Publications
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Tip Sheet: Wisconsin Renewable Portfolio Standard
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemIn 1998, Wisconsin legislators established the state’s first renewable requirement. -
James Taylor Testifies on Ohio Renewable Mandates
Publication -Testimony -Ohio Senate Public Utilities CommitteeWritten Testimony of James Taylor, Senior Fellow, The Heartland InstituteMarch 19, 2013Chairman Seitz and Members of the Committee,Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. -
Research & Commentary: Renewable Fuel Standard
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The U.S. -
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing in Florida
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would allow and regulate the use of a technology that has revolutionized the United States’ energy outlook: hydraulic fracturing. -
Research & Commentary: Pole Attachment Fees
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Broadband consumers in Tennessee could soon see a significant hike in their monthly bills if legislation now before the state legislature passes. -
The Foundation for Entitlement Reform: Get America Booming Again
Publication -Policy Briefs -This essay is the second of a series of Heartland Policy Briefs by the author on entitlement reform.Today’s stagnant economy is both unnecessary and, well, un-American. The U.S. economy sustained a real rate of annual economic growth of 3. -
Making Texas Public Education More Efficient: Taxpayer Savings Grant Program
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Policy Brief summarizes past research and presents new analysis showing how a proposal called the Taxpayer Savings Grant Program (TSGP) would enable the state of Texas to comply with its constitutional mandate to “establish and make suitable -
Tip Sheet: Arkansas Distributed Generation Act
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemHB 1390, the Arkansas Distributed Generation Act, requires utilities to buy electricity from renewable energy sources at fixed above-market rates set by the Arkansas Public Service Commission or another regulatory authority and then socializes the -
Research & Commentary: Governor Dayton’s Tax Hike Package
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton recently proposed as part of his state budget a $2. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Pension Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Kentucky’s government employee pension system is currently carrying a $33 billion unfunded liability and has less than half the money it needs to cover all its present and future obligations. -
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation insurance system is currently the sixth most expensive in the nation and in dire need of reform. -
The Leaflet – The Battle Over The Minimum Wage
Publication -The Leaflet -In his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama proposed raising the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour. At the state level, ten states had increases in their state’s minimum wage go into effect in early 2013. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Minimum Wage Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In his 2013 State of the State speech, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed increasing the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $10 an hour over the next four years. A similar minimum wage proposal failed to pass in the state Senate in 2012. -
Tip Sheet: Maryland’s Taxpayers’ Savings Act
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemMaryland has struggled to balance its books in recent years and is barely getting back on its feet after the recession. Payments on state debt are projected to triple between 2007 and 2022. -
Research & Commentary: State Motor Fuel Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Several states across the country are considering increases in their motor fuel taxes to fund repairs and improvements to infrastructure. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Minimum Wage Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In his 2013 State of the State speech, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed increasing the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $10 an hour over the next four years. A similar minimum wage proposal failed to pass in the state Senate in 2012. -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As states begin implementing the federal health care law, many, such as Kansas, are still debating whether to expand their Medicaid programs in order to receive a larger federal subsidy. -
The Leaflet – To Tax, or Not To Tax…The Internet
Publication -The Leaflet -Over the past few years many states have passed so-called Amazon taxes that have produced very little revenue and in some cases have been overturned in court. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As states implement the federal health care law, many are debating whether to expand their Medicaid programs in order to receive a larger federal subsidy. North Carolina Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As states implement the federal health care law, many are debating whether to expand their Medicaid programs in order to receive a larger federal subsidy. Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Marketplace Fairness Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In the past few years members of Congress have proposed several bills to expand states’ ability to force out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes for online and mail-order sales even if the seller has no physical presence in the state. -
Research & Commentary: Marketplace Fairness Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In the past few years members of Congress have proposed several bills to expand states’ ability to force out-of-state retailers to collect sales taxes for online and mail-order sales even if the seller has no physical presence in the state. -
Research & Commentary: Maine Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Maine legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
The Leaflet – Questions To Ask Before Expanding Medicaid
Publication -The Leaflet -Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling last year that states could not be forced to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, some states have decided “free” federal money is too hard to pass up. Just this week Ohio Gov.
