Publications
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Research & Commentary: Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Leads to Significant Boost in College Enrollment
Publication -Research and Commentaries -FTC Participation Associated With 15 Percent Increase In College Enrollment -
Research & Commentary: Analysis of Oklahoma Geological Survey Data Shows Large Decrease in Seismicity Since 2015
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Monthly Earthquakes In Sooner State Have Decreased 86 Percent From June 2015 Peak. -
Research & Commentary: Oregon Carbon Tax a Slush Fund for Failing Green Projects
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposal Is Not Revenue Neutral, Merely Generates Slush Fund For Unreliable Energy Projects -
Research & Commentary: Soda Taxes Continue to Fall Flat
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the failure of Philadelphia and Cook County's soda taxes and why such a tax is unlikely to raise the revenue supporters expect. -
Research & Commentary: How States Can Address America’s Doctor Shortage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans and Lindsey Stroud examine ways states can reform medical licensing standards. -
The Leaflet: Executive Order Could Revive Dying Health Care Markets
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examine's President Trump's executive order that proposes new regulations to health and insurance programs. -
Research & Commentary: Occupational Licensure Reform in Nebraska
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines occupational licensing and a proposed reform plan in Nebraska. -
Research & Commentary: Education Savings Accounts in Pennsylvania
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tim Benson analyzes recent legislation establishing a new educational savings account program in Pennsylvania. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Education Savings Accounts in Pennsylvania
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -A new Heartland Policy Tip Sheet Examining Education Savings Accounts in Pennsylvania. -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Should Pursue Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines civil asset forfeiture and the potential for reform in Virginia. -
The Leaflet: It’s Lights Out for the Clean Power Plan
Publication -The Leaflet -The weeks' Leaflet examines the Trump administration's scrapping of the Clean Power Plan -
Research & Commentary: High-Speed Rail Is a Bad Option for States
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines California's high-speed rail program, the delays and cost overruns it faces, and why high-speed rail is not as efficient as supporters claim. -
Research & Commentary: Unpopular Gas Tax Won’t Cover Costs in Mississippi
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the potential increase of Mississippi's gas tax and how Mississippi voters respond to the tax. -
Will Global Warming Overflow the Chesapeake Bay?
Publication -Policy Briefs -Flooding problems in the Chesapeake Bay region— Maryland and Virginia in particular—are due not to climate-change-induced sea-level rise, but to land subsidence. -
Research & Commentary: Study Finds E-Cigarettes Would Prevent 6.6 Million Premature Deaths
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Lindsey Stroud examines a recent study's findings that the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems in place of tobacco cigarettes would save lives. -
A Viewer’s Guide to NatGeo’s "From the Ashes": Why It Belongs in the Ashes
Publication -Policy Briefs -"From the Ashes" could have undone some of the damage caused by Gore’s movies and other recent movies that mislead rather than inform viewers. It is a shame that its producers had a different agenda. -
Research & Commentary: Utah Should Continue to Reject Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new ballot proposal in Utah that would expand the state's Medicaid program. -
The Leaflet: Special Invitation
Publication -The Leaflet -The Heartland Institute is hosting their 2017 Emerging Issues Forum and America First Energy Conference in Houston, November 7-9, 2017. -
Research & Commentary: Blocking Local Grocery Taxes Is the Right Path for Michigan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines proposed legislation in Michigan that would ban local governments from imposing grocery taxes. -
The Leaflet: Vaping Less Harmful than Smoking
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet applauds NHS Health Scotland's statement urging the use of e-cigarettes and vape products to help people quit smoking cigarettes. -
Research & Commentary: Public Health Officials Urge Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Lindsey Stroud examines multiple public health groups' opinions on electronic nicotine delivery systems and how their use can benefit public health. -
The Leaflet: Climate Change and the States
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines policies and regulations enacted by climate change fears. -
Medicaid Expansion Is the Wrong Path for Maine
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines an upcoming vote on Medicaid expansion in Maine and how expansion has largely failed in other states. -
Research & Commentary: Dental Therapy Would Help with Michigan’s Dentist Shortage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new proposal in Michigan to improve access to dental care by expanding the role of dental therapists.
