Research and Commentaries
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Research & Commentary: High-Stakes Tests and Cheating in Atlanta
Publication -Research and Commentaries -An investigative report from Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s office charges 178 Atlanta Public Schools teachers and administrators with falsifying students’ state standardized tests. -
Research & Commentary: Protecting Privacy in Cloud Computing
Publication -Research and Commentaries -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). -
Research & Commentary: The Effect of Dodd-Frank
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known as the Dodd-Frank Act, is a law with consequences for every part of the financial system. -
Research & Commentary: The Effect of Dodd-Frank
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known as the Dodd-Frank Act, is a law with consequences for every part of the financial system. -
Research and Commentary: Blaine Amendments
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thirty-eight states have Blaine Amendments to their constitutions, which prohibit public dollars from supporting religious private schools. -
Research & Commentary: Standardized Loss Allocation System for Hurricane Claims and the COASTAL Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The two major forces of a hurricane—wind and water—can do grave damage to homes. This can pose a problem because private insurers cover almost all wind damage while the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) handles all flood damage to ordinary homes. -
Research & Commentary: Use of Gender in Auto Insurance Scoring
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Some stereotypes about groups are pure calumny, others have a small grain of truth, and some are absolutely, 100 percent true. What follows concerns a stereotype about men and women that is 100 percent true. -
Games Legislators Play: Tricks, gimmicks, and fuzzy accounting in the 2011-2012 budget
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Using money that’s only available for one year to fund ongoing functions of government Legislators are taking $150 million from various earmarked/restricted funds to pay for ongoing obligations at the Department of Education and the Department of Health -
Research & Commentary: National ‘Common Core’ Curriculum Standards
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Common Core State Standards Initiative, supported and created by the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers, sets grade-by-grade content requirements for K–12 in English language arts and math. -
Research & Commentary: National and State Standardized Tests
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As Congress gears up to reauthorize No Child Left Behind, the largest federal law on education, and various school districts display the fruits of the act’s mandated testing, experts have begun to weigh in on the merits and disadvantages of national and -
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) of Natural Gas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) of Natural GasNew natural gas discoveries in shale rock formations and rapid technological advances to recover the gas have improved the U.S. domestic energy outlook. -
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) of Natural Gas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) of Natural GasNew natural gas discoveries in shale rock formations and rapid technological advances to recover the gas have improved the U.S. domestic energy outlook. -
Research & Commentary: Weight-Based Smokeless Tobacco Taxes in Wisconsin
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Wisconsin is considering a revenue neutral tax proposal that would change the tax structure for smokeless tobacco from an ad valorem tax to a weight-based tax. -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Fees
Publication -Research and Commentaries -State Rep. Mark Mustio (R) has introduced a bill that would prevent Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board (LCB) from increasing handling “fees” on alcohol without prior approval from the legislature and governor. -
Research & Commentary: Contracting Out Prison Services
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The cost of incarceration, rehabilitation, and security in state, local, and federal prisons has become a serious budget problem. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Auto Insurance
Publication -Research and Commentaries -North Carolina is currently considering several types of changes to its auto insurance regulatory system. -
Research & Commentary: Federal Earthquake Insurance Backstop
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation to create a new federal earthquake insurance backstop is currently being considered in Congress. -
Research & Commentary: Federal Earthquake Insurance Backstop
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation to create a new federal earthquake insurance backstop is currently being considered in Congress. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Auto Insurance
Publication -Research and Commentaries -North Carolina is currently considering several types of changes to its auto insurance regulatory system. -
Research & Commentary: Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Illinois (Update)
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Illinois has the second highest workers’ compensation insurance rates of any state in the United States. Workers’ compensation insurance provides money for medical care and lost wages for employees who are injured as a result of their jobs. -
Research & Commentary: Louisiana Shouldn’t Concede Its Tobacco Tax Advantage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Louisiana is considering a proposal for a significant tax hike on cigarettes, smoking tobacco, and smokeless tobacco products. -
Research & Commentary: State Video Franchise Reform in Texas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Current cable television franchise laws in Texas favor new video service providers over existing ones by not allowing existing service providers to enter into statewide franchises. -
A Constitutional Solution to Runaway Federal Spending
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The protections for individual freedom in the Constitution of the United States have been significantly weakened since the 1930s. -
Research & Commentary: Internet Gaming Regulations
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The regulation of online gaming, including popular games such as poker, has reached a crossroads with the recent crackdown on poker Web sites in the United States.
