Publications
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Research & Commentary: North Carolina Tax Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This year North Carolina joined the growing number of states considering major changes to its tax system. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -South Carolina legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
Research & Commentary: Louisiana Tax Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently announced a new tax reform proposal that would eliminate Louisiana’s personal and business income taxes while increasing state sales taxes and removing certain tax breaks. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -South Carolina legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
Research & Commentary: 9-1-1 Fund Raids
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The 9-1-1 and emergency response systems play a key role in public health and safety. -
Research & Commentary: Reducing School Violence
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A wave of political rhetoric and action immediately followed the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting that ended 27 lives, in which a mentally ill young man used his mother’s legally acquired guns to kill her, 20 children, and five educators before -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Income Tax Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In his 2013 State of the State Address, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed cuts in the state’s income tax rates to be phased in over a few years. -
Research & Commentary: Minnesota Frac Sand Mining
Publication -Research and Commentaries -According to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, topping the list of environmental issues for the 2013 state legislative session is silica or “frac” sand mining. Frac sand has high compressive strength ideal for industrial use, including hydraulic fracturing. -
Research & Commentary: Uranium Mining and Property Rights
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The world’s 14th-largest deposit of known recoverable uranium is in southern Virginia at Coles Hill in Pittsylvania County. It is valued at $7 billion, is economically recoverable, and sits entirely on private property. -
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Government Spending
- Technology
- Economy
The Leaflet – States to Tackle Income Taxes
Publication -The Leaflet -States To Tackle Income Taxes While Congress and the president recently hiked taxes for 77 percent of the nation’s taxpayers, proposals for sweeping tax cuts continue to gain momentum at the state level. -
Research & Commentary: Retransmission Fee Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Increasing broadcast retransmission fees have caused much tension between multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and broadcasters. This has led to blackouts, often of major television events, when the two sides cannot reach agreement. -
Research & Commentary: Montana Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As states begin implementing provisions of the federal health care law, many, such as Montana, are still debating whether to expand their Medicaid programs in order to receive a larger federal subsidy. -
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Technology
- Government Spending
- Economy
The Leaflet – Meet Your Very Own Think Tank!
Publication -The Leaflet -One of the great privileges I have in working for Heartland is the opportunity to help elected officials at all levels of government discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to economic and social problems. -
Research & Commentary: Minnesota Millionaire Tax Hikes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed a new top marginal tax rate for high-income-earners several times. The proposals are designed to target a group Dayton says is not paying its fair share of taxes. -
Research & Commentary: Massachusetts Public Pensions and the Assumed Rate of Return Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In Massachusetts, as in many other states and municipalities across the country, the high cost of traditional defined-benefit public pensions has become an important issue as unfunded liabilities have grown out of control. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium
Publication -Research and Commentaries -With the Illinois legislature back in session, representatives of the oil and gas industry and environmental activists are directing their attention to Senate Bill 3280, an amendment to the Oil and Gas Act currently pending in the House Rules Committee. -
Research & Commentary: Missouri Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Missouri legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
Uranium Mining in Virginia: Environmental and Safety Considerations
Publication -Policy Briefs -A new report written by one of the nation’s leading authorities on groundwater hydrology and nuclear energy says uranium mining in Virginia can take place safely and with minimal environmental impact. -
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- FIRE
- Health Care
- Economy
- Government Spending
- Technology
The Leaflet – Happy New Year!
Publication -The Leaflet -The election results have been certified, the fiscal cliff has been averted, and the world didn’t end. Now state lawmakers are heading back to their state capitols to begin their 2013 legislative sessions. -
Research & Commentary: State Universal Service Fund Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -First established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Federal Universal Service Fund was designed to provide telephone service to underserved areas of the country. -
Research & Commentary: The Medicaid "Cure"
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has told the states there will be no flexibility in implementing Medicaid expansion: either expand fully or don’t expand at all. -
Research & Commentary: High Frequency Trading
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Increasing computerization of financial trading has had a profound effect on financial markets by introducing a new element: high frequency trading (HFT). -
Research & Commentary: Internet Access Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 was designed to promote the growth of the Internet by placing a moratorium on state and local taxation of Internet access and the creation of discriminatory taxes on emails and other data. -
Research & Commentary: Oklahoma Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Oklahoma legislators will soon consider an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.
