Policy Studies
-
No. 129 2010 State School Report Card
Publication -Policy Studies -A Nation at Risk pointed out more than 25 years ago that the poor quality of public schools in the United States is a threat to the continuing prosperity of the country. -
No. 128 The Obamacare Disaster
Publication -Policy Studies -Earlier this year, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed into law the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -
The Economic Impact of Regulating U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act
Publication -Policy Studies -The imposition of greenhouse gas permitting requirements on stationary sources will negatively impact U.S. investment, job growth and economic competitiveness during the next several years and beyond. -
Amicus Brief: McDonald v. Chicago
Publication -Policy Studies -McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 3020 (2010), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 2010, that determined whether the Second Amendment applies to the individual states. -
No. 127 2010 Property and Casualty Insurance Report Card
Publication -Policy Studies -For the past three years The Heartland Institute has annually released a report asking two simple, fundamental questions about America’s system of state insurance regulation:1. -
No. 126 The State Public Pension Crisis: A 50-State Report Card
Publication -Policy Studies -Taxpayers in almost every U.S. state owe large and possibly unpayable retirement pensions to the men and women who work for the government. -
No. 125 Ten Ways Consumer-Driven Health Care Is a Proven Success
Publication -Policy Studies -A revolution is underway in American health care, but you won’t read about it in newspapers or see it on TV. -
No. 124 Neutralism: The Strange Philosophy Behind the Movement for Net Neutrality
Publication -Policy Studies -The election of Barack Obama as president ushered in a new era of regulatory zeal in Washington, with both Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determined to solve alleged problems with access to and management of the Internet. -
Neutralism: The Strange Philosophy Behind the Movement for Net Neutrality
Publication -Policy Studies -This Heartland Policy Study by telecommunications and information technology expert James G. Lakely examines the philosophy that underlies the movement for network neutrality. -
No. 123 Obama Health Plan: Rationing, Higher Taxes, and Lower Quality Care
Publication -Policy Studies -President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats are rushing to enact legislation that would overhaul the way health care is financed and delivered in the United States. -
No. 122 Safety First: A Legislator’s Brief on Biosimilars
Publication -Policy Studies -Congress is currently exploring legislation that would create a new drug approval process in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for what are called follow-on biologics, or “biosimilar” therapies. -
County of Santa Clara, et al., vs. The Superior Court of Santa Clara County
Publication -Policy Studies -On Monday, April 27, 2009, The Heartland Institute filed an Amicus brief in the California Supreme Court supporting the defendants in the case who argue California cities and counties ought to be barred from hiring contingent fee lawyers to prosecute -
No. 121 Housing Policy for the 21st Century
Publication -Policy Studies -In "Housing Policy for the 21st Century," William Higginson outlines several key policy recommendations he says "would have a dramatic effect on affordable housing. -
No. 121 Housing Policy for the 21st Century
Publication -Policy Studies -In "Housing Policy for the 21st Century," William Higginson outlines several key policy recommendations he says "would have a dramatic effect on affordable housing. -
Can Vouchers Reform Public Schools?
Publication -Policy Studies -This Heartland Policy Study by education expert George Clowes addresses concerns about the efficacy of school vouchers that have been raised recently by some school reform advocates. -
No. 119 Welfare Reform after Ten Years: A State-by-State Analysis
Publication -Policy Studies -Welfare Reform after Ten Years assigns grades to the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on how they implemented the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), which gave states unprecedented flexibility -
No. 119 Welfare Reform after Ten Years: A State-by-State Analysis
Publication -Policy Studies -Welfare Reform after Ten Years assigns grades to the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on how they implemented the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), which gave states unprecedented flexibility -
Short-term Effects of a Teenage Driver Cell Phone Restriction
Publication -Policy Studies -This academic study, conducted in 2008 by University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center Senior Research Scientist Robert D. -
No. 116 Choice & Education Across the States
Publication -Policy Studies -Choice & Education Across the States ranks state efforts to increase accountability and improve student achievement with four kinds of school choice: vouchers, charters, tax credits, and public school choice. -
No. 118 Property & Casualty Insurance Report Card (pdf)
Publication -Policy Studies -This report card outlines the methodology and results of a joint Heartland Institute/Competitive Enterprise Institute project to produce a 50-state report card on insurance regulation. -
No. 115 Understanding Visual Exhibits in the Global Warming Debate
Publication -Policy Studies -With a lack of traditional science, partisans on both sides, and enormous consequences depending on popular opinion and political will, it is important that people understand the evidence in the debate over global warming. -
Solving the Freight Rail Transportation Bottleneck
Publication -Policy Studies -This Heartland Policy Study by transportation expert Wendell Cox describes how to prevent a freight rail bottleneck in the U.S. -
No. 112 The Consumer Benefits of Video Franchise Reform in Illinois
Publication -Policy Studies -Illinois has the opportunity to join a growing number of states that have streamlined the process of competitive entry into cable TV markets by giving the state the authority to grant a video franchise to a new entrant seeking to launch service anywhere -
No. 111 – What Climate Scientists Think About Global Warming
Publication -Policy Studies -Full text of the study (pdf): http://heartland.org/article.cfm?artId=20732 The Heartland Institute has released a study challenging assertions that climate scientists have come to a consensus about global warming.
