Jim Lakely
Jim is the the director of communications at The Heartland Institute. Prior to joining Heartland, he was an ink-stained newspaperman for 16 years with many stops in "old media."
Jim covered Congress and The White House during the George W. Bush administration for The Washington Times, and worked as a reporter, editorial writer and columnist for newspapers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California. He has appeared on the Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, C-Span, and many local and national talk radio shows to talk politics and policy.
Jim covered Congress and The White House during the George W. Bush administration for The Washington Times, and worked as a reporter, editorial writer and columnist for newspapers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California. He has appeared on the Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, C-Span, and many local and national talk radio shows to talk politics and policy.
Latest posts by Jim Lakely (see all)
- Dr. Richard Keen, R.I.P. - January 27, 2020
- And the Award for Media Hackery Goes to … The Weather Channel - April 18, 2019
- The Insanity Begins - February 13, 2019
Incoming Heartland Institute President Tim Huelskamp.
The incoming president of The Heartland Institute, former U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas), who entered office in the Tea Party wave of 2010, was a guest Friday on Tony Katz Today on WIBC-FM in Indianapolis.
Tim, who goes way back with Tony, talked about health care reform, what’s going wrong in Washington these days, and him soon taking the reins at Heartland.
Listen to the whole hour with Tony Katz. Tim comes in starting at the 12:34 mark, when Tony sets him up.
