Heartland Research & Commentary

What the U.S. economy needs more than another pork-filled stimulus plan or massive new spending proposal is a cut in the corporate tax rate.

Forcing nationwide cuts in carbon dioxide emissions offers only speculative environmental benefits, if any, as a switch to wind and solar power will certainly cause environmental degradation.

Illinois' alcohol tax increases, which the legislature pushed through to fund a $31 billion capital works plan, are beginning to have their troubling consequences.

The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported some very alarming facts about Illinois’ public pension system, among them:

Smokers have become a favorite target of many legislators across the country.

The evidence is in: If your goal is efficiency and saving tax dollars, K-12 education voucher programs are an astounding success.