Publications
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The Leaflet: Medicaid Expansion Debate Continues
Publication -The Leaflet -The Medicaid Expansion Debate ContinuesStates across the country continue to debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). -
The Leaflet: States Consider Hiking Gas Taxes
Publication -The Leaflet -States Consider Hiking Gas TaxesState governments, including those in Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Tennesse, are considering increasing motor fuel taxes, a move proponents say is needed to improve transportation infrastructure such as -
Testimony before the Indiana State Senate Health and Provider Services Committee on Certificate of Need
Publication -Testimony -Testimony before the Indiana State Senate Health and Provider Services Committee Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Samuel Karnick, Research Director, The Heartland Institute Thank you for allowing me to speak today. My name is Samuel Karnick. -
Research & Commentary: Minnesota Higher Education
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Minnesota starts the 2015 legislative year with a $1 billion surplus, but Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL) reports he has already received $3 billion in spending requests. -
Research & Commentary: Indiana Nursing Home Moratorium
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The two mechanisms commonly used by states to limit health care competition are the approval process known as “certificate of need” (CON) and the use of state-imposed moratoriums banning the construction of new health care facilities. -
The Leaflet: State Lawmakers Continue to Fight Obamacare
Publication -The Leaflet -State Lawmakers Continue to Fight Obamacare In state capitols around the nation, lawmakers are still debating legislation addressing Obamacare. -
Testimony to the Missouri Seniors, Families, and Children Committee on Welfare Reform
Publication -Testimony -[Below is an excerpt of Heartland Government Relations Manager, Logan Pike, January 20, 2015 testimony before the Missouri House Committee on Seniors, Families and Children, in favor of reforming the state's fragmented welfare system. -
Testimony to the Missouri Seniors, Families, and Children Committee on Welfare Reform
Publication -Testimony -[Below is an excerpt of Heartland Government Relations Manager, Logan Pike, January 20, 2015 testimony before the Missouri House Committee on Seniors, Families and Children, in favor of reforming the state's fragmented welfare system. -
The Leaflet: Significant Declines in Wind Energy
Publication -The Leaflet -Significant Declines in Wind EnergyInvestment in renewable energy greatly relies on government regulations, tax benefits, and various subsidies. Throughout the nation, wind energy is losing steam. -
Why Do Some Futures Contracts Succeed and Others Fail?
Publication -Policy Briefs -The history of futures contracts reveals their important economic role and impressive social benefits. The Crimean War of the 1850s and the U.S. -
Heartland’s Policy Priorities for 2015
Publication -The Leaflet -Heartland’s Policy Priorities for 2015 With the start of the new year most state lawmakers are heading back to their state capitols to tackle many important issues. -
Power to the People
Publication -Books -Power to the People: The New Road to Freedom and Prosperity for the Poor, Seniors, and Those Most in Need of the World’s Best Health Care -
Research & Commentary: Idaho Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The expansion of Medicaid programs in some Republican-controlled states under the false mantle of a “free market alternative” to Obamacare has emboldened some Republican governors to reconsider their opposition to Medicaid expansion. Idaho Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Alaska Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Alaska State Legislature opposed expanding Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with many arguing it is an expensive endeavor that would not provide better or more affordable health care for Alaskans. -
The Leaflet: How To Use Rewards to Help Children Learn
Publication -The Leaflet -How To Use Rewards to Help Children Learn“By most accounts, the American education system is not working well. Children appear to be learning less in school today than they did a generation ago. -
Research & Commentary: Florida Municipal Pensions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -State pension issues have received much attention from lawmakers and the media, but many municipalities also face pension liabilities leading them toward bankruptcy. -
The Leaflet: States Continue to Reconsider Common Core Standards
Publication -The Leaflet -States Continue to Reconsider Common Core StandardsAs more details about Common Core have come to light, a growing number of teachers, parents, and policy experts are finding many problems with the standards. -
Research & Commentary: Requiring Legislative Approval for Carbon Dioxide Regulations
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On June 2, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the authority of Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, proposed a plan to mandate a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants’ 2005 levels by 2030. -
Research & Commentary: Nevada Pension Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The fiscal health of Nevada’s pension system may be far worse than most people recognize. -
Research & Commentary: New Jersey Motor Fuel Tax Increase
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislators in New Jersey are considering a major gas tax hike, which would move the state from having one of the lowest gas taxes in the country to one of the highest. -
Research & Commentary: Medical Device Tax Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had many disruptive effects on both the health care industry and the economy as a whole. One area receiving less attention that is raising health care costs and costing jobs is the ACA tax on medical devices. -
Power to the People: Repealing and Replacing Obamacare with Patient Power
Publication -Policy Briefs -Promising “Voters will wildly and widely applaud replacing Obamacare with patient power,” Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara describes in a new Policy Brief the steps needed to do just that. -
Power to the People: Repealing and Replacing Obamacare with Patient Power
Publication -Policy Briefs -Promising “Voters will wildly and widely applaud replacing Obamacare with patient power,” Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara describes in a new Policy Brief the steps needed to do just that. -
Research & Commentary: Municipal Broadband in Connecticut
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Municipal broadband systems remain a popular idea in many cities, despite their failing track record.
