The Leaflet
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The Leaflet: Choice and Competition will Cure America’s Health Care Crisis
Publication -The Leaflet -This week, the Trump administration released a new report about the role rules and regulations have played in rising health care costs and limiting health care choices. -
The Leaflet: Corporations Are Welfare Recipients, Too
Publication -The Leaflet -Amazon decided to split its second headquarters between two coastal financial and political centers in the United States. Both cities offered the e-commerce giant lavish economic incentives that many liken to corporate welfare. -
The Leaflet: Newly-elected and Veteran Lawmakers, Heartland is Here to Help
Publication -The Leaflet -Congrats to all recently victorious elected officials! As the 2019 legislative session draws near, The Heartland Institute looks forward to working with all elected officials at the local, state, and national levels. -
The Leaflet: State Ballot Initiatives Attack Fossil Fuels
Publication -The Leaflet -Renewable power mandates and carbon dioxide taxes are up for a vote in several states this election. Mandates and taxes would result in higher energy bills and losses in economic output. -
The Leaflet: States Empowered To Innovate In Health Care
Publication -The Leaflet -New guidance has been issued that will give states more flexibility in reforming their individual health insurance markets in order to reduce health care costs and increase choice and competition. -
The Leaflet: States Can Stop Bullying Crisis by Adopting Child Safety Accounts
Publication -The Leaflet -Bullying and violence is still too prevalent in K-12 schools. Child Safety Accounts would allow bullied students to easily transfer to safer schools outside of their district. -
The Leaflet: The Social Benefits of Fossil Fuels
Publication -The Leaflet -Heartland has released the fifth volume in the Climate Change Reconsidered series. The volume presents the benefits and social costs of fossil fuels. -
The Leaflet: Trillion-Dollar Burden
Publication -The Leaflet -Overgenerous pension plans and benefits to government workers have led to $1.5 trillion in unpaid bills accumulated across all 50 states. -
The Leaflet: Your House May Need a Good Regulatory Cleaning
Publication -The Leaflet -The Arkansas Legislature approved the elimination of hundreds of unnecessary regulations, which will help to usher in economic growth and job creation. -
The Leaflet: A Simple Solution to the Primary Care Physician Shortage
Publication -The Leaflet -Nurse practitioners are well-trained, well-educated medical professionals that can alleviate the growing shortage of primary care doctors nationwide. -
The Leaflet: Amid a Plague of School Violence, School Choice Offers Relief
Publication -The Leaflet -Support for universal school choice grows as a startling number of parents fear for their children’s safety at their local district school. State legislators should consider adopting Child Safety Accounts. -
The Leaflet: Generics Save Lives and Money
Publication -The Leaflet -Billions of dollars annually are spent on prescription medicines. The use of generic and biosimilar drugs in lieu of brand-name drugs can dramatically decrease prescription drug prices. -
The Leaflet: Workers Need Freedom, Too
Publication -The Leaflet -National Employee Freedom Week is a national coalition of more than 100 partners that advocate for pro-worker freedom reforms. -
The Leaflet: CAFE to SAFE: Fuel Economy Standards Get a Tune-Up
Publication -The Leaflet -The Trump administration is looking to replace Obama-era fuel mileage requirements with less burdensome, more realistic fuel standards. -
The Leaflet: A Big Win for Health Care Freedom
Publication -The Leaflet -The Trump administration has made it easier for consumers to access short-term health insurance plans, which are a cheaper alternative to plans sold on the Obamacare exchanges. -
The Leaflet: AFEC 2018 Is Almost Here!
Publication -The Leaflet -Heartland's America First Energy Conference 2018 in New Orleans is coming up on August seventh! The conference will feature five keynote addresses, as well as ten panels featuring high-profile speakers. -
The Leaflet: The End of Dues-Skimming Could Finally Be Near
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet discusses the controversial practice of union dues-skimming, and the proposed action by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that may soon end the practice. -
The Leaflet: Moving from Welfare to Work
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines existing welfare work requirement laws and their effects thus far. -
The Leaflet: Should States Tax the Internet?
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines the implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair. -
The Leaflet: Judge Halts Kentucky Medicaid Reforms
Publication -The Leaflet -Washington D.C. judge struck down the Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid reform package. If passed, the package would have paved a pathway for self-sufficiency among recipients and saved the state $331 million. -
The Leaflet: Judge Throws Cold Water on Global Warming Complaint
Publication -The Leaflet -California Judge dismisses two lawsuits by cities of San Francisco and Oakland against world's largest oil companies. -
The Leaflet: Millions May Soon Gain the Right to Work
Publication -The Leaflet -SCOTUS' upcoming Janus has the potential to put personal freedom back into the hands of workers and forever change the role of unions in the U.S. workforce. -
The Leaflet: Schools Are No Longer Safe for Students
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines the child abuse epidemic in Chicago public schools and provides a solution to keep students safe. -
The Leaflet: All Bets Are On
Publication -The Leaflet -Delaware became the first state other than Nevada to legalize sports betting. Other states are sure to follow, as there is potential for states to collect $20 billion in new tax revenue.