Publications
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Research & Commentary: Kentucky Schools’ Administrative Bloat
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The number of administrative staff in Kentucky schools grew by 43 percent between 1992 and 2009, despite just a 4 percent increase in students. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Schools’ Administrative Bloat
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The number of administrative staff in Kentucky schools grew by 43 percent between 1992 and 2009, despite just a 4 percent increase in students. -
The Leaflet: Affordable Care Act Forces Louisiana Public Schools to Cut Hours
Publication -The Leaflet -Affordable Care Act Forces Louisiana Public Schools to Cut Hours A provision in the Affordable Care Act has caused the public school system in Louisiana to rely more heavily on substitute teachers. -
Research & Commentary: Bloomington’s Vaping Ban
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As electronic cigarettes grow in popularity, state and local governments are debating whether and how the products should be regulated and taxed. -
Research & Commentary: Certificate of Need Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thirty-six states currently use certificate of need (CON) laws to slow the growth of health care prices, promote consolidation of health care providers, and limit duplication of services. -
The Leaflet: What Does the Election Mean for States?
Publication -The Leaflet -What Does the Election Mean for States?Republicans captured the U.S. Senate and increased their majority in the House of Representatives. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan Renewable Portfolio Standard Repeal
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In 2008, then-governor Jennifer Granholm signed into law Michigan’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), requiring all state utilities to generate 10 percent of all retail electricity sales from renewable sources by 2015. Recently, state Rep. -
Research & Commentary: Vermont Wind and Solar Development
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Vermont has several interventionist policies designed to encourage the development of wind and solar power. These include a 7. -
Research & Commentary: New Mexico Right-To-Work
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In both 1979 and 1981, the New Mexico Legislature passed right-to-work laws, but both bills were vetoed by then-Gov. Bruce King (D). -
Research & Commentary: Vermont Single-Payer Health Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Vermont is the first state to attempt to establish a completely government-run health care system, financing and administering health care services and health insurance coverage. -
Research & Commentary: New Mexico Right-To-Work
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In both 1979 and 1981, the New Mexico Legislature passed right-to-work laws, but both bills were vetoed by then-Gov. Bruce King (D). -
Research & Commentary: Preschool Expansion and Development Grants
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In 2014, Congress appropriated $250 million for a program offering preschool grants for states that apply for them. -
Research & Commentary: E-Cigarette ‘Smoking’ Bans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As electronic cigarettes grow in popularity, state and local governments are finding ways to regulate and tax them. Some jurisdictions have decided e-cigarettes and other vapor products should be covered by city or statewide smoking bans. -
Research & Commentary: New Study on EPA CO2 Regulations
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new regulations on carbon-dioxide emissions from existing power plants that require these facilities to reduce their CO2 emissions by 30 percent of the 2005 base year by the year 2030. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -South Carolina became the second state in the nation to repeal Common Core State Standards, a set of requirements for what elementary and secondary school children should know in each grade in math and English, when Gov. -
The Leaflet: Are Wind Turbines Hazardous to Human Health?
Publication -The Leaflet -Are Wind Turbines Hazardous to Human Health? Earlier this month, Brown County Health Board in Wisconsin was the first government agency in the U.S. to announce that wind turbines are a “human health hazard. -
Research & Commentary: Tax Reform in Wisconsin Is Not Yet Complete
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Since 2011, Gov. Scott Walker (R) and the General Assembly have cut taxes by nearly $2 billion. Prior to Wisconsin’s tax reforms, the state had five income tax brackets, with rates ranging from 4.6 percent to 7.75 percent. -
Research & Commentary: Tennessee Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Recent moves by Pennsylvania and Indiana to expand their Medicaid programs under the false mantle of being a “free-market alternative” to Obamacare have emboldened some Republican governors to reconsider their opposition to Medicaid expansion. -
The Leaflet – EPA Proposes New Carbon Dioxide Standards
Publication -The Leaflet -EPA Proposes New Carbon Dioxide StandardsAccording to a story recently released by Bloomberg, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to regulate modernized power plants under two separate sections of the Clean Air Act. -
Replacing the Environmental Protection Agency
Publication -Beginning around 1981, liberal activist groups recognized EPA could be used to advance their political agenda by regulating virtually all human activities regardless of their impact on the environment. -
The Leaflet: Wireless Taxes Are Twice as High as the Average Sales Tax
Publication -The Leaflet -Wireless Taxes Are Twice as High as the Average Sales TaxAccording to a report recently released by the Tax Foundation, Americans now pay an average of 17.05 percent in combined federal, state, and local tax and fees on wireless service. -
Research & Commentary: Nuclear Power
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Almost 20 percent of the United States’ electricity is generated by nuclear power, with more than 100 nuclear power units in 31 states. -
Research & Commentary: Oregon Carbon Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On August 14, 2013, Oregon passed a bill authorizing a study of the feasibility of a statewide carbon tax. The study is expected to be presented to legislators on November 15, 2014. -
Research & Commentary: Georgia Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On September 24, 2014, a Georgia House Study Committee on the Role of the Federal Government in Education examined Common Core State Standards. It was the third of four such meetings, with the fourth scheduled for October 21 in Gainesville, Georgia.
