism and ‘Free Stuff’

Posted on October 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a repost of my weekly column at Da Tech Guy:

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Heartland Article: House Committee Passes Crackdown on ‘Operation Choke Point’

Posted on October 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

My article that follows first appeared at Heartland Fiscal Times on October 14th.

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