The Heartland Institute

Publications

- Education
Research & Commentary: After Pandemic, Low-Income South Carolina Families Deserve Education Scholarships Accounts

Published February 26, 2021

By Tim Benson

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Program Would Be Open To 20,000 Low-Income Children By 2025-26
- Taxes
- Employment
Testimony Before the Montana House Committee on Business and Labor Regarding Raising the Minimum Wage and Establishing a Living Wage.

Published February 25, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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Testimony Before the Montana House Committee on Business and Labor regarding raising the minimum wage and establishing a living wage.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Low-Income Illinois Families Desperately Need Education Savings Accounts

Published February 25, 2021

By Tim Benson

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Program Would Be Open To Families Up To 250 Percent Of The Federal Poverty Level
- Education
Research & Commentary: Opportunity Scholarships a Necessary, Timely Program for Tennessee Families

Published February 25, 2021

By Tim Benson

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Program Would Be Open To Children In Rapid-Growth School Districts
- Constitutional Reform
Testimony Before the Nebraska Judiciary Committee on Legislative Bill 621 in Reference to Prohibiting Certain Social Media Censorship

Published February 25, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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State Government Relations Manager Samantha Fillmore Testifies Before the Nebraska Judiciary Committee on LB 621 Regarding Big Tech Censorship
- Constitutional Reform
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Senate Addresses Big Tech Censorship

Published February 24, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Oklahoma that would challenge Big Tech censorship.
- Taxes
Research & Commentary: Mississippi Could Defy Trend by Eliminating State Income Tax

Published February 23, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a House Bill in Mississippi that would eventually the state's income tax.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: South Dakota Should Consider Direct Primary Care to Increase Health Care Access and Reduce Costs

Published February 23, 2021

By Christina Herrin

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In this Research & Commentary, Christina Herrin evaluates a bill moving through the South Dakota Legislature that may allow direct primary care in the Mount Rushmore State.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Time is Now for Education Freedom Accounts in New Mexico

Published February 23, 2021

By Tim Benson

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Education Freedom Accounts Would Be New Mexico's First Education Choice Program
- Taxes
- Employment
Testimony Before the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Minimum Wage Increases

Published February 22, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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Heartland's State Government Relations Manager Samantha Fillmore submits written testimony before he Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Minimum Wage Increases.
- Constitutional Reform
Research & Commentary: South Dakota Trailblazes with Big Tech Censorship Legislation

Published February 22, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a House Bill in South Dakota that would begin to tackle censorship of free speech by big tech.
- Constitutional Reform
Testimony Before the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee on House Bill 1223 in Reference to Prohibiting Certain Social Media Censorship

Published February 22, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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State Government Relations Manager Samantha Fillmore Testifies Before the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee on House Bill 1223
The Leaflet: Georgia Testimony on Emergency Management, Hawaii Minimum Wage Hikes, ESA’s, and DPC

Published February 21, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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The Heartland Institute highlights GR's latest work.
- Taxes
- Employment
Research & Commentary: Montana House Ups the Ante in Race for Destructive Minimum Wage Increase

Published February 19, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a House Bill in Montana that would raise the minimum wage.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: West Virginia Bill Would Eliminate Certificate of Need

Published February 19, 2021

By Christina Herrin

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In this Research & Commentary, Christina Herrin evaluates a bill moving through the West Virginia Legislature that may repeal West Virginia's certificate of need laws.
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
Testimony Before the Maryland House Environment and Transportation Committee Regarding Lemonade Stands

Published February 19, 2021

By Cameron Sholty

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Government Relations Director Cameron Sholty's Testimony Before the Maryland House Environment and Transportation Committee Regarding Lemonade Stands
- Taxes
- Employment
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Minimum Wage Hike Proposal Would Put Workers Out of Jobs

Published February 19, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Oklahoma that would raise the minimum wage.
- Taxes
- Employment
Research & Commentary: Evidence Shows Minimum Wage Hike Would Be Bad for Missouri

Published February 18, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a House Bill in Missouri that would raise the minimum wage.
- Taxes
- Employment
Research & Commentary: Given Hawaii’s Economic Turmoil, Now Is the Worst Time for Minimum Wage Increase

Published February 17, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Hawaii that would raise the minimum wage.
- Taxes
- Employment
Research & Commentary: New Mexico Considers Minimum Wage Hike, Despite Evidence It Would Harm Small Businesses

Published February 17, 2021

By Samantha Fillmore

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In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a House Bill in New Mexico that would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
- Constitutional Reform
Testimony Before the Georgia House Committee on Judiciary, Scoggins Subcommittee, on House Bill 358, restoring the state legislature’s role in emergency management

Published February 17, 2021

By Cameron Sholty

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Testimony Before the Georgia House Judiciary Committee regarding legislative and executive authority in a state of emergency.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Expanding Eligibility for South Dakota’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program More Necessary than Ever

Published February 17, 2021

By Tim Benson

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Program Would Be Opened To Low-Income Children Not Currently Enrolled In South Dakota Public School
- Education
Research & Commentary: Special Needs, Low-Income ESA a Good First Step for Education Choice in Idaho

Published February 17, 2021

By Tim Benson

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Program Open To Low-Income, Special Needs, At-Risk Students; English-Language Learners
- Government & Politics
- Law
Heartland Letter to New York Lawmakers Urging Reform of Governor Cuomo’s Gubernatorial Overreach

Published February 16, 2021

By James Taylor

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A letter from the Heartland Institute's president James Taylor, urging New York lawmakers to pursue reform of New York's state of emergency/executive authority statutes.