Publications
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Research & Commentary: Auto Accident Response Fees
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Local governments around the nation continue to make new proposals to create accident response fees, or “crash” taxes. These tax proposals are likely to become more common as local governments struggle to balance their budgets. -
10 Principles of Telecom Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -Since the Great Depression, the telecom* industry has been subject to comprehensive regulation, with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in charge of interstate services and state public utility commissions overseeing intrastate services. -
10 Principles of Telecom Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -Since the Great Depression, the telecom* industry has been subject to comprehensive regulation, with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in charge of interstate services and state public utility commissions overseeing intrastate services. -
Policy Tip Sheet No. 3 – Idaho Cigarette Tax
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemIdaho is expected to face a budget deficit in fiscal year 2012 of approximately $350 million. Idaho House Revenue and Taxation Committee Chairman Dennis Lake (R-Blackfoot) says he wants to increase the state’s cigarette tax by more than $1. -
Understanding Reinsurance in Florida
Publication -Policy Briefs -What is reinsurance? Why is it important in Florida? Reinsurance is insurance for insurance companies. Almost all insurance companies reinsure at least some of their risk. The reasons for purchasing reinsurance vary. -
Policy Tip Sheet No. 1 – North Carolina Parent Trigger
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemAccording to The Heartland Institute’s 2010 State School Report Card, North Carolina public education ranks 47th in the nation in terms of Learning Achievement and receives an “F. -
Policy Tip Sheet No. 2 – Georgia Cigarette Tax
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemGeorgia state Rep. Ron Stephens (R-Savannah) wants to raise the state’s cigarette tax by a dollar per pack in order to help close the state’s $1.5 billion budget deficit. -
The Blob That Ate the Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Here’s an eye-opening school statistic for you: Only half of Oklahoma’s public education employees are teachers. The bureaucracy is now so big, it takes up half the system. It’s the blob that ate the schools. -
Research & Commentary: Flood Mitigation, Levees, and Flood Maps
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Flood insurance maps inform owners of property on U.S. coastlines and riverbanks of flood damage risks their properties might face. -
Research & Commentary: Idaho’s Tobacco Tax Advantage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Idaho is expected to face a budget deficit in fiscal year 2012 of approximately $350 million. Idaho House Revenue and Taxation Committee Chairman Dennis Lake (R-Blackfoot) says he wants to increase the state’s cigarette tax by more than $1. -
TN should say no to ObamaCare
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Nine months ago, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, ushering in the largest-ever government intrusion into American’s health-care decisions. -
Collective Bargaining in California Charter Schools: Cooperation or Conflict?
Publication -Policy Studies -As unions begin to target charter schools, James Moss in his doctoral dissertation for the University of Southern California describes the effects a unionizing workforce has on charter teachers, administrators, and students' educations. -
Research & Commentary: Georgia’s Tobacco Tax Advantage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Georgia state Rep. Ron Stephens (R-Savannah) wants to raise the state’s cigarette tax by a dollar per pack in order to help close the state’s $1.5 billion budget deficit. -
Amending the Constitution By Convention: A More Complete View of the Founder’s Plan
Publication -Policy Studies -Rob Natleson, senior fellow of the Independence Institute, presents his first policy study relating to amending the Constitution of the United States through an Article V convention. -
Research & Commentary: EPA Guidance on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed guidance for regulating greenhouse gas emissions was released in mid-November and is set to go into effect on January 2, 2011. -
Research & Commentary: A Federal Balanced Budget Amendment
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The current public outrage over bailouts, excessive spending, and a staggering national debt are helping fuel the push for a federal balanced budget amendment. -
Research & Commentary: Jobs and the Health Care Law
Publication -Research and Commentaries -There is little question that the key issue for most voters in November’s election was the economy. -
Ten Principles of Federal Tax Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -This booklet focuses on the federal income tax, since this tax collects by far the most revenue and affects the most people in the United States. -
How Higher Tuition Translates into More Debt for State Universities
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The S.C. Budget and Control Board recently announced a moratorium halting construction at four-year public institutions that raised tuition by 7 percent or more for the 2010-2011 school year. -
Research & Commentary: The Problem with ‘Fat’ Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -States are increasingly looking to soda, candy, and other so-called “fat” taxes as a way to shore up their budgets. -
Ten Principles of Federal Tax Policy
Publication -Legislative Principles -The power to tax is the most ubiquitous of all government powers. It reaches directly or indirectly to all classes of people, all industries, all elements of society. Taxes always place at least some burdens on business, individuals, and the economy. -
Research & Commentary: Advantages of Net Diversity
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Many economists and Web experts say a “non-neutral” Internet has a host of significant advantages. Network diversity encourages growth and variety of services and is a requirement for a host of exciting new technologies. -
No. 129 2010 State School Report Card
Publication -Policy Studies -A Nation at Risk pointed out more than 25 years ago that the poor quality of public schools in the United States is a threat to the continuing prosperity of the country. -
The Patriot’s Toolbox
Publication -Books -Rarely have more people in the United States been so deeply concerned about the direction of their country as right now, in 2010.