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Research & Commentary: ‘Second Chance’ Health Insurance Exchange Partnerships
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Several state legislatures are declining to create the health insurance exchanges mandated by President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). -
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The Leaflet – Mixed Election Results From States
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This week was election week for lawmakers in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia. In Virginia power in the state senate for Republicans hinges on a slim 226 vote lead in the 17th district. -
The Case for Creating a Michigan Auto Insurance Fraud Prevention Agency
Publication -Policy Briefs -In February 2008, Pennsylvania resident Corey Middleton called the police and his insurance company to report a serious problem. Someone, he said, had stolen his car from a street parking space in Philadelphia. -
Research & Commentary: Buy Here Pay Here Auto Dealerships
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Transportation access is an important part of modern life, but purchasing a vehicle is an expensive proposition many people cannot afford. Acquiring financing can be a daunting task for low-income borrowers or those with no or bad credit. -
Research & Commentary: Fee Schedules for Workers’ Comp Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Workers’ compensation insurance provides money for medical care for employees injured in the course of their work. In return for guaranteed benefits, the employee agrees not to sue the employer for injuries caused by employer negligence. -
Research & Commentary: President Obama’s Student Loan Executive Order
Publication -Research and Commentaries -President Barack Obama announced in October 2011 he will issue an executive order changing the federal student loan system. -
Research & Commentary: Section 652 and Cable-CLEC Mergers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On June 21, 2011, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) filed a petition of regulatory forbearance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Section 652 of the Communications Act. -
Research & Commentary: Tennessee School Vouchers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) has proposed legislation granting tuition vouchers to students who receive free or reduced-price school lunches in four of the state’s most populous counties. -
Research & Commentary: Alternatives to Federal Terrorism Insurance
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act can claim broad support, but it has deep flaws and imposes billions of dollars in liabilities on taxpayers. Signed into law in 2002 by President George W. -
Research & Commentary: Oil Spill Liability Caps and the Oil Pollution Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Oil spills can cause long-term damage to the environment and cost billions of dollars to clean up. In the aftermath of a major spill, sorting out who is responsible for the costs has proven very difficult. -
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- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
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The Leaflet – Learning From Massachusetts’ Exchange
Publication -The Leaflet -Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Leaflet, a weekly policy roundup produced for lawmakers by The Heartland Institute’s government relations department. -
Research & Commentary: State Chemicals of Concern Lists
Publication -Research and Commentaries -At least eight states have implemented de facto regulations on chemicals they deem “hazardous” by creating “chemicals of concern” lists. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Education Overhaul
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor have released a preliminary blueprint for “systemic” education reforms designed to make Iowa the nation’s top education state and enable Iowans to compete better internationally. Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Iowa Education Overhaul
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Iowa’s governor and lieutenant governor have released a preliminary blueprint for “systemic” education reforms designed to make Iowa the nation’s top education state and enable Iowans to compete better internationally. Gov. -
Research & Commentary: Lessons from Massachusetts and Utah Insurance Exchanges
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As states await a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA) individual mandate, most are debating whether to craft a state health insurance exchange. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan’s ‘Right to Teach’ Legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -This year Michigan state lawmakers capped the amount school districts pay toward employee health care coverage (thus requiring school employees to pay part of their premiums), lengthened the time required for teachers to attain tenure, made it easier for -
Research & Commentary: Michigan School Reforms
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In September 2011, Michigan state senators introduced seven education reform bills to lift the state cap on charter schools, introduce a Parent Trigger, expand online learning, allow schools to outsource some teaching functions, and institute open public -
Research & Commentary Hydraulic Fracturing in Ohio
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Chesapeake Energy has announced that exploratory hydraulic fracturing wells in the Utica shale, a deep rock formation stretching from upstate New York to Kentucky, have produced significant quantities of natural gas in Ohio. -
The ‘Parent Trigger’ in California: Some Lessons from the Experience So Far
Publication -Policy Briefs -INTRODUCTIONConceived in 2009 by liberal activists in Los Angeles as a way to work around school boards hostile to reform, California’s landmark parent empowerment law, also known as the Parent Trigger, was passed quickly by the state legislature in -
Research & Commentary: Strings-Attached NCLB Waivers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -President Barack Obama has announced his administration will grant states waivers from enforcement of the federal No Child Left Behind law, contingent on their adopting specific policy changes favored by the administration but not allowed under the -
Research & Commentary: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Update
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The uncertain future of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), which expires in 2014 and was recently the subject of an amendment to sunset it, has some individuals and organizations calling for additional extensions or the creation of a replacement -
Research & Commentary: Picking Education Winners and Losers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Recent studies of government and philanthropic funding methods have led to criticism of these entities’ lackluster ability to sponsor successful schools. -
Policy Tip Sheet – State Health Insurance Exchanges
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Problem:The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), sometimes referred to as "Obamacare," requires states to establish and operate health insurance exchanges by 2014. -
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing in New York State
Publication -Research and Commentaries -On September 7, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released its highly anticipated Revised Draft of the Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program analyzing the