Policy Tip Sheets

- Education
Policy Tip Sheet: Missouri Career & Technical Education

Published April 14, 2016

By The Heartland Institute

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ProblemNational student loan debt has reached $1 trillion and is expected to increase. As the cost of college has risen, so has the average time spent by students at educational institutions.
Policy Tip Sheet: Alabama Welfare Reform Policies

Published April 1, 2016

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Alabama Welfare Reform Problem Alabama’s current set of welfare and anti-poverty programs disincentivize work, trapping welfare recipients in long-term poverty.
- Education
Common Core Math Rack Card

Published March 30, 2016

By Lennie Jarratt

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This card displays a comparison of third grade Common Core-aligned math problem beside a traditional math problem. The back of the card provides 10 reasons to oppose Common Core.
Policy Tip Sheet: Wisconsin Balanced Budget Amendment

Published October 8, 2015

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ProblemAmerica is facing a crisis on multiple fronts: $18 trillion national debt, less health care freedom, and crippling federal regulations.
Policy Tip Sheet: Constitutional Reform

Published June 17, 2015

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Problem America is facing a crisis on multiple fronts: $18 trillion national debt, less health care freedom, and crippling federal regulations.
Tip Sheet: Welfare Reform Policies

Published March 23, 2015

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Problem The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), implemented in 1996, ended the national entitlement to welfare for families with dependent children and created Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a
- Environment & Energy
Tip Sheet: Hydraulic Fracturing

Published January 13, 2014

By Taylor Smith

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ProblemHydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a decades-old well stimulation technique that recently has been combined with horizontal drilling and computer-assisted underground monitoring to make extracting from vast reserves of oil and natural gas more
- Environment & Energy
Tip Sheet: Ohio Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard

Published October 16, 2013

By Taylor Smith

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ProblemOhio is ranked 23rd highest in electricity prices.1 Although this is due to many reasons, a big reason is the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS), signed into law in May 2008.
- Environment & Energy
Tip Sheet: Ohio Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard

Published October 16, 2013

By Taylor Smith

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ProblemOhio is ranked 23rd highest in electricity prices.1 Although this is due to many reasons, a big reason is the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS), signed into law in May 2008.
Tip Sheet: State Income Tax Reform

Published August 1, 2013

By Matthew Glans

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State Income Tax Reform ProblemIncome taxes are considered by many economists to be the most destructive tax, stunting economic growth by taking dollars out of the hands of consumers and businesses and stifling production, innovation, and
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Tip Sheet: Climatism

Published July 9, 2013

By Steve Goreham

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ProblemFor the past decade, billions of dollars have been spent in an effort to fight climate change. First, taxpayers subsidize green policies. The production tax credit for wind energy will cost more than $12 billion the year alone.
- Education
Tip Sheet: Common Core Standards

Published June 11, 2013

By Joy Pullmann

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Common Core Standards ProblemMost states have traded their education standards for Common Core national standards.
- Environment & Energy
Tip Sheet: Wisconsin Renewable Portfolio Standard

Published March 28, 2013

By Taylor Smith

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ProblemIn 1998, Wisconsin legislators established the state’s first renewable requirement.
- Environment & Energy
Tip Sheet: Arkansas Distributed Generation Act

Published March 7, 2013

By Taylor Smith

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ProblemHB 1390, the Arkansas Distributed Generation Act, requires utilities to buy electricity from renewable energy sources at fixed above-market rates set by the Arkansas Public Service Commission or another regulatory authority and then socializes the
- Education
Tip Sheet: Maryland’s Taxpayers’ Savings Act

Published February 25, 2013

By Joy Pullmann

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ProblemMaryland has struggled to balance its books in recent years and is barely getting back on its feet after the recession. Payments on state debt are projected to triple between 2007 and 2022.
- Environment & Energy
Policy Tip Sheet: North Carolina Renewable Energy Mandate

Published February 11, 2013

By Taylor Smith

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February 8, 2013 Policy Tip Sheet — North Carolina Renewable Energy Mandate Problem In August 2007, Senate Bill 3 established a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) for the state of North Carolina, requiring utilities to generate 12.
Policy Tip Sheet: Corporate Income Taxes

Published July 31, 2012

By Taylor Smith

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Corporate Income TaxesProblemAll 50 states currently have a higher combined federal and state corporate tax rate than France, whose rate is third-highest among OECD countries 1.
Policy Tip Sheet: Myth Vs. Fact – Internet Taxes

Published July 19, 2012

By John Nothdurft

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Myth 1: A tax on Internet sales just enables states to collect taxes they are already legally entitled to collect.Fact: A state is not legally entitled to collect taxes from Internet sellers with no physical presence in that state. In Quill Corp. v.
- Health Care
Policy Tip Sheet – State Health Insurance Exchanges Post SCOTUS

Published July 17, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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In this policy tip from Heartland, the author asserts that in the wake of the U.S.
Policy Tip Sheet- Spending Reforms

Published July 17, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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ProblemStates across the country continue to struggle with balancing their budgets as a result of increasing spending and a lagging economy.
- Health Care
Policy Tip Sheet – Academic Drug Detailing

Published April 12, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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In this policy tip from Heartland, a report is highlighted about the pharmaceutical industry known as academic drug detailing.
- Health Care
Policy Tip Sheet: Medicaid Expansion

Published January 22, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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In this policy tip from Heartland, the author notes that in the wake of the U.S.
Policy Tip Sheet No. 11 Illinois Renewable Energy Mandate

Published January 17, 2012

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Illinois cannot meet its renewable power mandate and should be honest with consumers about the bill of goods they are actually receiving.
- Health Care
Policy Tip Sheet – State Health Insurance Exchanges

Published September 30, 2011

By Kendall Antekeier

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Problem:The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), sometimes referred to as "Obamacare," requires states to establish and operate health insurance exchanges by 2014.

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