Publications
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Research & Commentary: Lawmakers Can Improve Job Opportunities for Michigan’s Ex-Offenders by Reforming Occupational Licensing
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a series of bills in Michigan that would increase transparency requirements on licensing authorities and limit the ability of licensing agencies to deny a license for a past criminal offense. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Should Reform or Repeal Its Crony Certificate of Need Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new proposal in North Carolina that would reform the state's certificate of need laws for health care providers. -
Research & Commentary: Attention Bay State Lawmakers: Sin Taxes Do More Harm Than Good
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposed legislation in Massachusetts would increase the excise tax on cigarettes by $0.50, double the tax on cigars, and create a 75 percent wholesale tax on electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. -
Research & Commentary: Study Says Methane Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Production Are Significantly Lower than Previous Estimates
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Oil & Gas Methane Emissions "An Order Of Magnitude Lower" Than Previous Estimates -
Research & Commentary: Child Safety Accounts Would Offer Lifeline to Thousands of DC Children
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Program Would Be Open To All DC Children Facing A Safety Issue At School -
Research & Commentary: Study Shows Natural Gas Wells Near Pennsylvania Schools are Completely Safe
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Washington County Well Site Does Not Pose Any Acute Or Chronic Health Concerns To Nearby Schools -
Research & Commentary: Study Finds Wisconsin Private Schools are Much More Cost-Effective than Traditional Public Schools
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Wisconsin Private Schools 36 More Cost-Effective Than Traditional Public Schools -
Research & Commentary: Millionaire Taxes will not Solve Connecticut’s Budget Problems
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines two new proposals to impose an increased tax on high-income Connecticuters, a reform commonly known as a “millionaire tax.” -
Research & Commentary: New Jersey Must Address Pension Problem ASAP
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a pension reform proposal in New Jersey that would create a hybrid pension plan for teachers and non-uniformed state, county, and municipal employees. -
Research & Commentary: Millionaire Taxes Won’t Solve Bay State’s Budget Shortfall
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines an proposed amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution that would create a new 4 percent surtax on all incomes greater than $1 million. -
Research & Commentary: Tobacco Tax Increases Would Hurt Low Income Persons, Vaporize Harm Reduction in Rhode Island
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation would increwould increase the cigarette tax by $0.25 from $4.25 to $4.50 per pack, increase the tax on cigars by $0.30 to $0.80 per cigar, and create a new 40 percent wholesale tax on e-cigarettes and vaping devices. -
Research & Commentary: As Oklahoma Oil Production Climbs, Seismic Activity Falls
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Earthquakes Have Decreased 83 Percent Between 2015 And 2018 -
Research & Commentary: Internet Sales Taxes are Bad for Small Businesses
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines internet sales taxes, the negative effects they can have on small businesses, and how states can at least negate their detrimental effects. -
Research & Commentary: Defining E-Cigarettes as Tobacco Products and Restricting Access Would Threaten Harm Reduction in Ohio
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Language added to the 2020-2021 Ohio operating budget would define e-cigarettes and vaping devices as tobacco products, as well as increasing the purchasing age of all tobacco products to 21. -
Research & Commentary: Anchorage Climate Action Plan Would Be Economically Regressive, Environmentally Ineffective
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Per Capita Energy Expenditures In Alaska Are 92 Percent Higher Than U.S. Average -
Research & Commentary: Student Loan Debt Shouldn’t Block Entrepreneurship in the Lone Star State
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a bill in Texas that would end the use of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship as grounds for nonrenewal of a professional or occupational license. -
Research & Commentary: How Reference Pricing Could Boost Consumer Health Care Choices and Reduce Costs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines reference pricing and how it could be a valuable tool for states seeking to reduce skyrocketing health care costs while maintaining a high-quality standard of care. -
Research & Commentary: New Report Details How Oil and Gas Production Is Vital to New Mexico’s Budget
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Nearly One Third Of New Mexico's General Fund Came From Oil & Gas Production In Fiscal Year 2018 -
Research & Commentary: Drug Approval Reform Popular and Long-Overdue
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation would expand Right To Try, but doesn't go far enough. -
Research & Commentary: Expanding the Role of Physician Assistants in Rhode Island
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a bill in Rhode Island that would allow physician assistants to care for patients without being directly supervised by medical doctors, dramatically improving their ability to provide care. -
Research & Commentary: Alaska Should Reject Private-Option Medicaid Model
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a bill that would shift thousands of Alaskans covered under Alaska’s expanded Medicaid program onto subsidized private insurance plans. -
Research & Commentary: EPA Finds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue to Decline While Oil, Natural Gas Production Soars
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Greenhouse Gas Emissions Now 12 Percent Below 2005 Levels, Primarily Due To Fracking -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan is Punitive, Insignificant, and Unnecessary
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A 1-4 Percent In Renewable Generation Raises Electricity Prices By 11-17 Percent -
Research & Commentary: Wholesale E-Cigarette Tax Would Vaporize Harm Reduction in Alaska
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposal would apply a 75 percent wholesale tax on tobacco harm reduction products.
