Publications
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Research & Commentary: Report Shows Rhode Island’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Ocean State Taxpayers Over $12,000 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -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 Rhode Island families. The analysis looked at the Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations program for low-income students, launched […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows South Carolina’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Palmetto State Taxpayers Over $208 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 are good news for South Carolina families. The analysis looked at the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund for students with special needs, launched […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows South Dakota’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Mount Rushmore State Taxpayers Over $10,900 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 South Dakota families. The analysis looked at the Partners in Education Tax Credit Program for low-income students, launched in 2016, and […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Virginia’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Old Dominion Taxpayers Up to $355 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 are good news for Virginia families. The analysis looked at the Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program (EIS) for low-income students, launched in 2013, and […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Tennessee’s Special Needs ESA Program Has Saved Volunteer State Taxpayers Up to $12,800 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 Tennessee families. The analysis looked at one of the Volunteer State’s two education savings account (ESA) programs—the Individualized Education Account Program […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Mississippi’s Education Choice Programs Have Saved Magnolia State Taxpayers Up to $11,000 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 Mississippi families. The analysis looked at both of the Magnolia State’s education choice programs— the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Georgia’s Education Choice Programs Have Saved Peach State Taxpayers Up to $2 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 Georgia families. The analysis looked at both of the Peach State’s education choice programs—the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program and the […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Wisconsin’s Education Choice Programs Have Saved Badger State Taxpayers Up to $3.3 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 Wisconsin families. The analysis looked at all four of the Badger State’s education choice programs—the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the Special Needs […] -
Top 10 Climate and Energy Action Items for President Trump in His Second Term
Publication -The faster President Trump can implement these policies recommended by Heartland and others, the faster our economy will soar. -
Utilities Are Going All-In on Leftist Net-Zero Agenda at Ratepayers’ Expense
Publication -Big utilities are undertaking electric power supply plans that will make supply less reliable as demand increases. -
Why Voters and Policymakers Must Oppose Ranked Choice Voting
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Ranked choice voting does not solve any problems; it exacerbates existing problems while also creating entirely new ones. Ultimately, ranked choice voting poses an immense threat to free, fair, and secure elections—and therefore to the entire republic. -
Research & Commentary: New Report Shows Biden LNG Export Terminal Permitting Pause Has Potential to Jeopardize 900,000 Jobs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) finds that the Biden administration’s pause on permitting liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals has the potential to jeopardize 900,000 jobs. LNG is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state, typically around -260°F. This process reduces its volume by about 600 times, […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Finds Up To $45 Billion in Savings from Education Choice Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of its Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers. The analysis looked at 48 separate programs (22 school voucher programs, 21 tax-credit scholarship programs, and five education savings account programs) in 25 different states, as well […] -
Policy Tip Sheet: Prohibiting State Procurement of Electric Vehicles Produced by Forced Labor and Child Labor
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Electric vehicles (EVs) are powered by lithium-ion batteries, which can only be manufactured with rare earth elements. Despite their name, rare earth elements are not rare; rather, they are found in low concentrations. This means that rare earth elements are much more difficult to extract than other metals and minerals. Moreover, it is very difficult […] -
Research & Commentary: Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Alabama’s Next Legislative Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation that would protect Alabamans’ 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 throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These various bills have manifested in myriad ways, […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Finds Implementation of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan Would Cost Garden Staters $40 Billion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A report released in May by the Garden State Initiative (GSI) finds the goals of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan (EMP) are unobtainable and unworkable, and would cost New Jerseyans an estimated $40 billion. EMP, issued by executive order in 2020 by Gov. Phil Murphy, commits the Garden State to achieving 100 percent “clean” energy […] -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Falling Far Behind on Education Freedom
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Old Dominion is not faring particularly well. Virginia rose three spots overall from 2023, but still sits at 19th in the rankings. However, it fell two spots in the “education choice” category, and now sits near the bottom of the country at […] -
Research & Commentary: Tennessee Falling Behind on Education Freedom
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Volunteer State is not faring particularly well. Tennessee fell one spot overall from 2023, and now sits at eighth in the rankings, which still leaves the state in a comparatively good position. However, it fell two spots in the “education choice” category, […] -
States Should Protect Patients from AI and Federal Regulators
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Last year, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) shut down its chatbot named “Tessa” after the group’s executive director found the service was directing patients seeking “eating disorder” information to ways to lose “one to two pounds a week” by limiting calorie intake to 2,000 per day. -
Research & Commentary: Texas Falls Farther Behind on Education Freedom
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Lone Star State is not faring particularly well. Texas fell seven spots overall from 2023, and now sits at fifteenth in the rankings, which is not ideal but still leaves the state in a comparatively good position. However, it […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Finds ‘Substantial’ Public School Enrollment Declines Since Pandemic School Closures
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute finds that more than 5,000 public schools, nearly one in every 12 public schools across the country, have seen enrollment decline by a “substantial” amount since the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced closure of these schools for significant periods of time. Further, public schools that are […] -
Research & Commentary: States Turn to Reference-Based Pricing to Reduce Health Care Costs
Publication -State health care budgets are driven by many costs that are difficult and, in some cases, impossible to predict. For instance, an unexpected economic downturn can lead to massive job losses, thereby driving up the number of people on public health care programs. Moreover, under these circumstances, states experience a double whammy as tax revenue […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Details ESG Threat to Public Pension Funds from Proxy Voting Advisory Service Firms
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, finds that state pension systems, while for the most part not actively promoting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, are still being pushed into ESG trends by proxy voting advisory service firms like Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). ESG […] -
Ranked Choice Voting: A Major Threat to Free, Fair, and Secure Elections
Publication -Policy Briefs -Ultimately, RCV undermines our electoral system and should concern all those who value election integrity and fairness in the democratic process.