Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is an accomplished economist finding free-market solutions that let people prosper. He is founder and president of Ginn Economic Consulting where he provides high-quality research and trusted insights on how to affect change at the federal, state, and local levels. Ginn’s experience includes time in public policy, government, and academia. He is chief economist at Pelican Institute for Public Policy and a senior fellow at several think tanks, including at Americans for Tax Reform, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), and Young Americans for Liberty.
So-called Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have become the official ideology at a number of American universities today, including in Texas. DEI, masking itself as minority recruitment tools for students and faculty, distorts the affirmative terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion into divisive and alienating policies that weaken the academic strength of our students...
More than $1,300 each year—that’s how much a Texas family will save each year due to the Texas Legislature’s recent property tax relief deal. Gov. Greg Abbott worked with House and Senate leadership, finally reaching a compromise plan that ultimately provides the largest amount of property tax relief ever. The bill, SB 2, allocates $18...
Last week, Central Health, Travis County’s hospital district, presented its Fiscal Year 2024 budget to the Travis County Commissioners Court. Under the proposed budget, the health care district would spend $744 million in total, “an increase from 2023’s $628.5 million.” That’s nearly a 20% increase year-over-year. To support all the new spending, it’s seeking a...