Publications
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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. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Flat Tax Would Simplify and Stabilize Louisiana’s Tax System
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines flat taxes and why Louisiana should move away from its progressive tax system. -
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. -
The Leaflet: Tick Tock: The Government Debt Bomb Countdown Continues
Publication -The Leaflet -New report reveals that major cities' finances are deeper in the red than previously thought. High spending and high taxes continue to drive businesses and residents out of these cities, and the debt time bomb ticks on. -
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. -
The Leaflet: U.S. Congressman Introduces Heartland’s Child Safety Accounts for DC Students
Publication -The Leaflet -Heartland's Child Safety Accounts proposal may soon become law in the nation's capitol. Tragic shootings and chronic bullying at schools necessitate school choice. -
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. -
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. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Nebraska Should Enact Opportunity Scholarships
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Nebraska Should Enact Opportunity Scholarships -
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.