Budget and Tax News Podcast

Lawmakers in California and other states are pumping up the price of gas with new taxes, but Americans for Prosperity director of policy Akash Chougule says there's a better way for voters and motorists.

Wisconsin state Rep. Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) talks about what's in Wisconsin's new state budget for taxpayers, previewing how the included prevailing wage repeal provisions will benefit taxpayers and cities.

Mercatus Center research fellow James Broughel joins the show to talk about three new studies using artificial intelligence to speed-read and analyze states’ regulatory codes.

Heartland Institute director of research Edward Hudgins talks about robots, artificial intelligence, and the future of working, in this episode of the Budget & Tax News podcast.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has launched USAFacts.org, a website collecting the federal government’s statistics and financial data. Why is he funding this new venture, and how can people use it to find out how government works?

Host Donald Kendal, Director of Communications Jim Lakely, Executive Editor Justin Haskins and Andy Singer craft a "fan-fiction" scenario where our Game of Thrones protagonists destroy the wheel and form Westeros' first Constitutional Republic. 

Michael Schaus, a communications director with the Nevada Policy Research Institute, talks about National Employee Freedom Week, a nationwide campaign promoting workers’ awareness of their rights when it comes to union membership.

R Street Institute general counsel Cameron Smith joins Heartland research fellow Jesse Hathaway to talk about R Street’s campaign against cronyism and nanny-statism in Alabama’s liquor laws.

In this episode of the weekly Budget & Tax News podcast, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) joins Heartland research fellow Jesse Hathaway, to talk about how he’s fighting IRS abuse of taxpayers and small business owners.

Wisconsin lawmakers are under pressure to help big businesses crush small beer distributors, and Americans for Prosperity state director Eric Bott is leading the fight to protect consumers’ rights.

Are your state’s finances on solid ground? Mercatus Center research fellow Adam Millsap breaks down the numbers from a new report examining every state’s books, and what it means for you.

In this edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Megan Hansen and Dr. Michael Giberson of Strata Public Policy join research fellow Isaac Orr to discuss the seen and unseen costs of different energy resources.

Civil asset forfeiture reform is on the move in Wisconsin, according to state Sen. David Craig (R-Town of Vernon).

TechFreedom’s Evan Swartztrauber explains what net neutrality is and isn’t, and what to expect from FCC this summer.

Cato Institute senior fellow George Selgin explains how The Fed has ruled the American economy, creating disorder instead of protecting people from turmoil.