Publications
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The Simplicity of Goverment Transparency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Governor Bobby Jindal’s short tenure in office has received extensive coverage from local and national media. -
Massachusetts Bucking The Trend On State Employees — And Not In A Good Way
Publication -Research and Commentaries -With 29 states expected to face budget deficits next year, many governors are realizing their state payrolls have swelled well beyond their means. At least 10 states have begun freezing and/or cutting payrolls. Massachusetts Gov. -
Student Loan Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One of the great tragedies affecting higher education today is the overpricing of an education that carries less and less value. -
FCC vs. Internet Providers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -For three years, Congress has failed to pass legislation implementing the doctrine of net neutrality. Recently, the FCC's patience ran thin, and the commission decided to act as if the doctrine were law anyway. -
Future Deficits Inevitable Without Comprehensive Solution
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Washington's estimated $2.7 billion budget shortfall will force tough decisions to be made in the coming years, and without fiscal discipline these deficits will reoccur in larger form. -
Privatization of Fannie and Freddie
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in dire straits. -
Reoccurring Budget Deficits Need Comprehensive Fix
Publication -Research and Commentaries -California is facing a $17 billion deficit along with the third-highest unemployment rate in the country. This has caused some elected officials to say the state has a revenue problem ... but the facts say otherwise. Since Gov. -
National Flood Insurance
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The recent floods in the Midwest have devastated homes across seven states, evoking memories of the last devastating flood cycle of 1993. -
State & Local Broadband Initiative Failures
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Since the start of this century, municipalities across the country have proposed and implemented plans to provide their citizens with high-speed Internet access. As of 2007, 52 municipal broadband systems had cost taxpayers a combined $840 million. -
Research & Commentary: TABOR, The Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Introduction by Steven Stanek Managing Editor Budget & Tax News The Heartland Institute The more government spends, the more it taxes. The more government taxes, the more it spends. -
Freight Rail Would Save Time and Fuel
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A study released July 1 by the Association of American Railroads, written by Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Wendell Cox, shows that expanding freight rail would dramatically reduce congestion, pollution, and fuel use in urban areas ... -
A New Approach on Property and Casualty Insurance for the 21st Century
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Insurance is one of the key institutions that drives an economy. Without insurance to protect individuals from fraud and reduce financial risk, many of the business transactions we take for granted today would be impossible. -
National Catastrophe Insurance Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Concerned about affordable homeowners' coverage in coastal areas, the national government currently is considering proposals to expand the its role in coastal insurance. -
Health Insurance Mandates
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One of the major causes of high-priced health insurance in the U.S. is the high number of mandatory minimum coverages required by some state governments. -
Research & Commentary: Student Loans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The credit crisis has had a significant impact on all aspects of the economy. Banks have become increasingly risk-averse, raising their loan qualification standards to levels that many consumers are unable to achieve. -
Nicholas Stern’s Faulty Views
Publication -Research and Commentaries -British academic Nicholas Stern will testify on Thursday, June 26 before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington. -
Health Savings Accounts
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Health Savings Accounts are a way to provide affordable, flexible, consumer-directed health insurance for a population that has a growing need for quality coverage. -
Myth Busting Ethanol Fuel Subsidies
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Environmentalists in recent years have enthusiastically hailed ethanol fuel as a central element in combating what they perceive as a global warming crisis caused by manmade carbon dioxide emissions. -
Cap-and-Trade
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As the scientific community becomes increasingly skeptical of claims that global warming is manmade and portends a crisis, government calls for carbon dioxide (CO2) cap-and-trade systems are premature at best and economically disastrous at worst. -
Net Neutrality
Publication -Research and Commentaries -When it comes to property rights and a free market, net neutrality is not "neutral" in any sense of the word. -
Rationing – How Not to Reform Health Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Most Americans want health care reform, but mandating health insurance or legislating a government-run single-payer system will not solve anything. Health care needs less government intervention, not more. -
Cigarette Tax Hikes: A Feeble Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates and Balance the Budget
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Last week, the Kentucky House of Representatives approved a 25 cent increase in the state's cigarette tax in an effort to help eliminate the state's budget deficit. The tax hike is part of a budget plan proposed by Gov. -
How to Privatize Airports … and Why
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Most Americans are not familiar with the phenomenon of airport privatization, but they may soon be. Chicago's Midway Airport could be the first major hub airport to divest public ownership to a private company through a lease or sale. -
Research & Commentary: The Flat Tax – Will it Be Coming to Your State?
Publication -Research and Commentaries -While millions of Americans wait for Congress to consider a national flat-rate income tax, an increasing number of proactive governors and legislators are "flattening" taxes at the state level.
