Policy Documents

The Heartlander: August-September 2008

edited by Diane Carol Bast –
August 1, 2008

The August-September 2008 issue of The Heartlander opens with a Heartland President Joseph L. Bast’s discussion of immigration--a "sneak preview" for the debate taking place at Heartland's 24th Anniversary Benefit Dinner on October 2.

This issue

  • announces the release of three new Heartland Policy Studies, addressing the Milwaukee voucher program, welfare reform, and housing policy;
  • describes recent work on insurance and finance, budget and tax, tobacco, health care, infotech and telecom, education, environment, and urban affairs issues; and
  • welcomes aboard three new staffers.