Publications
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Research & Commentary: State-Owned Banks
Publication -Research and Commentaries -According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, since 2010, 22 states have introduced bills to create a state-owned bank or investment trust or study the possibility of doing so. Twelve such bills were introduced in 2013 alone. -
Research & Commentary: Gold and Silver Currency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In the nineteenth century the U.S. economy was based on currency backed by gold and silver. Any individual could deposit precious metals in private banks, which would then distribute paper bank notes denominated in ounces of gold or silver. -
Research & Commentary: Temperature Observations
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One of the central premises behind the concern that manmade greenhouse gas emissions may be causing dangerous global warming is that global temperatures have increased over the last century in concert with human carbon-dioxide production. -
Research & Commentary: Forcings and Feedbacks
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Many scientists, policymakers, and engaged citizens have become concerned over the possibility that manmade greenhouse gas emissions, in particular carbon dioxide (CO2), may be causing dangerous climate change. -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Plastic Bag Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Under a proposal by state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Wayne), Pennsylvania would become the first state to impose a statewide tax on the use of plastic bags. -
Research & Commentary: Wyoming Beer Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -At 2 cents per gallon, Wyoming’s beer tax is well below both the national average of 28 cents per gallon and considerably less than all its neighboring states’. The policy makes Wyoming’s beer prices very competitive with those of neighboring states. -
Research & Commentary: Global Climate Models and Their Limitations
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Many scientists, policymakers, and engaged citizens have become concerned over the possibility that manmade greenhouse gas emissions, in particular carbon dioxide (CO2), may be causing dangerous climate change. -
Research & Commentary: Coal Power
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Coal, a black or brownish rock made from highly compressed plants that lived and died hundreds of millions of years ago, is the most plentiful fossil fuel in current use. -
Research & Commentary: Age Restrictions for Electronic Cigarettes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thousands of American smokers trying to quit have tried electronic cigarettes, or “e-cigarettes,” sales of which have doubled in recent years. -
Research & Commentary: Regulating Payday Loans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Over the past several years, states have begun considering new laws that would place severe limits (interest rate caps) or even bans on certain types of short-term loans, often called “payday loans. -
Research & Commentary: Tennessee Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Tennessee legislature is holding hearings on Common Core, national education standards and tests in math and English that 46 states, including Tennessee, have adopted. In 2012, approximately 16 states reconsidered Common Core. -
The Leaflet – Shackling the Internet with Taxes
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Research & Commentary: Prevailing Wage Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thirty-two states have prevailing wage laws. In most of those states, the laws affect only projects above a certain budget floor, ranging from as low as $1,000 (California, Rhode Island) to as high as $500,000 (Maryland). -
Research & Commentary: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Extension
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is currently set to expire at the end of 2014, and both its proponents and detractors have been pushing Congress to act by either extending the program or allowing it to expire and be replaced by private terrorism -
Research & Commentary: Massachusetts Computer and Software Service Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Massachusetts has had great success in recent years developing a burgeoning technology market, employing thousands across the state. -
The Leaflet – Heartland Releases Major New Climate Science Report
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The Leaflet – Australia May End Its Failed Carbon Tax
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Testimony to Indiana Common Core Legislative Review Panel
Publication -Testimony -Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to speak today. I’m Joy Pullmann, a Fort Wayne resident, mother of three children, and education research fellow for The Heartland Institute. -
Research & Commentary: Social Cost of Carbon
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Obama administration recently increased the federal government’s estimated social costs for carbon emissions. -
Testimony to Indiana Common Core Legislative Review Panel
Publication -Testimony -Testimony to Indiana Common Core Legislative Review Panel September 10, 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to speak today. -
Research & Commentary: Estate Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The modern estate tax, which taxed an individual’s assets upon death, was created in 1916 alongside the first income tax. As with many early forms of new taxation, the tax was designed to only hit very wealthy individuals and only at a very minor rate. -
Research & Commentary: Smart Growth Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -“Smart growth” refers to a city planning philosophy intended to reduce administrative costs, increase population density, decrease urban sprawl, reduce pollution, and similar goals. -
The Leaflet – Does Welfare Pay More Than A Job?
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