Publications
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Virtual Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New technologies are changing and improving many aspects of our daily lives, from our jobs to our health, our hobbies, and even how we stay in touch with family and friends. The Internet, as they say, “changes everything. -
Medicaid Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Between 1970 and 2002 government expenditures on health care rose by 690 percent, and if current trends hold, by the year 2050 those expenditures will account for one-third of U.S. gross domestic product. -
10 Principles of Health Care Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -This booklet is designed to help state legislators find solutions to health care problems by first identifying their causes and true extent--which often are not as they are reported in newspaper stories or touted by special interest groups--and then by -
Modernizing Insurance Regulation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 ushered in the current era of state regulation of the insurance industry. -
Special-Needs Vouchers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This collection of articles explores how special-needs vouchers are a better way of providing children with physical and mental disability the quality education they deserve. -
Charter Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Those concerned with reforming America’s public education system are compelled by three goals: parents want their children to receive a quality education, educators want the tools and flexibility to teach, and school boards and governments demand -
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Created in 1997, SCHIP provides health insurance coverage for families with too much income to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough income to afford private insurance. -
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Congress created the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997 to provide a safety net for children whose parents could not afford private health insurance. -
Subprime Lending
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a new Research & Commentary package addressing subprime lending. Lawmakers are being called upon by consumer groups to restrict subprime lending. -
Subprime Lending
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a new Research & Commentary package addressing subprime lending. Lawmakers are being called upon by consumer groups to restrict subprime lending. -
Excise Taxes – Focus on Michigan’s Liquor Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Alcohol, beer, tobacco, and other items have become big targets of tax-hiking lawmakers in recent years. -
No. 112 The Consumer Benefits of Video Franchise Reform in Illinois
Publication -Policy Studies -Illinois has the opportunity to join a growing number of states that have streamlined the process of competitive entry into cable TV markets by giving the state the authority to grant a video franchise to a new entrant seeking to launch service anywhere -
Research & Commentary: Retail Health Clinics
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Some critics claim these clinics sacrifice quality for expediency, and collectively pose a threat to high standards of care offered in a traditional doctor’s office setting. -
Research & Commentary: Utah’s Parent Choice in Education Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a Research & Commentary package addressing school choice, using Utah's Parent Choice in Education Act as a case study. -
No. 111 – What Climate Scientists Really Say about Global Warming
Publication -Policy Studies -The Heartland Institute has released a study challenging assertions that climate scientists have come to a consensus about global warming. -
Gross Receipts Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Today, The Heartland Institute is releasing a Research & Commentary package addressing gross receipts taxes.A gross receipts tax imposes a levy on all business transactions, regardless of a firm's profits or losses. -
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In his State of the Union Address on January 23, 2007, President George W. Bush promised to modernize fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks. This Research & Commentary package collects key background articles on the subject. -
Education Funding Reform In Illinois
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In Illinois, local public schools are funded primarily through local property taxes. -
Education Funding Reform In Illinois
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In Illinois, local public schools are funded primarily through local property taxes. -
Ten Principles of State Fiscal Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -In June 2006, The Heartland Institute released the second booklet in its Legislative Principles Series, this one titled Ten Principles of State Fiscal Policy. -
Please Don’t Poop in My Salad
Publication -Books -Please Don’t Poop in My Salad features a collection of essays by Heartland President Joseph L. Bast defending smokers against laws abridging their right to free association and taxes that punish them for a personal lifestyle choice. -
10 Principles of State Fiscal Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -The booklet, part of Heartland's "10 Legislative Principles" series, provides policymakers and civic and business leaders with a highly condensed yet easy-to-read guide to state fiscal policy matters. -
No. 110 Iowa Municipal Communications Systems: The Financial Track Record
Publication -Policy Studies -This report documents the financial performance of three municipal communications systems operating in Iowa: Cedar Falls, Muscatine, and Spencer. -
Let’s Put Parents Back in Charge!
Publication -Books -This book is for parents, teachers, policymakers, taxpayers, and everyone who wants great schools for children regardless of their race, social background, and parents' income.