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Hospitals to Legislature: Drop Dead

WEBNote: This is a data enhanced version of my weekly column. The annotations are in bold italics. Late last year, Indiana’s Senate pro tempore and Speaker of the …

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The Data on IU Health's Price Freeze

WEBIU Health has claimed that this price freeze will save Hoosiers about $1 billion over the five-year freeze from 2021 through 2025. This may be correct, but this not-for …

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Will Manufacturing Save the Midwest

WEBMichael J. Hicks. Mar 30, 2022. Rarely a week passes in which I hear someone suggest that a manufacturing renaissance is underway, and that the return of factories are …

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Flaccid epistemology: the weak connection between state and

WEBOne of the more enduringly perplexing matters I encounter is the widespread belief that state and local tax rates play a large role in economic growth. This is a matter …

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This Silliness of the "Cost of Thriving Index"

WEBThe BTS method he uses calculates a 5 year ownership of an automobile throughout the observed period, using data and analysis from the AAA. This would seem …

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Judging the Value and Quality of Public Services

WEBThere are plenty of good reviews of the matter. I am partial to this one and here.. There’s also interesting work on local area determinants here and some of my …

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Ending the Pandemic UI Was a Rare Mistake by This …

WEBJul 29, 2021. In May, Governor Holcomb’s announced an early end to pandemic unemployment assistance. This decision was a rare policy mistake for an administration …

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Indiana Considers Comprehensive Tax Reform

WEBJan 11, 2023. 3. In late December, Senator Travis Holdman, the Caucus Chair and Chair of Tax and Fiscal Policy announced plans for a comprehensive review of Indiana’s state …

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Early Census Results for Indiana

WEBThe Census Bureau is now rolling out their population estimates from the 2020 counts. We have state and now local municipal counts. These figures are used to …

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