Research & Commentary: South Carolina Parent Trigger
South Carolina legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.
Research & Commentary: Reducing School Violence
A wave of political rhetoric and action immediately followed the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting that ended 27 lives, in which a mentally ill young man used his mother’s legally acquired guns
Research & Commentary: 9-1-1 Fund Raids
The 9-1-1 and emergency response systems play a key role in public health and safety.
Research & Commentary: 9-1-1 Fund Raids
The 9-1-1 and emergency response systems play a key role in public health and safety.
Research & Commentary: Uranium Mining and Property Rights
The world’s 14th-largest deposit of known recoverable uranium is in southern Virginia at Coles Hill in Pittsylvania County.
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Income Tax Reform
In his 2013 State of the State Address, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed cuts in the state’s income tax rates to be phased in over a few years.
Research & Commentary: Minnesota Frac Sand Mining
According to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, topping the list of environmental issues for the 2013 state legislative session is silica or “frac” sand mining.
Research & Commentary: Massachusetts Public Pensions and the Assumed Rate of Return Update
In Massachusetts, as in many other states and municipalities across the country, the high cost of traditional defined-benefit public pensions has become an important issue as unfunded liabilities h
Research & Commentary: Retransmission Fee Update
Increasing broadcast retransmission fees have caused much tension between multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and broadcasters.
