Publications
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Research & Commentary: Opposing RGGI is Right Move for Pennsylvania Legislators
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Cap-And-Trade Programs Do Little To Reduce Emissions, Act As Regressive Tax -
Research & Commentary: Georgia’s Vaping Tax Increase Is an Unreliable Source of Funding During Shaky Times
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Senate Bill 375 will be crossing Gov. Brian Kemp's desk and would impose a 7 percent tax on vaping products. In the midst of the coronavirus-related recession this may inadvertently harm employment in the vaping industry in Georgia. -
Research & Commentary: Repealing California’s ‘Green’ Energy Policies Could Save Billions While Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Free Market Energy Reforms Could Save Golden State Residents $26.7 Billion Annually -
Research & Commentary: Investigation: Colorado Fracking Sites Are Not Increasing Airborne Health Risks
Publication -Research and Commentaries -No Health Risk From Air Quality In Greeley -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Parents Want More Education Choice Options
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Seven In Ten Pennsylvanians Support Education Choice -
Research & Commentary: Ohio Parents Want More Education Choice Options
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Seven In Ten Ohioans Support Education Choice -
Research & Commentary: Missouri Legislators Pushing Internet Sales Tax Would Weaken State’s Struggling Economy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Additional internet sales tax regulations will weaken Missouri's already struggling economy. Despite this, mayors are on calling Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session over this issue. -
Research & Commentary: California E-cigarette and Vapor Tax Increase Would Harm Tobacco Cessation Efforts
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Governor Newsom released a revised budget proposal that includes a large vapor tax increase that will harm the tobacco cessation efforts in the golden state. -
States are about to be hit by a Medicaid Tidal Wave
Publication -Policy Studies -This report describes the fiscal burden states will face from anticipated Medicaid growth from the recession and congressional restrictions on enrollment control. -
Research & Commentary: Fracking Revolution Saved Illinois Residents and Businesses $24 Billion Over Past Decade
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Residential Consumers Saved $11 Billion, Commercial And industrial Consumers Saved $13.8 Billion -
Research & Commentary: Illinois’ NAEP Scores Take Wrong Turn after Adoption of Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining Where Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Research & Commentary: Georgia NAEP Scores Plunging at Historic Rate Since Adoption of Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining Where Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Research & Commentary: Common Core is Causing Florida NAEP Scores to Plummet at Historic Rate
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining At Same Rate Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Research & Commentary: Common Core is Causing Massachusetts NAEP Scores to Decline at Historic Rate
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Post-Common Core Scores Declining At Same Rate Pre-Common Core Scores Were Increasing -
Policy Brief: How to Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure: Lessons from Australia
Publication -Policy Briefs -Policymakers and analysts generally agree that much work and many reforms are needed to repair, improve, and enhance infrastructure in America. But how, exactly, should these goals be achieved? -
Research & Commentary: Common Core Has Led to ‘Historic’ Drop in Achievement Scores
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Scores Falling Sharpest For Black And Hispanic Students -
RETURN TO NORMAL: Getting Our States Back to Work Quickly and Safely
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -It is imperative that states reopen their economies before damage from the massive shutdowns becomes intractable. -
Congress’s Medicaid funding increase creates massive legal uncertainty for states during COVID-19 Crisis
Publication -Policy Studies -The report by the Foundation for Government Accountability shows how new funding could restrict states from running Medicaid as they see fit. -
Research & Commentary: Low-Income Illinoisians Will Be Harmed By the Clean Energy Jobs Act
Publication -Research and Commentaries -CEJA Would Set Up A 100 Percent Mandate By 2050 -
Research & Commentary: Mining Expansion Necessary for “Green New Deal” Would Devastate the Global Environment
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Mining Expansion Necessary for “Green New Deal” Would Devastate the Global Environment -
Policy Brief: How the Green New Deal’s Renewable Energy Mining Would Harm Humans and the Environment
Publication -Policy Briefs -As this paper shows, expanding mining on the scale needed to meet the renewable energy requirements contained in the Green New Deal and other proposed renewable energy mandates would cause unimaginable harm to the environment, wildlife, and humans. -
Policy Brief: How to Solve America’s Debt Crisis in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Publication -Policy Briefs -Just as the government adjusted to a post-World War II economy, the government must design a phase two fiscal plan for a post-coronavirus pandemic economy. -
Is Medicaid Expansion Worth It?
Publication -Policy Studies -The report reviews three economic studies to determine Medicaid expansion impact on mortality and health outcomes. -
Research & Commentary: Economic Costs of a Fracking Ban Would Be Too Much for Colorado to Bear
Publication -Research and Commentaries -468,000 Jobs Lost And $187 Billion In Lost GDP By 2025 If Fracking Banned In The Centennial State