Research and Commentaries
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Research & Commentary: Sin Taxes: An Ineffective Cure for New Mexico’s Budget Woes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses sin taxes and how they distort markets, reduce economic competitiveness, and encourage unsustainable increases in government spending while placing an excessive burden on lower-income taxpayers. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Pension Funds Need Systemic Reform, Not a Band-Aid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform proposals in Kentucky and argues the state should follow the private sector’s lead and start switching workers to defined-contribution plans. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Needs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines civil asset forfeiture laws in Iowa and argues assets should be seized only for criminal reasons. -
Research & Commentary: Repeal States’ Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Discriminatory Blaine Amendments Must Go -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Needs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines civil asset forfeiture laws in Iowa and argues assets should be seized only for criminal reasons. -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Should Adopt Education Savings Accounts
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A Universal ESA Program Would Go a Long Way Toward Remedying Wisconsin’s Lackluster Record of Failing to Adequately Educate its Children. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Pension System Needs Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform proposals in South Carolina and argues the state should follow the private sector’s lead and start switching workers to defined-contribution plans. -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Need of Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines civil asset forfeiture laws and argues assets should be seized only for criminal reasons. -
Research & Commentary: Nothing ‘Free’ About Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Free-Market’ Medicaid Expansion Plan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines several plans for Medicaid expansion in Georgia and why expansion is a bad idea. -
Research & Commentary: Florida Should Allow For Dental Therapists
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This Research & Commentary examines dental therapists in the state of Florida and encourages Florida lawmakers to reform their licensing laws in order to allow for them to practice. -
Research & Commentary: New Study Finds Teens Vape Because of Flavoring, Not Nicotine
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new study analyzes data from a 2015 youth survey to examine the substances teens are using while vaping. -
Research & Commentary: States Moving Away from Sales Tax Holidays
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines sales tax holidays and how they are a gimmick that benefits only a small number of companies. -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin’s Minimum Markup Law Faces New Challenge
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the Unfair Sales Act and its effect on Wisconsin's economy. -
Research & Commentary: Study: South Texas Fracking Not a Risk to Air Quality
Publication -Research and Commentaries -UT-Arlington Reports Emissions Well Within Acceptable Federal Standard -
Research & Commentary: Dental Therapists
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, state government relations manager Logan Pike discusses why states should reform their licensing laws to allow for dental therapists to practice. -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Needs to Adjust Its Assumptions on Pension Investments
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines state pension funds and assumed rates of return. -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Costs Continue to Grow
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines state Medicaid programs, how costs are running out of control, and several proposals for reform. -
Research & Commentary: Study: Louisiana Scholarship Program Saves Pelican State Tax Dollars
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Cancellation of the LSP Would Increase Costs For Four out of Five School Districts -
Research & Commentary: Government Regulations and the Mental Health Shortage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines mental health reform, certificate of need reform, and direct primary care programs. -
Research & Commentary: New York City Public Schools’ Improvement on Standardized Tests Dwarfed by Charter Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Big Apple Charters Outpace District, State Schools in Math, ELA Testing -
Research & Commentary: Rhode Island’s Renewable Power Mandates Are Too Costly
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New Study: Renewable Energy Mandates Could Cost Rhode Island Thousands of Jobs -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina’s Renewable Portfolio Standards Are Too Costly
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New Study: Renewable Energy Mandates Could Cost North Carolina Thousands of Jobs -
Research & Commentary: Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards
Publication -Research and Commentaries -CAFE Standards Sacrifice Lives for Oil -
Research & Commentary: Certificate of Need Laws Holding Health Care Back in Illinois
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Illinois' certificate of need laws and argues for their reform or repeal.
