Research and Commentaries
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Research & Commentary: ESA Program for Special-Needs Students Would Be a Big Step Forward for School Choice in Missouri
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program Would Be Funded By Tax-Credit Scholarships -
Research & Commentary: Proposed ESA Bill Would Be Giant Boon to Virginia Students, Families
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Passage Of ESA Bill Would Make Virginia A Leader In Education Reform -
Research & Commentary: Universal ESA Bill Would Be Giant Boon to Iowa Students, Families
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislators Should Focus On Passing Universal ESA Bill -
Research & Commentary: Cuomo’s ‘Free’ Tuition Plan Won’t Help Poor Students or Reduce College Costs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Plan Amounts To Nothing More Than A Welfare Program For Upper-Middle-Income Households -
Research & Commentary: Nationwide Study Finds Communities Benefit from Fracking
Publication -Research and Commentaries -SSRN Study Finds Fracking Brought $64 Billion In Yearly Household Benefits To Nine Shale Basins -
Research & Commentary: Dramatic Gas Tax Hike Won’t Help Alaska Maintain Its Roads
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) recently introduced a proposal to hike the state’s gas tax rate as part of his 2018 budget plan. The tax would quadrouple from 8 cents per gallon to 24 cents per gallon on July 1, 2018. -
Research & Commentary: Washington Gov. Inslee’s Tax Plan Will Slow Investment and Economic Development
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Tim Benson and Matthew Glans examine a new education funding proposal in Washington which includes taxes on carbon and capital gains that would have a strong negative impact on investment and the cost of doing business. -
Research & Commentary: Maryland Should Boost Funding for BOOST Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Tim Benson examines a new proposal in Maryland that would double the funding for the state’s Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today Program (BOOST), a voucher program for low-income students. -
Research & Commentary: Gas Tax Debate Reemerges in South Carolina
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed gasoline tax hike in South Carolina and recommends against relying on ineffective gasoline excise taxes. -
Research & Commentary: Florida Considering Block Grants for Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid funding and how block grants are a reform state legislators should consider to improve their funding and program flexibility. -
Research & Commentary: Maine Should Open Doors to Direct Primary Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses direct primary care and how it could help patients and physicians in Maine. -
Research Commentary: North Carolina Needs to Continue Reforming Welfare Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines possibilities for welfare reform in North Carolina. -
Research & Commentary: Oregon Budget Should Not Rely on Sin Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a major tax increase proposal in Oregon which includes several sin tax increases. -
Research & Commentary: Oregon Budget Should Not Rely on Sin Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a major tax increase proposal in Oregon which includes several sin tax increases. -
Research & Commentary: State Pension Funds Should Lower Assumed Rate of Investment Return
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform and argues in favor of decreased rate-of-return assumptions for pension fund investments. -
Research & Commentary: Arizona Considers Flat Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses the flat tax and Arizona's proposed tax reforms. -
Research & Commentary: Bad Data Plagues SNAP Quality Control Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the SNAP program and the measures used to ensure quality control for payments and eligibility. -
Research & Commentary: Bad Data Plagues SNAP Quality Control Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the SNAP program and the measures used to ensure quality control for payments and eligibility. -
Research & Commentary: Newest Exelon Bailout Bill Would Harm Electricity Consumers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Bill Would Benefit Exelon, Not Those Who Use Electric Power -
Research & Commentary: Preserve the Quill Nexus Standard for Internet Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses state internet sales taxes and a proposed bill to codify the long standing nexus standard. -
Research & Commentary: Illegal ACA Risk Corridor Judgment Fund Bailout Plot
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans and Michael Hamilton examine risk corridors and the proposed bailout of insurers operating in the Obamacare exchanges using taxpayer dollars from the Department of Justice’s Judgement Fund. -
Research & Commentary: Right-to-Work Reform in New Hampshire
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines right-to-work reform in New Hampshire. -
Research & Commentary: Wyoming DEQ: Hydraulic Fracturing Site Not Contaminating Drinking Water
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Contaminants Found In Pavillion Wells Most Likely To Be Naturally Occuring -
Research & Commentary: Ohio Renewable Energy Mandate Freeze Deserves to be Extended
Publication -Research and Commentaries -AEPS Will Elevate Ohio Electricity Costs By $1.92 Billion Through 2026
