Publications
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Comment to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Proposed Regulatory Revisions to the Endangered Species Act
Publication -Testimony -Comment to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Proposed Regulatory Revisions to the Endangered Species Act -
The Leaflet: A Simple Solution to the Primary Care Physician Shortage
Publication -The Leaflet -Nurse practitioners are well-trained, well-educated medical professionals that can alleviate the growing shortage of primary care doctors nationwide. -
Comment in Support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims
Publication -Testimony -In this comment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Matthew Glans writes in support of a proposed rule that would end the ability of states to skim Medicaid dollars from -
Research & Commentary: Heartland Brief Lays Out the Many Benefits of Fossil Fuels
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Historic, Ongoing Use Of Fossil Fuels Has Resulted In Huge Benefits For People, Wildlife, Ecosystems -
Research & Commentary: New Studies Confirm the Safety of Fracking in Pennsylvania
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Studies From Yale, Penn State Conclude Fracking Not Contaminating Groundwater In The Marcellus Shale Region -
Research & Commentary: Feds Reconsidering Credit Union Tax Exemption
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the credit union tax exemption and the debate over whether it should continue. -
Testimony before the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee
Publication -Testimony -In this testimony before the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, Charles Katebi argues in favor of loosening occupational licensing restrictions to expand economic opportunity. -
Research & Commentary: Study Shows How ‘Zombie Regulations’ Are Closing Perfectly Good Coal Plants
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Burdensome Obama-Era Regulations Prematurely Closing Coal Plants -
Research & Commentary: Louisiana Considers Occupational Licensing Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines several new proposals in Louisiana to review and roll back burdensome licensing laws. -
Research & Commentary: Maryland Attempts to Reimpose Individual Mandate
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Arianna Wilkerson examines legislation in Maryland that would reimpose the individual mandate on its uninsured population, an Obamacare provision recently repealed on the federal level. -
Research & Commentary: Rhode Island Carbon Tax Proposal Is Bad for State Residents and Businesses
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tax Would Start At $15 Per Ton, Increase by $5 Ton Annually -
Research & Commentary: Texas Should Ease Regulatory Burden on Nurse Practitioners
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a bill in Texas that would eliminate costly prescriptive authority agreements, an expensive agreement limiting the ability of nurse practitioners to provide needed care. -
Research & Commentary: Idaho Considers Limiting Its Occupational Licensing Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new effort in Idaho to eliminate unnecessary mandates that block the creation of new jobs and businesses. -
Research & Commentary: Tennessee Looks to REIN in Cost of State Regulations
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a bill in Tennessee that would incorporate REINS Act style reforms to the state's regulatory system. -
The Leaflet: States Should REIN in Regulations
Publication -The Leaflet -Regulations have stifled U.S. economic growth. Wisconsin's REINS Act is taking major steps toward returning the fate of businesses back to their owners. -
Research & Commentary: States Should Follow Wisconsin’s Lead with REINS Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses the Wisconsin REINS Act and how it could be a model for other states to follow. -
Research & Commentary: States Should Encourage EPA to Review the Endangerment Finding
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Observed Evidence And Research Since 2009 Has Cast Serious Doubt On All Three Lines Of Evidence Used To Justify Endangerment Finding -
Research & Commentary: Why States Should Avoid Cap-and-Trade Schemes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Cap-And-Trade Does Little To Reduce Emissions, Acts As Regressive Tax -
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Ten State Solutions to Emerging Issues 2018
Publication -Legislative Principles -This booklet explores solutions to the top public policy issues facing the states in 2018 and beyond in the areas of budget and tax, education, energy and environment, health care, and constitutional reform. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Regulations Acting as a de Facto Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Four Years After HFRA, No Fracking Occurring In Illinois -
Testimony Before the Ohio Senate Education Committee
Publication -Testimony -Testimony Before the Ohio Senate Education Committee -
Research & Commentary: Meeting Clean Energy Standard Mandates Could Cost New York Ratepayers, Businesses $1 Trillion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -CES Could Produce $1 Trillion In Total Costs By 2050 -
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 -
The Leaflet: Wisconsin Becomes First State to ‘REIN’ in Regulations
Publication -The Leaflet -The REINs Act will add transparency and accountability to the current regulatory system and give a greater voice to the public.