Publications
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Liberating the Poor from the Medicaid Ghetto
Publication -Policy Briefs -Medicaid is a massive federal-state entitlement program desperately in need of reform. Its mission is to provide health care to the poorest of the nation’s poor ... -
Research & Commentary: Unemployment Insurance in North Carolina
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the recent recession, the federal government expanded the number of weeks an individual could receive unemployment benefits, and most states accepted the increased weeks and funding. -
Block Grants for All: Liberating the Poor and Taxpayers Alike
Publication -Policy Briefs -The remarkable success of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 – better known simply as “welfare reform” – is well known. Poverty among female-headed households fell by one-third, meaning nearly 4. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan Minimum Wage Increase
Publication -Research and Commentaries -There are currently several legislative proposals in Michigan that would significantly increase the state’s minimum wage to as high as $9.50 per hour. Each would significantly reduce the state’s employment rates and economic development. -
Research & Commentary: Should Maryland Increase Its Minimum Wage?
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in January released a plan to raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour by 2016 and index it to inflation in perpetuity. -
Research & Commentary: Should Kentucky Increase Its Minimum Wage?
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Kentucky legislators are now considering a bill, sponsored by House Speaker Greg Stumbo, that would increase the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 over a three-year period. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Minimum Wage Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal and House Minority Leader Mark Smith have said members of their caucuses will introduce proposals this session to raise the state’s legal minimum wage. -
Research & Commentary: Reforming SNAP
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the food assistance program also known as food stamps, has received increased attention in recent months. -
Research and Commentary: Welfare Reform Policies
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) was implemented. Federal welfare reform gave flexibility to states allowing them to take advantage of the opportunity to reform their welfare systems. -
Research & Commentary: National Minimum Wage Hike
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In his 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed increasing the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour, with the stated goal of raising the incomes of millions of working families. -
The Foundation for Entitlement Reform: Get America Booming Again
Publication -Policy Briefs -This essay is the second of a series of Heartland Policy Briefs by the author on entitlement reform.Today’s stagnant economy is both unnecessary and, well, un-American. The U.S. economy sustained a real rate of annual economic growth of 3. -
A Winning Plan for Entitlement Reform
Publication -Policy Briefs -This essay is the first of a series of Heartland Policy Briefs that addresses entitlement reform. In this document he writes that, Soon after World War II, U.S. -
Research & Commentary: Food Stamp Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as the Food Stamp program, has become one of the fastest-growing welfare programs of the U.S. government. -
Research & Commentary: Earned Income Tax Credit vs. Minimum Wage Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and minimum wage laws have been two of the primary mechanisms the federal and state governments have used to help low-income families move out of poverty. -
No. 121 Housing Policy for the 21st Century
Publication -Policy Studies -In "Housing Policy for the 21st Century," William Higginson outlines several key policy recommendations he says "would have a dramatic effect on affordable housing. -
No. 121 Housing Policy for the 21st Century
Publication -Policy Studies -In "Housing Policy for the 21st Century," William Higginson outlines several key policy recommendations he says "would have a dramatic effect on affordable housing. -
No. 119 Welfare Reform after Ten Years: A State-by-State Analysis
Publication -Policy Studies -Welfare Reform after Ten Years assigns grades to the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on how they implemented the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), which gave states unprecedented flexibility -
No. 119 Welfare Reform after Ten Years: A State-by-State Analysis
Publication -Policy Studies -Welfare Reform after Ten Years assigns grades to the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on how they implemented the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), which gave states unprecedented flexibility