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Research & Commentary: Reforming Texas's Unemployment Fund

Matthew Glans

Research & Commentary / The Heartland Institute / August 24, 2009

As the economy remains in the doldrums, the unemployment compensation fund in Texas has become insolvent. The state's unemployment rate stood at 8 percent ... (read more)

Florida Adds to Employer Burdens by Taking Stimulus Funds

Matthew Glans

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate News / The Heartland Institute / September 01, 2009

Florida’s decision to expand the state’s unemployment insurance program in order to qualify for federal bailout money means the state will have ... (read more)

Research & Commentary: Extension of Unemployment Fund a Bad Idea

Matthew Glans

Research & Commentary / The Heartland Institute / June 11, 2009

Florida has taken a sharp turn in the wrong direction with the recent bailout and expansion of the state’s unemployment insurance program. Using $418 ... (read more)

Jobless Insurance Needs Reform, Not Bailout

Matthew Glans

Op-Ed: Orangeburg Times and Democrat / Orangeburg Times and Democrat / January 16, 2009

As in many other states, South Carolina's unemployment fund is nearing insolvency due to the growing number of unemployed. The unemployment insurance program ... (read more)

No Great Depression II Likely, Profs Say

John W. Skorburg

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / January 01, 2009

The U.S. economy faces many dangers and uncertainties, but a return to conditions resembling those of the Great Depression of the 1930s does not appear ... (read more)

Reforming Ohio’s Unemployment Fund

Matthew Glans

Research & Commentary / The Heartland Institute / November 25, 2008

During a time of economic uncertainty, the prospect of unemployment is on the minds of many workers. Ohio’s unemployment fund is nearing insolvency ... (read more)