Publications
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The Leaflet: Right-to-Work Is Right for America
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet celebrates National Employee Freedom Week and examines how states can reform their workforce climate with right-to-work legislation. -
Research & Commentary: Reducing COLAs to Bring Pension Costs Down
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines state pension reform and the effects of changing cost of living adjustments. -
Research & Commentary: Existing Accountability Laws for Milwaukee Parental Choice Voucher Program Working as Designed
Publication -Research and Commentaries -MPCP Is One Of School Choice Movement's Great Success Stories -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Should Continue to Avoid Grocery Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the potential return of grocery taxes in South Carolina and the problems the tax would create. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ESAs Give All Families A Greater Opportunity To Meet Their Child’s Unique Education Needs -
Research & Commentary: Tobacco Tax Hike Won’t Solve South Dakota’s Budget Problem
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a tobacco tax hike being considered in South Dakota. -
The Leaflet: College Prep Alternatives Gain Steam
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines college prep programs around the country. -
Policy Tip Sheet: State Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -No Bill Better Suited For Cutting Back On The Scope And Power Of Government -
Research & Commentary: New Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of Dental Therapists
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new paper that studies the effect of dental therapists being allowed to provide services on dental utilization rates. -
Research & Commentary: Seattle Income Tax Seeks to Bypass the Will of Washington State Voters
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed millionaire tax in Seattle and how similar taxes have failed to shore up budgets and increase revenue. -
Testimony Before the Missouri Interim Committee on Labor Reform on the Prevailing Wage
Publication -Testimony -This testimony, Jesse Hathaway discusses prevailing-wage laws, and how they force taxpayers to pay more for construction work than is necessary— and all without increasing the marginal quality of work. -
Research & Commentary: National Right to Try Nears Finish Line
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the National Right to Try bill, how it would work, and its prospects for passage. -
Research & Commentary: Tax-Credit Scholarship Would Be a Great First Step Toward Private School Choice in Illinois
Publication -Research and Commentaries -$100 Million Program Would Take Effect Immediately -
Research & Commentary: Oil and Natural Gas Industries Responsible for 10.3 Million Jobs in 2015
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Oil & Natural Gas Industry Responsible For 5.6 Percent of Total U.S. Employment In 2015 -
Research & Commentary: Just by Existing, Charter Schools Are Helping Public Schools Improve
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Co-Located Schools Perform Even Better -
The Leaflet: School Choice Programs Continue to Prove Successful
Publication -The Leaflet -This weeks Leaflet examines school choice programs across the country. -
Research & Commentary: Policymakers Begin Looking at College Prep Alternatives for Education
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Only 500,000 People Took Part In paid Apprenticeship Program In 2016 -
Testimony Before the Environmental Protection Agency
Publication -Testimony -Testimony Before the Environmental Protection Agency -
Research & Commentary: Contrary to Union Rhetoric, School Voucher Programs Help to Integrate Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -No Valid Empirical Study Of Voucher Programs Finds They Increase Segregation In Schools -
Health Care Reform: A Toolbox for Patriots and Policymakers
Publication -Books -With the collapse of Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare, attention turns to what Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and state policymakers can do to repair a health care system in crisis. The Heartland Institute can help! -
Research & Commentary: Establishing Work Requirements for SNAP Has and Can Work
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the efforts by several states to add work requirements to their food stamp programs and the effect the reforms have had on enrollment. -
The Leaflet: Health Care Reform Starts with the States
Publication -The Leaflet -States should implement their own health care solutions and apply for Medicaid waivers that would reduce unnecessary regulations. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Should Not Block Cities from Implementing Right to Work
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new proposal in Illinois that would ban local governments from adopting right-to-work laws. -
Research & Commentary: Study of Seattle Minimum-Wage Hikes Find Negative Effect on Total Payroll
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a recent study which found Seattle's minimum wage increase had a negative impact on the city’s total payroll.
