The Leaflet
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States Face Harsh Reality of Obamacare in 2017
Publication -The Leaflet -People across the nation find themselves facing dramatic health insurance price increases for many consumer plans in the ACA exchanges -
States Consider Hunting Rights
Publication -The Leaflet -Right to hunt and fish amendments have arisen in response to a number of issues, including hunting restrictions being introduced at the behest of animal rights organizations, increasing urbanization, decreasing habitat, and declining numbers of sportsmen -
Broadway Basics of Liberty
Publication -The Leaflet -Hamilton carried the property rights banner to protect for American citizens an important constitutional right. -
Education Savings Accounts and Blaine Amendments
Publication -The Leaflet -One remaining challenge to the ESA program’s success is the state’s Blaine amendment, which also serves as a barrier in a number of other states as well. -
Medicaid Expansion in 2017
Publication -The Leaflet -Health care reform has been thrust back into the public spotlight in the run up to the election in November. During the October 4 vice presidential debate between Democratic Party candidate Sen. Tim Kaine (VA) and Republican Gov. Mike Pence -
EdChoice Survey Finds Elected Officials Support School Choice
Publication -The Leaflet -EdChoice, formally the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, recently published the results of a national survey it conducted of nearly 350 state lawmakers titled “Surveying State Legislators" -
Heartland Releases New Policy Study: Bill McKibben’s Terrifying Disregard for Fracking Facts
Publication -The Leaflet -In a recent Heartland Institute Policy Study, Isaac Orr examines how methane emissions are measured, reports the affect those emissions may have on global warming, and discusses several falsehoods McKibben repeats from the discredited movie Gasland. -
How Dental Therapists Are Changing Dental Care
Publication -The Leaflet -State Government Relations Manager Logan Pike argues dental therapy is gaining popularity throughout the United States. -
Missed Heartland’s Emerging Issues Forum in Chicago? Watch It Online!
Publication -The Leaflet -On August 9, The Heartland Institute hosted its first 2016 Emerging Issues Forum (EIF) in Chicago, IL. -
Football Season and Fantasy Sports
Publication -The Leaflet -Lawmakers across the nation have been working to ban or heavily regulate the growing fantasy sports industry, and fantasy sports businesses. -
The Leaflet: Medicaid Expansion Highlighted in Run-Up to 2016 Elections
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses Medicaid expansion and health care reform. -
The Leaflet: Entitlement Reform and Olympic Success
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses welfare reform and Olympic success. -
The Leaflet: National Employee Freedom Week
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses right-to-work legislation and National Employee Freedom Week -
The Leaflet: Don’t Miss The Heartland Institute at NCSL!
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay invites lawmakers to visit The Heartland Institute at NCSL! -
The Leaflet: Free-Market Allies Celebrate Milton Friedman’s Legacy
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses free-market allies celebrating Milton Friedman’s legacy -
The Leaflet: Study Suggests Renewable Portfolio Standards are Costly and Inefficient
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses soda tax in cities and states around the United States -
The Leaflet: American Independence and Constitutional Reform
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses American independence and constitutional reform. -
The Leaflet: Charter Schools Continue to Expand
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses student enrollment in charter public schools stating, “Laws hampering the innovation and expansion of charter schools restrict parents’ ability to enroll their children in schools that best suit their educational needs.” -
The Leaflet: States Battle Traffic Congestion
Publication -The Leaflet -State and local lawmakers continue to deal with increased traffic congestion across the United States. In Chicago, a trip that would typically take 30 minutes in free-flowing traffic can now take more than 60 minutes during peak driving times. -
The Leaflet: States Debate Internet Taxes
Publication -The Leaflet -States are currently debating whether Internet purchases should be subject to a sales tax. In South Dakota, a court case is making headlines that could allow the state to collect sales taxes from online purchases. -
The Leaflet: Higher State Support for Green Energy Increases Energy Costs for Consumers
Publication -The Leaflet -In May 2016 the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) published an analysis that revealed a “statistically significant correlation … between high electricity bills and states with numerous policies supporting green energy. -
The Leaflet: National Mental Health Awareness Month Shines Light on Mental Health Service Shortage
Publication -The Leaflet -May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, a week which aims to shine a light on a major health care crisis in the United States, including the shortage of mental health facilities and services for the 62 million Americans who experience mental -
The Leaflet: States Impacted by Federal Regulations
Publication -The Leaflet -Patrick A. McLaughlin, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, and Oliver Sherouse, research analyst at Mercatus, recently released the 2016 edition of the Federal Regulation and State Enterprise (FRASE) Index. -
The Leaflet: States Reconsider Subsidies for Solar Power
Publication -The Leaflet -Across the country, states are considering making reforms to their net metering laws. Net metering grants people the opportunity to sell back to utilities companies the excess energy generated from their solar rooftop panels.
