Recent Research

Research & Commentary: Education Savings Accounts

Joy Pullmann
November 8, 2012

A new report pinpoints education savings accounts as the next-generation school voucher system for states committed to real education reform.

Research & Commentary: Wind Power Subsidies

Taylor Smith
November 6, 2012

Wind power generation has been generously subsidized since the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

The Parent Trigger: Justification and Design Guidelines

Joseph Bast, Joy Pullmann
November 1, 2012

Sometimes, it seems as though the debate over school reform takes place in an alternate universe where time passes but nothing really changes.

The Leaflet: Post-Election Health Care Policy

Kendall Antekeier
November 1, 2012

Next week is the election that will bring hundreds of new lawmakers into office at the state level.

Research & Commentary: Education Spending and Student Achievement

Joy Pullmann
November 1, 2012

Polls consistently show voters generally think public schools need more money – but they estimate school spending is at most half of what it really is.

Research & Commentary: State Capital Gains Taxes

Matthew Glans
October 31, 2012

As Congress decides whether to allow the national capital gains tax rate to increase at the beginning of next year, states across the country are debating whether to change their own capital gains

Research & Commentary: Worldwide vs. Territorial Taxation

Matthew Glans
October 30, 2012

The United States has the highest corporate tax rate among the 34 nations in the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in addition to being one of the few nations still usin

Research & Commentary: Pre- and Post-Election Health Care Decisions

Kendall Antekeier
October 25, 2012

As President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney vie for the presidency, state elected officials are preparing to determine which health care policies they should pursue with the future

Research & Commentary: High-Speed Rail

Matthew Glans
October 24, 2012

In 2009 in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Congress allocated $8 billion to send to states for intercity rail projects, with “priority to projects that support the development of

Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan

Taylor Smith
October 22, 2012

On Wednesday, October 24, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will auction off state-owned rights to several oil and gas leases affecting approximately 164,000 acres in the state.