Jindal Receives “A” Grade for Fiscal Policy

By Fergus Hodgson

09/30/2010

Cato Institute ranks Governor second in nation Today the Cato Institute released its 2010 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, and awarded Governor Bobby Jindal one of only four A grades. Each governor received a score for his past two year’s fiscal performance, from a limited government perspective, and Jindal’s 71 out of 100...

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Cato Institute, Fiscal Policy, spending, State Ranking, Taxes

Panel Warns the States on Forthcoming Crisis

By Fergus Hodgson

09/30/2010

Situation is dire, but options are available By Daniel M. Rothschild A panel of leading academic experts and policy makers issued a warning to states last week: your unfunded pension liabilities are larger than you think, and they must be addressed now.

TAGS: Daniel Rothschild, Fiscal Policy, Mercatus Center, pensions, spending

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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