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Testimony Before the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee Regarding Establishing Legislative Oversight Over Governor’s and Health Orders
March 9, 2021
State Government Relations Manager Samantha Fillmore Testifies Before the Ohio State and Local Government Committee on Senate Bill 22.
Testimony Before the Ohio House State and Local Government Committee Regarding Establishing Legislative Oversight Over Governor’s and Health Orders
The Heartland Institute
Chairman Wiggam and Members of the Committee:
Thank you for holding a hearing on Senate Bill 22, legislation that reforms Ohio’s processes regarding executive orders during a public health state of emergency by establishing legislative oversight and creating the Ohio Health Oversight and Advisory Committee. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many states watched helplessly as their governors wielded broad emergency powers. This legislation is t
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Never lose a debate with a global warming alarmist!
March 7, 2021
The Heartland Institute Government Relations team and President James Taylor have created six principles for state legislators seeking to protect free speech in light of increased social media censorship. “Political free speech in the United States is under attack. Tech media giants who own and control virtually all social media platforms available to Americans are working together to silence groups with whom they do not agree.” Read the Six Principles now.
In her latest
Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore analyzes how New York legislators are trying to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his emergency powers, which he has abused profusely over the past year. Throughout the pandemic, Cuomo has exercised his emergency powers in a heavy-handed fashion, the worst example being his order to transfer seniors with coronavirus from hospitals to nursing homes. Sadly, this resulted in the unnecessary deat
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Never lose a debate with a global warming alarmist!
Testimony Before the Montana House Committee on Business and Labor Regarding Raising the Minimum Wage and Establishing a Living Wage.
February 25, 2021
The Heartland Institute
Chairman Noland and Members of the Committee:
Thank you for holding a hearing on House Bill 284, legislation that proposes raising the state’s minimum wage from $8.75 per hour to $15 per hour, which is also subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
My name is Samantha Fillmore, and I am a State Government Relations Manager at The Heartland Institute. The Heartland Institute is a 37-year-old independent, national, nonprofit organization and our mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Heartland is headquartered in Illinois and focuses on providing elected officials on all levels reliable and timely research on important policy issues such as minimum wage hikes.
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