Publications
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Research & Commentary: Qualitative Study on E-cigarettes Shows More Evidence of Tobacco Harm Reduction
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new study published in The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in June 2016 provides additional evidence showing e-cigarettes and vaporized nicotine products (VNPs) are an effective tobacco harm-reduction tool. -
Research & Commentary: Taxpayer Funded Stadiums a Bad Deal for Taxpayers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Atlanta, Las Vegas, the Twin Cities, and Arlington, Texas are recent examples of an out-of-control trend: the public funding of private sports facilities. -
Research & Commentary: Study on Fracking-Related Air Pollution in Ohio Retracted Due to Errors
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A joint study from researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Cincinnati (UC) – originally published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology in March 2015 – claimed hydraulic fracturing, also called “fracking,” -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Draft Comprehensive Study Finds Frac Sand Mining Environmentally Sound
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A draft report of a strategic analysis of the mining of industrial silica sand, also called “frac sand,” was released in June 2016 by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). -
Research & Commentary: States Testing Vehicle-Mileage Tax Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Several states – including Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire – are applying for “$2.1 million in federal money to study so-called ‘mileage-based user fees,’ which would tax drivers based on the number of highway miles they drive. -
Research & Commentary: Arizona Considers Hiking Minimum Wage to $12
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Arizona lawmakers are placing the issue of a proposed minimum-wage increase before voters. Arizona’s current minimum wage is $8.05, and the rate has been increased annually – based on inflation – after voter-initiated reforms passed in 2006. -
Research & Commentary: Economic Development Programs Rarely Work, New York’s START-UP Is Latest Example
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The growing failure of START-UP, New York State’s signature economic development plan, is just one example of the numerous state economic development programs that have failed to improve economic growth despite costing millions of dollars in taxes and -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Needs to Reform Its Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Analysts at the nonpartisan Institute for Justice (IJ) have given the State of Illinois’ civil asset forfeiture laws a grade of D-, one of the lowest grades in the country. -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin’s Renewable Portfolio Standards Are Too Costly
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A study released in July 2016 by the MacIver Institute for Public Policy argues Wisconsin’s renewable portfolio standards (RPS), first enacted in 1998 and requiring each electric utility in the Badger State to generate at least 10 percent of their output -
Research & Commentary: Massachusetts Is Latest State to Consider Single-Payer Health Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Despite possessing the nation’s highest health insurance coverage rate, Massachusetts lawmakers are now considering two bills that would institute a statewide single-payer health care system known as MassCare. -
Research & Commentary: Alaska Requests Standardized Testing Waiver
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In June, the Alaska Department of Education (ADOE) requested the federal government “waive its standardized testing requirement” after the state was unable to complete its statewide standardized test, the Alaska Measures of Progress during the 2015–16 -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Considers Unreliable Tobacco Tax Increase
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Pennsylvania legislators have been debating how to balance the state’s budget for several months. Initially, Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Indiana School Choice Parental Satisfaction Should Lead to More School Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice has released an expanded follow-up study to a 2014 report examining why Indiana parents choose to take advantage of the state’s Choice Scholarship Program voucher and use it to send their children to private -
Research & Commentary: A Primer on the Constitutional Reform Movement
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As of July 2016, the United States’ national debt has reached over $19 trillion, with an average federal debt per-person now surpassing $59,000. -
The Leaflet: American Independence and Constitutional Reform
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses American independence and constitutional reform. -
Research & Commentary: Education Choice in Georgia Overwhelmingly Popular
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Seventy-five percent of 580,000 Republican primary voters in Georgia voted in favor of expanding education choice options in the state’s primary in May 2016. -
Research & Commentary: New ‘High Income’ Tax Would Make Maine Less Competitive
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In an effort to increase education funding, Maine voters will soon consider a ballot initiative that would create a 3 percent tax on individuals’ taxable income above $200,000. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Medicaid Expansion Deserves Repeal or Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In 2013, Kentucky became one of 32 states that chose to expand its Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. Then-Gov. Steve Beshear (D) unilaterally implemented Medicaid expansion without the approval of the General Assembly. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Medicaid Expansion Deserves Repeal or Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In 2013, Kentucky became one of 32 states that chose to expand its Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. Then-Gov. Steve Beshear (D) unilaterally implemented Medicaid expansion without the approval of the General Assembly. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Income Tax Cap
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In November, North Carolina voters will decide on an amendment to the state’s constitution that would place a 5.5 percent cap on corporate and personal income tax rates. Currently, the income tax rate is 5.75 percent and will decrease to 5. -
Research & Commentary: Georgia Should Continue to Oppose Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thirty-one states, in addition to the District of Columbia, have chosen to expand their Medicaid programs under Obamacare, and 19 have refused to do so. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan Renewable Energy Mandate and Net-Metering Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -When the Michigan State Senate returns from its summer break, a proposal to overhaul portions of Michigan’s Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act will be waiting for them. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan Renewable Energy Mandate and Net-Metering Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -When the Michigan State Senate returns from its summer break, a proposal to overhaul portions of Michigan’s Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act will be waiting for them. -
Research & Commentary: Could Medical Marijuana Combat Prescription Opioid Abuse in Florida?
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In November, Floridians will vote on Amendment 2, the Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative.