Publications
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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. -
The Leaflet: Florida and Tennessee Are Blazing the School Choice Trail
Publication -The Leaflet -Two school choice bills are soon to become law in Florida and Tennessee. -
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 -
Policy Brief: A Modern System for Approving the Cures of the Future
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Policy Brief argues an FTCM approach, by collecting real-world data on the effects of new drugs, would provide more patients with access to potentially life-saving drugs, and it would do so faster and more efficiently than the current FDA system. -
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. -
The Leaflet: States Do Not Need Certificate of Need Laws
Publication -The Leaflet -States are moving to repeal their certificate of need laws, which make it difficult for providers to offer new or additional medical services or facilities. CON laws increase health care costs and reduce quality. -
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