Publications
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Research & Commentary: Oregon Cigarette and Vape Tax Would Vaporize Tobacco Harm Reduction
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Multiple bills would increase cigarette tax by $2, apply a 95 percent wholesale tax to vaping products, and one bill would tax vaping products at two different rates. -
Research & Commentary: Progressive Income Tax Would Doom Illinois
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new effort in Illinois to switch from a flat tax system to a progressive tax system, a move that is likely to have long-term negative effects on taxpayers and the state’s economy. -
Research & Commentary: Property Tax Swap Is Bad Deal for Texans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a tax reform proposal in Texas that would raise the state sales tax by 1 percent to 9.25 percent while reducing property taxes—a tax swap that would place a major burden on Texas consumers. -
Research & Commentary: Regressive Sales Tax Hike Would Devastate Connecticut
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a bill that would increase Connecticut’s sales tax rate from 6.35 percent to 6.85 percent and redistribute the funds to low-income cities and towns. -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Medicaid Costs Exceeding Projections Post-Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses the rapidly rising cost of Virginia's Medicaid program and how Medicaid expansion is exacerbating the problem. -
Research & Commentary: Brief Details the Many Faults of a Carbon Dioxide Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Regressive, Distortionary Taxes Slow Economic Growth, Have Minimal Impact On CO2 Emissions -
Research & Commentary: Researchers Say Renewable Energy Mandates Cause Large Electricity Price Increases
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A 1-4 Percent In Renewable Generation Raises Electricity Prices By 11-17 Percent -
Research & Commentary: Gas Taxes Can’t Fuel Louisiana Transportation Projects
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses proposed legislation in Louisiana that would gradually increase the state’s gasoline tax from 38.4 cents-per-gallon to 56.4 cents-per-gallon by 2031. -
Research & Commentary: Regressive Sales Tax Hikes Will Not Solve Nebraska’s Property Tax Problem
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans and Lennie Jarratt discuss a major tax reform proposal that would hike both sales and sin taxes in Nebraska while reducing property taxes—a tax swap that would place a major burden on Nebraska consumers. -
Research & Commentary: California’s Proposed Corporate Tax Hikes Would Kill Jobs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposal in California that would increase the state’s corporate tax rate. If passed, California would have the highest corporate tax rate in the country. -
Research & Commentary: Tobacco 21 Laws Do Not Reduce Youth E-Cigarette Use
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Data from state and local-level surveys of high school and middle school students in Hawaii and Massachusetts find e-cigarette use increased after laws restricting tobacco products to 21 were put in place. -
Research & Commentary: Indicators of School Crime and Safety Underscore the Need for Child Safety Accounts
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thirty-Three Incidents Of Violent Victimization Or Theft On School Property For Every 1,000 Students -
Research & Commentary: Proposed Colorado Cigarette and Vaping Tax Would Be Regressive, Unreliable, and Threaten Harm Reduction
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposal would ask voters to consider a cigarette tax increase to $2.59 per pack, and a newly created 62 percent wholesale tax on nicotine products, including e-cigarettes. -
Research & Commentary: Work Requirements Help Preserve Medicaid Assistance for the Truly Needy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposal in North Carolina that would create work requirements for the state’s Medicaid program. -
Research & Commentary: Expansion of Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program Would Help Thousands of Pennsylvania Children
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposal Would Increase Donation Limit to $210 Million -
Research & Commentary: Misguided Setback Rule Has Potential to End Oil and Gas Development in California
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Setback Rule Would Essentially Ban New Oil & Gas Development, Threaten Existing Development -
Research & Commentary: Costly Nuclear Bailout Would Be the Wrong Move for Ohio
Publication -Research and Commentaries -FirstEnergy Solutions Would Receive $170 Million Annual Bailout -
Research & Commentary: Don’t Be Fooled Washington. An Excise Tax on Wages Is an Income Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a proposed millionaires tax in Washington State. -
Research & Commentary: New Report Collects Empirical Evidence of Education Choice Benefits
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In-Depth Review Of 140+ Empirical Studies -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Should Reject Failing Gasoline Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses a new proposal in Wisconsin which includes a provision to hike the state fuel tax and increase fees on licensing and registration. -
Research & Commentary: U.S. Transition to 100 Percent Renewable Energy ‘Would Lead to Catastrophe’
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Transition Would Cost At Least $5.7 Trillion -
Research & Commentary: Latest Vape Tax Would Eliminate Tobacco Harm Reduction in Washington State
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposed bill would apply a 60 percent wholesale tax on e-cigarettes and vaping devices. -
Research & Commentary: Maine’s Proposed Cigarette and Vape Taxes Would Hurt the Poor, Threaten Harm Reduction
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposed legislation would increase the state's excise tax on cigarettes to $3.50 per pack and apply an 81 percent wholesale tax on e-cigarettes and vaping devices. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan Cigarette and Vaping Tax Would Do More Harm Than Good
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation would increase the excise tax on cigarettes by $1.50 to $3.50 per pack, and apply an 81 percent wholesale tax to e-cigarettes.
