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- FIRE
- Economy
Research & Commentary: Onshore Reserving in the District of Columbia

Published April 18, 2012

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Many insurance and reinsurance companies reserve assets for U.S. catastrophe coverage in “offshore” locations such as Bermuda, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Germany. They do this because current U.S.
The Leaflet – Tax Day Edition

Published April 12, 2012

By John Nothdurft

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One of the most dreaded days of the year is approaching … tax day. This year Tuesday, April 17 will be the last day people can file their taxes.
- Health Care
Policy Tip Sheet – Academic Drug Detailing

Published April 12, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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In this policy tip from Heartland, a report is highlighted about the pharmaceutical industry known as academic drug detailing.
Research & Commentary: Subsidies for Renewable Energy in Florida

Published April 11, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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Sometime in the next few days, Florida Gov.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Digital Learning Possibilities and Pitfalls

Published April 11, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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Harnessing modern technology to tailor education personally and make it efficient is new and greatly unsettled territory. States, schools, entrepreneurs, and families are testing variations on many programs to see what works for them.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Wired to Waste

Published April 9, 2012

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As the 21st Century evolves and our economy begins to recover, there is near-universal agreement on the importance of expanding Americans’ access to high-speed Internet service.
- Education
Research & Commentary: The Louisiana Parent Trigger

Published April 5, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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Louisiana legislators have proposed an education reform that is garnering significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. The legislation, first passed in California, is currently being drafted in a dozen other states.
Research & Commentary: Cat Bonds for State-Run Catastrophe Insurance

Published April 4, 2012

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Catastrophe bonds are insurance-linked securities that offset major costs to taxpayers and insurers caused by natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Cat bonds, as they are known, work differently from other types of bonds.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: HHS Final Exchange Rules

Published April 4, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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As states have been debating whether to implement a health insurance exchange, a key deterrent has been that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had released only draft rules.
The Leaflet – Supreme Court Edition

Published March 29, 2012

By John Nothdurft

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In what has been one of the most anticipated cases in decades, the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was argued before the Supreme Court of the United States earlier this week.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Special-Needs Vouchers

Published March 26, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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Seven states currently offer special-needs students the opportunity to take their public funds to a private school, and at least 10 more states are currently considering similar legislation.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Obama Administration Education Policies

Published March 26, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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As the 2012 elections approach, it is an appropriate time to review the president’s record on education policy. Several prominent observers have done so recently. The president’s education policies seem to please no one extremely well.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: The Obamacare Individual Mandate

Published March 26, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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The most heavily debated element of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the constitutionality of the individual health insurance mandate, which requires every citizen, with few exceptions, to purchase health
Research & Commentary: Repatriation of Foreign Earnings

Published March 26, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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To avoid high U.S. corporate tax rates, U.S.-based companies operating internationally have kept their foreign earnings in subsidiaries overseas rather than bringing them back to the United States.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: PPACA and Medicaid Expansion

Published March 26, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires states to expand Medicaid eligibility to all individuals whose income is less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level.
Shades of EPA: The Flawed Human Health Effects Epidemiology in the California Air Resources Board’s Diesel Truck Emission Rules

Published March 16, 2012

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On December 12, 2009, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), a subdivision of the California Environmental Protection Agency, published its final rule to reduce diesel exhaust emissions in the state, the “Goods Movement Emission Reduction Plan”
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing Impact Fees

Published March 12, 2012

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Hydraulic fracturing has enabled profitable extraction of oil and gas in diverse areas of the country. As a result, many states sitting atop the country’s shale formations are reconsidering the way they tax these resources, to fill budget holes.
Property Tax Levies in Cook County, Illinois: An Analysis

Published March 12, 2012

By John Nothdurft

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IntroductionThe economic recession that began in 2007 exposed and aggravated a government fiscal crisis that had been brewing for many years at the national, state, and municipal levels of the U.S.
- FIRE
- Economy
Research & Commentary: Workers’ Compensation Reform in Illinois (Update)

Published March 8, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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Illinois has the third-highest workers’ compensation insurance rates of any state in the United States. In Illinois, provision of workers’ comp is compulsory for all employers, and the state government does not provide insurance through a state fund.
- Environment & Energy
Backgrounder: Hydraulic Fracturing

Published March 6, 2012

By James Taylor

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The recent discovery of vast deposits of oil and natural gas trapped in shale rock formations has revolutionized our nation’s short-term, mid-term, and long-term energy outlook.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Loosening Teacher Tenure

Published March 5, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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Several states, including Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, South Dakota, and Virginia, are considering making teacher tenure more difficult to obtain or replacing it with rolling contracts.
- FIRE
- Economy
Research & Commentary: Insurance Price Controls and California Proposition 103

Published March 2, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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In the mid-1980s, high premium costs and a tidal wave of auto insurance litigation led to vast public outrage against auto insurers.
- Environment & Energy
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Contamination

Published March 2, 2012

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s release of its draft ”Investigation of Ground Water Contamination near Pavillion, Wyoming” in December 2011 has brought much attention to alleged risks hydraulic fracturing poses to groundwater resources.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
The Information Technology Revolution and the Transformation of the Small Business Economy: A Collection of Essays

Published March 1, 2012

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A collection of essays related to the value of the Internet to small businesses.

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