Research & Commentary: Internet Access Taxes
The Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 was designed to promote the growth of the Internet by placing a moratorium on state and local taxation of Internet access and the creation of discriminatory tax
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Parent Trigger
Oklahoma legislators will soon consider an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.
Research & Commentary: Cybersecurity
Cyber-terrorism, hackers, identity theft, and viruses threaten to disrupt digital networks.
Research & Commentary: UTOPIA and the Problems Facing Municipal Broadband
One of Utah’s most ambitious municipal broadband programs is facing serious subscribership and funding problems.
Research & Commentary: The Nevada Parent Trigger
Nevada legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.
Research & Commentary: Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality
The United States has increased its teaching force 250 percent since 1950, reducing teacher-student ratios from 1:22 to 1:15, but the expansion has not brought higher teacher quality.
Research & Commentary: Georgia Parent Trigger
A Georgia legislator plans to propose an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.
Research & Commentary: “Use it or Lose it” Proposals
With gasoline prices reaching all-time highs, some activists and politicians are attacking oil and gas companies for not fully developing the federal leases for energy production they hold, and the
Research & Commentary: Oregon Capital Gains Tax Reform
As Congress considers whether to allow the capital gains tax rate to increase at the beginning of 2013, states across the nation are debating whether to change their own capital gains tax rates.
Research & Commentary: Internet Sales Taxes
In the past few years members of Congress have proposed several bills to expand states’ ability to tax purchases made online and from mail-order catalogs.
