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- Environment & Energy
Research & Commentary: “Use it or Lose it” Proposals

Published November 21, 2012

By Taylor Smith

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With gasoline prices reaching all-time highs, some activists and politicians are attacking oil and gas companies for not fully developing the federal leases for energy production they hold, and they’re using that as a reason to advocate a moratorium on
- Education
Research & Commentary: Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality

Published November 21, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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The United States has increased its teaching force 250 percent since 1950, reducing teacher-student ratios from 1:22 to 1:15, but the expansion has not brought higher teacher quality.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Georgia Parent Trigger

Published November 21, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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A Georgia legislator plans to propose an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger.
Research & Commentary: Franchise Taxes

Published November 16, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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Several states either have begun transitioning away from franchise taxes or are considering repeal. A franchise tax is a state tax levied on businesses and partnerships chartered within a state.
- Health Care
The Leaflet – HHS Extends Health Insurance Exchange Decision Deadline

Published November 16, 2012

By John Nothdurft

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With the reelection of President Barack Obama, the implementation of the federal health care law is moving forward, leaving states that have resisted implementation to make some key health care decisions.The U.S.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: Extension Deadlines for Health Insurance Exchanges

Published November 15, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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Now that President Barack Obama has won reelection, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadlines for states to implement health insurance exchanges.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Research & Commentary: Taxing Cloud Computing

Published November 13, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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Cloud computing has fundamentally changed how consumers purchase and use software and computing services, by moving many of the functions online.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Research & Commentary: Taxing Cloud Computing

Published November 13, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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Cloud computing has fundamentally changed how consumers purchase and use software and computing services, by moving many of the functions online.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Medicaid Expansion

Published November 12, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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South Carolina will soon have to decide whether to expand its Medicaid programs by accepting additional federal funding.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Objective Teacher Evaluations

Published November 12, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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In the past three years, more than 20 states have passed legislation modifying teacher evaluation systems, and more have committed to do the same in Race to the Top or No Child Left Behind waiver applications.
- FIRE
- Economy
Research & Commentary: Commodities Position Limits

Published November 9, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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Since the 2008 financial crisis, the effect of speculation on commodities pricing has been hotly debated.
Research & Commentary: The Fiscal Cliff and Taxmageddon

Published November 8, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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Absent action from Congress and the president, the United States will face what many are calling a “fiscal cliff” at the beginning of 2013.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Education Savings Accounts

Published November 8, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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A new report pinpoints education savings accounts as the next-generation school voucher system for states committed to real education reform.
- Environment & Energy
Research & Commentary: Wind Power Subsidies

Published November 6, 2012

By Taylor Smith

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Wind power generation has been generously subsidized since the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Education Spending and Student Achievement

Published November 1, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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Polls consistently show voters generally think public schools need more money – but they estimate school spending is at most half of what it really is.
- Education
The Parent Trigger: Justification and Design Guidelines

Published November 1, 2012

By Joseph Bast, Joy Pullmann

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Sometimes, it seems as though the debate over school reform takes place in an alternate universe where time passes but nothing really changes.
- Education
The Parent Trigger: Justification and Design Guidelines

Published November 1, 2012

By Joseph Bast, Joy Pullmann

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Sometimes, it seems as though the debate over school reform takes place in an alternate universe where time passes but nothing really changes.
Research & Commentary: State Capital Gains Taxes

Published October 31, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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As Congress decides whether to allow the national capital gains tax rate to increase at the beginning of next year, states across the country are debating whether to change their own capital gains taxes.
Research & Commentary: Worldwide vs. Territorial Taxation

Published October 30, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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The United States has the highest corporate tax rate among the 34 nations in the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in addition to being one of the few nations still using a “worldwide system.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: Pre- and Post-Election Health Care Decisions

Published October 25, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

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As President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney vie for the presidency, state elected officials are preparing to determine which health care policies they should pursue with the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Research & Commentary: High-Speed Rail

Published October 24, 2012

By Matthew Glans

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In 2009 in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Congress allocated $8 billion to send to states for intercity rail projects, with “priority to projects that support the development of intercity high speed rail service.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Multiple Charter School Authorizers

Published October 22, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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Of the 41 states that allow charter schools, approximately 18 allow viable multiple authorizers to applicants hoping to open the schools, which are fully public but given freedom in matters such as curriculum, budget, and staffing in return for a higher
- Education
Research & Commentary: Local Control in Education

Published October 22, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

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Parents and voters like the idea of local control in education, but they and politicians have differing definitions of it.
- Environment & Energy
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan

Published October 22, 2012

By Taylor Smith

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On Wednesday, October 24, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will auction off state-owned rights to several oil and gas leases affecting approximately 164,000 acres in the state.

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