Heartland Institute

The official prospectus of The Heartland Institute, 2012. Read to learn more about the organization.

In 2009 in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Congress allocated $8 billion to send to states for intercity rail projects, with “priority to projects that support the development of

Thirty-eight states have Blaine Amendments to their constitutions, which prohibit public dollars from supporting religious private schools.

Sometimes, it seems as though the debate over school reform takes place in an alternate universe where time passes but nothing really changes.

Of the 41 states that allow charter schools, approximately 18 allow viable multiple authorizers to applicants hoping to open the schools, which are fully public but given freedom in matters such as

Parents and voters like the idea of local control in education, but they and politicians have differing definitions of it.

The pension system in Illinois is broke, both literally and structurally. Funding Illinois’ pension system is becoming increasingly difficult.

The City of Chicago recently unveiled plans to create a municipal wi-fi system allowing free access to high-speed wireless Internet services.

Since the 2006–07 financial crisis the Federal Reserve has taken several steps to stimulate the economy and unfreeze credit markets, which had ground to a halt after the bursting of the housing bub

Recent moratoria on uranium mining in states such as Virginia and Arizona have sparked debates about whether the benefits of uranium outweigh its costs.