Research and Commentaries
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Research & Commentary: Report Show Pennsylvania School Choice Students Outpacing Their Public School Peers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives details how students making use of Pennsylvania’s two education-choice programs, the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC) and the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), are outperforming their public-school peers in educational attainment and academic proficiency. EITC and OSTC, both tax-credit scholarship programs, were […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Shows Great Lakes States Could See Electricity Generation Shortfalls by 2027 Thanks to “Net Zero” Energy Plans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy details how “net zero” plans are threatening energy reliability for seven states in the Great Lakes region—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. “Net zero” refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere and the amount removed from […] -
Research and Commentary: New Jersey Senate Attempts to Dismantle Big Tech’s Hold on Free Speech
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A bill that would protect free speech on social media platforms is currently in the New Jersey State Senate. NJ Senate Bill 1336 establishes requirements for social media websites concerning content moderation practices and establishes a private cause of action against social media websites for violations of said content moderation practices. SB 1336 attempts to address issues […] -
Research and Commentary: New Jersey Proposes a New Approach to Conquering Big Tech Censorship
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A bill that protects elected officials and candidates on social media is currently in the New Jersey Assembly. NJ Assembly Bill 180 contends that a social media website shall not willfully or selectively suspend a candidate who is a known candidate for political office. Beginning on the date that the candidate declares an intent to seek election […] -
Research and Commentary: ‘Stop Social Media Censorship Act’ Introduced in New Jersey Assembly
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A bill that would protect free speech on social media platforms is currently under consideration in the New Jersey State Assembly. NJ Assembly Bill 408, also known as the “Stop Social Media Censorship Act,” would create a private right of action for social media website users whose content has been deleted or censored based on their political […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Oil & Gas Industries’ Emissions Continue to Fall as Production Increases
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The recently released annual report from The Environmental Partnership (TEP), a voluntary collective of oil and gas companies “committed to continuously improving the industry’s environmental performance,” details the serious progress the industry has made in emissions reductions, especially in reducing flare intensity. TEP describes its mission as “to continuously improve the industry’s environmental performance by […] -
Research & Commentary: Despite Naysayers’ Warnings, Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account Program Was Under Budget for 2024
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Arizona Department of Education (ADOE) has released data showing state education funding has come in under budget, which should dispel claims that the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program, a universal education savings account program open to all Arizona children, would blow open the state’s education spending. According to ADOE, Basic State Aid payments […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Details Environmental and Human Rights Problems of ‘Green’ Energy and Electric Vehicles
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the American Consumer Institute (ACI) details, for all their touting as “green” sources of energy, wind and solar powered electricity generation is much more environmentally harmful than most people realize. The report, Clearing the Air: Honest Truths about Clean Energy, details the environmental hazards during the production processes of these green […] -
Research & Commentary: New Survey Shows Education Choice Still Incredibly Popular, But Parent Awareness of Available Programs Is Lacking
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice recently released the results of their 12th annual Schooling in America survey, a “nationally representative survey of the general public and parents of school-age children [which] offers an in-depth look at the opinions and trends shaping K–12 education in America.” The survey, in partnership with Braun Research, was fielded across April 2024 and “obtained […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Sheds Light on Climate Activist Group’s Shady Influencing of American Court System Against Energy Providers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The American Energy Institute (AEI) has released a new report detailing how the Climate Judiciary Project (CJP) at the Environmental Law Institute is “influencing the courts and destroying the rule of law to promote questionable climate science.” The Climate Judiciary Project’s stated goal is to “provide neutral, objective information to the judiciary about the science […] -
Research & Commentary: Newly Updated Report Collects the Overwhelming Empirical Evidence of the Benefits of Education Choice Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice, one of the national leaders in education choice advocacy and research, has released a new, updated “in-depth review of the available research on private school choice programs in America.” The 123s of School Choice, originally published in 2019 and updated this June, gathers information from 188 empirical studies on choice programs—vouchers, education savings accounts (ESAs), tax-credit […] -
Research & Commentary: New Survey Shows Massive Support for Education Savings Accounts in Texas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new survey from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston and Texas Southern University finds 69 percent of Texans support the adoption of a universal education savings account (ESA) program in the Lone Star State. The Texas Trends 2024 survey of 2,300 Texans, released in late July, found 74 percent […] -
Research & Commentary: Biden-Harris Administration’s Energy Policies Have Cost Average American Family Thousands
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new analysis from The Heartland Institute has found that the energy and climate policies of the Biden-Harris administration have caused energy prices to surge, costing the average American family an extra $2,548 since 2021. “This is the cost calculated by averaging price increases from January 2021 through December 2023,” the analysis notes, “which means […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report On Oklahoma’s Anti-ESG Law Refutes Cost Assertions Made in Astroturf Paper
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A report from the American Energy Institute (AEI) seeks to correct misperceptions about Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act (EDEA) spread by an earlier report from some organization calling itself the “Oklahoma Rural Association” (ORA). EDEA is an anti-“environmental, social and governance” (ESG) law that bars state and local governments from conducting business with financial institutions that […] -
Research and Commentary: New York Senate Wants Clear Terms of Services from Social Media Companies
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The emergence of social media has elevated political dialogue and discourse to a breadth nearly unimaginable a decade ago. When originally developed, these emerging technologies and mediums made the democratization of free speech possible. However, this mass communication network is managed by a handful of large techology firms that are protected from liability and functionally […] -
Research and Commentary: New York Assembly Wants Clear Terms of Services from Social Media Companies
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The emergence of social media has elevated political dialogue and discourse to a breadth nearly unimaginable a decade ago. When originally developed, these emerging technologies and mediums made the democratization of free speech possible. However, this mass communication network is managed by a handful of large technology firms that are protected from liability and functionally […] -
Research & Commentary: Louisiana House Legislation Would Protect Louisianians from ESG De-Banking Discrimination
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation in the Louisiana House of Representatives would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure Louisianans are not discriminated against for ideological reasons by financial institutions based on their exercise of speech, political activity, religious views, or their occupation. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used […] -
Research & Commentary: Obamacare ‘Holdout Governors’ Need Opportunity, Not Punishment
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As pressure builds on the 10 remaining “holdout” states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act ( also known as Obamacare), Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves isn’t just holding his ground, he’s challenging Republicans in his own party to reject what he calls “Obamacare Medicaid expansion.” Mississippi Republicans, who control both the House […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Restrict Gubernatorial Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with House Bill 522. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. HB 522 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Restrict Gubernatorial and Mayoral Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with Senate Bill 103. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. SB 103 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Clarify Gubernatorial Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with Senate Bill 2173. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. SB 2173 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Clarify Gubernatorial and Mayoral Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with House Bill 2581. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. HB 2581 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
Research & Commentary: States Learn from Missouri in Granting ‘Assistant Physician’ Licenses to Unmatched Medical School Graduates
Publication -Research and Commentaries -An aging and declining population throughout rural America is creating a double whammy for those tasked with providing health care. A recent study found that of the 1,810 rural hospitals operating in the United States, 50 percent were operating at a loss and 410 risk closure. As workforce shortages continue to worsen this trend, states […] -
Research & Commentary: States Not Waiting for Federal Ban on Noncompete Agreements in Health Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One-in-five (about 30 million) working Americans are bound by noncompete agreements. Noncompete agreements are routinely executed to prevent valuable, and sometimes proprietary, information from traveling with employees when they change jobs. Technology companies thrive in a highly competitive environment where the coin of the realm is novelty. So, it is understandable that many such employers […]
