Research and Commentaries
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Research & Commentary: Report Shows Illinois’ Now-Defunct Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Had Saved Land of Lincoln Taxpayers Over $361 Million Through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results were good news for Illinois families. The analysis looked at Illinois’ Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program for low-income students, enacted in 2017, […] -
Research & Commentary: Two New Reports Mirror EPA Findings of Significant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from the Oil and Gas Industry
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Two reports from oil and gas industry groups released in November detail the voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction efforts led by the industry and highlight the progress being made on that front. The annual progress report of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a coalition of 12 of the world’s largest oil and […] -
Research and Commentary: Mississippi’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Mississippi’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Mississippians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Shows ESG Leading CalPERS to Underperforming Investment Returns
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Pacific Research Institute details how the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is generating a below-average investment return, in part because of its politicized investment strategy, which incorporates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scoring. ESG scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and financial […] -
Research and Commentary: Wisconsin’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Wisconsin’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Wisconsinites’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: New EPA Data Show 44 Percent Drop in Methane Emissions to Go Along with Record Oil and Gas Production
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that methane emissions at the nation’s largest oil and gas-producing basins are continuing to fall significantly, even with record-setting production. EPA has made available the 2023 data from its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), a program requiring the reporting of “greenhouse gas (GHG) data […] -
Research and Commentary: South Carolina’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in South Carolina’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect South Carolinians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of […] -
Research and Commentary: Oklahoma’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Oklahoma’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Oklahomans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Ohio’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Ohio’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Ohioans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Connecticut’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Connecticut’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect the citizen of Connecticut’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Kansas’ Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Sunflower State Taxpayers Over $8,200 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Kansas families. The analysis looked at Kansas’ Tax Credit for Low-Income Students Scholarship Program, launched in 2015, and have found […] -
Research and Commentary: North Carolina’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in North Carolina’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect North Carolinians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of […] -
Research and Commentary: Colorado’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Colorado’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Coloradoans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: California’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in California’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Californians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Maryland’s School Voucher Program Has Saved Old Line State Taxpayers Over $4,300 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Maryland families. The analysis looked at Maryland’s Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Program, a school voucher program […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows New Hampshire’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Granite State Taxpayers Over $14,800 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for New Hampshire families. The analysis looked at New Hampshire’s Education Tax Credit Program, a tax-credit scholarship program for low-income students […] -
Research and Commentary: Michigan’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Michigan’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Michiganders’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Arkansas’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Arkansas’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Arkansan’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Pennsylvania’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Programs Have Saved Quaker State Taxpayers Over $11.8 Billion through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Pennsylvania families. The analysis looked at both of Pennsylvania’s tax-credit scholarship program—the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, launched in 2012, […] -
Research and Commentary: Louisiana’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Louisiana’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Louisianans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Arizona’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Arizona’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Arizona’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Alaska’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Alaska’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Alaska’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Iowa’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Iowa’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Iowans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Georgia Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in -Georgia’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Georgians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […]
