Recent Research: Telecom

The Leaflet - The Parent Trigger Two Years Later

John Nothdurft
December 15, 2011

In August of 2010 The Heartland Institute began getting involved in a revolutionary education reform issue known as

The Leaflet: Heartland Uncovers Shocking Medicare Wasteful Spending

John Nothdurft
December 9, 2011

As you may already know, The Heartland Institute produces and sends out six monthly newspapers addressing the major domestic public policy issues to every national and state elected official in the

The Leaflet - The Amazon tax goes to Congress

John Nothdurft
December 1, 2011

I hope everyone had a fun- and food-filled Thanksgiving!

The Leaflet - Thanksgiving & Capitalism

John Nothdurft
November 23, 2011

Before free markets were established, the colonists had nothing for which to be thankful. ...

The Leaflet - U.S. Supreme Court Will Review 3 PPACA Cases

John Nothdurft
November 17, 2011

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order granting review in three cases regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

The Leaflet - Mixed Election Results From States

John Nothdurft
November 17, 2011

This week was election week for lawmakers in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia.

Research & Commentary: Section 652 and Cable-CLEC Mergers

November 8, 2011

On June 21, 2011, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) filed a petition of regulatory forbearance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Section 652 of t

The Leaflet - Learning From Massachusetts' Exchange

John Nothdurft
November 3, 2011

Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Leaflet, a weekly policy roundup produced for lawmakers by The Heartland Institute’s government relations department.

Research & Commentary: Florida’s Online Travel Agent Tax

Marc Oestreich
July 15, 2011

Florida’s tourism industry brings in more than $60 billion each year and is the state’s most profitable industry.

Research & Commentary: Protecting Privacy in Cloud Computing

July 1, 2011

The 25-five-year-old federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) doesn’t protect individuals’ data stored remotely in the Internet “cloud” (such as gmail, mobileme, and skydrive).