Publications
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Research & Commentary: EPA’s Clean Power Plan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On June 2, 2014, the Obama administration mandated a 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 from power plants’ 2005 levels. -
The Leaflet: States Must Cut Income Taxes for More Economic Growth
Publication -The Leaflet -States Must Cut Income Taxes for More Economic Growth A recent study by the Rockefeller Institute of Government reported state personal income tax collections for the first quarter of 2014 declined by 7. -
Research & Commentary: State Income Tax Revenue Since the Fiscal Cliff
Publication -Research and Commentaries -More states have been lowering or eliminating income taxes in order to spur economic growth in recent years. In 2013 alone, eight states lowered some aspect of their income tax rates, and several others are considering similar changes this year. -
Research & Commentary: Alabama Pension Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Unfunded state pension liabilities have become an increasingly troubling problem for states across the country, including Alabama. In 2010, Alabama received a grade of D in The Heartland Institute’s 50-State Pension Report Card. -
Research & Commentary: Common Core in Pennsylvania
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Pennsylvania is one of 45 states that adopted national Common Core State Standards. State officials refer to the standards as “The Pennsylvania Core Standards” because they have added three appendices. -
Research & Commentary: Teacher Tenure in California
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Los Angeles County Superior Court case Vergara v. California attracted national attention because of the possible ramifications it could have on teacher tenure across the nation. On June 10, Judge Rolf M. -
Research & Commentary: Mandated “Three-Tier” Distribution of Alcohol
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Alcohol products (beer, wine, and spirits) are some of the most tightly regulated consumer products in the United States. -
Research & Commentary: Pence’s HIP 2.0 Is Not Conservative Medicaid Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In May 2014, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence introduced a proposal to expand the state’s Medicaid program, known as the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP). Currently, HIP serves only individual Indianans earning below the federal poverty level. -
Research & Commentary: Reimbursement Flaws in Medicaid and the ACA
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fewer doctors are accepting new Medicaid patients today, in part due to low reimbursement rates and a large increase in Medicaid enrollment caused by states expanding Medicaid in response to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promise of additional federal -
Research & Commentary: Right to Work in Kentucky
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Implemented in 1947, the Taft-Harley Act (THA), Section 14(b), allows states to adopt right-to-work laws. -
The Leaflet: The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Publication -The Leaflet -The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom ActLast week, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), which would make permanent the current moratorium on state and local taxation of Internet access and on -
Research & Commentary: Car Rental Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tourism taxes have become increasingly popular with city and state governments as a source of new revenue. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In August 2007, the Illinois General Assembly enacted legislation creating a Renewable Portfolio Standard. The statute requires Ameren and ComEd to acquire 25 percent of their electricity generation from qualified renewable sources by 2026. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In August 2007, the Illinois General Assembly enacted legislation creating a Renewable Portfolio Standard. The statute requires Ameren and ComEd to acquire 25 percent of their electricity generation from qualified renewable sources by 2026. -
Testimony to the San Diego Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee
Publication -Testimony -On June 18, 2014, Heartland Senior Fellow, Gregory Conley, testified to the San Diego Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee. -
Research & Commentary: The Grow America Proposal
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Obama Administration recently proposed a $302 billion transportation funding plan, the Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) -
Research & Commentary: The Cost of Failed Health Insurance Exchanges
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) states were allowed to choose between creating their own health insurance exchanges and joining a federal exchange. -
The Leaflet: Oklahoma Repeals and Replaces Common Core
Publication -The Leaflet -Oklahoma Repeals and Replaces Common CoreLast week Oklahoma joined Indiana and South Carolina as the third state to repeal the Common Core State Standards. -
Research & Commentary: Zero-Subsidy Energy Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Compared to other areas of the economy, the U.S. energy sector (except for the electricity industry) historically has been lightly regulated and relatively free. -
Research & Commentary: Right to Work Policies
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The National Labor Relations Act of 1937 (Wagner Act, or NLRA) fundamentally altered the relationship between employers and employees in the United States. -
Research & Commentary: The Clean Air Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In 1970, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, a law that granted authority to the federal government to control air pollution across the nation. -
Statement to the Environment and Public Works Committee of the United States Senate
Publication -Testimony -On June 3, 2014, Climatologist David Legates testified before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the subject of climate change. -
Research & Commentary: “Right to Try” Experimental Drug Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The current process for pharmaceutical firms seeking Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for new medications is long and arduous. -
Research & Commentary: Endocrine Disruptors
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Like all other multicellular organisms, human beings have endocrine systems.
