Economic Progress

Stand Together Trust’s work is driven by an abiding belief in people – their potential, their power. Given that, it should be little surprise that child welfare is an issue we’ve been actively involved in for years – learning alongside our amazing partners. Like many others, we are appalled at the dismal outcomes resulting from […]

Stand Together Trust’s work is driven by an abiding belief in people – their potential, their power. Given that, it should be little surprise that child welfare is an issue we’ve been actively involved in for a number of years – learning alongside many amazing partners. Like many others, we are appalled at the dismal […]

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is a nonprofit organization which for the last decade has been protecting the constitutional freedoms of parents, teachers, small business owners, and a host of other private citizens by influencing public policy and through litigation. Along the way, the Milwaukee-based organization has racked up an impressive 75 percent win record in courtrooms. Deputy Counsel Luke Berg recently sat […]

The costs of servicing pension debt add billions to state budgets every year, crowd out other public services like education and transportation, and have major implications for long-term employee compensation. We learn from Leonard Gilroy at Reason Foundation.

A COVID Money Tracker created by The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget gives anyone access to the details of federal spending.

Stand Together Trust announced today that Adam Millsap, assistant director of Florida State University’s L. Charles Hilton Jr. Center, is now a visiting fellow and will join the organization full time in June.

New Mexico’s occupational licensing reform shows how making changes at the state level removes barriers to opportunity, especially for low- and moderate-income Americans.

Arlington, VA, September 19, 2018 – Stand Together Trust released a poll today that reveals a decade after Congress’ passage of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)—precipitated by the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and American International Group Inc. (AIG)—Americans regard the bailout for financial institutions with skepticism. They also overwhelmingly believe that TARP […]

Critics of free markets tend to mistakenly conflate a “pro-business” position with a pro-market one. In fact, the two positions are quite different.

The share of workers licensed at the state level has increased five-fold since the 1950s, and, currently, a full third of U.S. jobs require a license. What, if any, benefits do we gain from placing these burdens of occupational licensing on individuals?