Publications
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Research & Commentary: Nevada Energy Task Force Recommendations Will Hurt Consumers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Renewables Mandate, Retail-Rate Net Metering Harmful To Nevadans -
Education Savings Accounts and Blaine Amendments
Publication -The Leaflet -One remaining challenge to the ESA program’s success is the state’s Blaine amendment, which also serves as a barrier in a number of other states as well. -
Research & Commentary: New Clean Energy Standard Will Harm New York Consumers, Won’t Impact Environment
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Harmful Mandate Will Cost Ratepayers $3.4 Billion Over Five Years -
Research & Commentary: Shale Revolution Has Been a Giant Boon to Ohio’s Economy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Without Shale Development, Ohio Missing 114,000 Jobs, $9.9 Billion in State GDP -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Deserves ‘Right to Try’
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses the drug approval process and the potential of right-to-try reform in Wisconsin. -
Medicaid Expansion in 2017
Publication -The Leaflet -Health care reform has been thrust back into the public spotlight in the run up to the election in November. During the October 4 vice presidential debate between Democratic Party candidate Sen. Tim Kaine (VA) and Republican Gov. Mike Pence -
EdChoice Survey Finds Elected Officials Support School Choice
Publication -The Leaflet -EdChoice, formally the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, recently published the results of a national survey it conducted of nearly 350 state lawmakers titled “Surveying State Legislators" -
Research & Commentary: Shale Revolution Has Been a Giant Boon to Pennsylvania’s Economy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Without Shale Development, Pennsylvania Missing 117,000 Jobs, $13 Billion in State GDP -
Research & Commentary: Education Choice is a Popular Policy in Michigan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Mackinac Center Survey Finds Large Majorities Favor ESAs, Tax Credit Scholarships -
Research & Commentary: Education Choice is a Popular Policy in Michigan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Mackinac Center Survey Finds Large Majorities Favor ESAs, Tax Credit Scholarships -
Heartland Releases New Policy Study: Bill McKibben’s Terrifying Disregard for Fracking Facts
Publication -The Leaflet -In a recent Heartland Institute Policy Study, Isaac Orr examines how methane emissions are measured, reports the affect those emissions may have on global warming, and discusses several falsehoods McKibben repeats from the discredited movie Gasland. -
Research & Commentary: New York’s Proposed E15 Rule Is a Bad Deal for Consumers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Increased Ethanol Blend Will Hurt New York Consumers, Kill Jobs, and Harm Environment -
Research & Commentary: Sin Taxes: An Ineffective Cure for New Mexico’s Budget Woes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses sin taxes and how they distort markets, reduce economic competitiveness, and encourage unsustainable increases in government spending while placing an excessive burden on lower-income taxpayers. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Pension Funds Need Systemic Reform, Not a Band-Aid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform proposals in Kentucky and argues the state should follow the private sector’s lead and start switching workers to defined-contribution plans. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Needs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines civil asset forfeiture laws in Iowa and argues assets should be seized only for criminal reasons. -
Research & Commentary: Repeal States’ Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendments
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Discriminatory Blaine Amendments Must Go -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Needs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines civil asset forfeiture laws in Iowa and argues assets should be seized only for criminal reasons. -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Should Adopt Education Savings Accounts
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A Universal ESA Program Would Go a Long Way Toward Remedying Wisconsin’s Lackluster Record of Failing to Adequately Educate its Children. -
How Dental Therapists Are Changing Dental Care
Publication -The Leaflet -State Government Relations Manager Logan Pike argues dental therapy is gaining popularity throughout the United States. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Pension System Needs Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines pension reform proposals in South Carolina and argues the state should follow the private sector’s lead and start switching workers to defined-contribution plans. -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Need of Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines civil asset forfeiture laws and argues assets should be seized only for criminal reasons. -
Research & Commentary: Nothing ‘Free’ About Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Free-Market’ Medicaid Expansion Plan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines several plans for Medicaid expansion in Georgia and why expansion is a bad idea. -
Missed Heartland’s Emerging Issues Forum in Chicago? Watch It Online!
Publication -The Leaflet -On August 9, The Heartland Institute hosted its first 2016 Emerging Issues Forum (EIF) in Chicago, IL. -
Research & Commentary: Florida Should Allow For Dental Therapists
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This Research & Commentary examines dental therapists in the state of Florida and encourages Florida lawmakers to reform their licensing laws in order to allow for them to practice.
