Press Releases: Budgets and Taxes

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Senate Passage of Marketplace Fairness Act

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Senate Passage of Marketplace Fairness Act

May 06, 2013
Steve Stanek
Richard Esenberg
Seton Motley
Peter Ferrara
Bruce Edward Walker

The United States Senate today passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would allow states to require businesses – even those headquartered outside their borders – to collect Internet sales

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Marketplace Fairness Act Amendment in Senate Budget ‘Vote-A-Rama’

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Marketplace Fairness Act Amendment in Senate Budget ‘Vote-A-Rama’

March 22, 2013
John Nothdurft
Steve Stanek
John Bethune

The United States Senate today is voting on the 2014 budget proposal with a lengthy open-amendment process known in Washington as “vote-a-rama.” Among the amendments expected to be attached to the

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on President Obama’s Press Conference

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on President Obama’s Press Conference

January 14, 2013
Maureen Martin
Joy Pullmann
Peter Ferrara
Steve Stanek
Richard Vedder
Mark Thornton
Christine Ries
Charles Battig

President Barack Obama today held the final news conference of his first term, fielding questions on the debt ceiling debate, taxes, the federal budget, relations with Congress, and gun control.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Gov. Jindal’s Proposal to Eliminate State Income, Corporate Taxes

Heartland Institute Experts React to Gov. Jindal’s Proposal to Eliminate State Income, Corporate Taxes

January 10, 2013
John Nothdurft
Steve Stanek
Robert Ekelund

The New Orleans Times-Picayune on Thursday reported Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will soon propose a plan to eliminate state taxes on personal income and corporate earnings.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Illinois Pension Reform Failure

Heartland Institute Reacts to Illinois Pension Reform Failure

January 09, 2013
Steve Stanek
John Nothdurft
S.T. Karnick

The Illinois General Assembly let the lame-duck session end Tuesday without voting on Gov.