Publications
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Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Kentucky
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Kentucky, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Pennsylvania
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Pennsylvania, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Ohio
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Ohio, including including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Mississippi
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Mississippi, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Rhode Island
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Rhode Island, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Research & Commentary: Gas Taxes will not Solve Missouri’s Transportation Funding Problems
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines four new bills that have been proposed for the spring legislative session that would increase Missouri’s gasoline tax for the first time in 20 years. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Wisconsin
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Wisconsin, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Illinois
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Illinois, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Research & Commentary: Michigan Continues Work on Unnecessary Certificate of Need Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines four new bills that have been introduced in Michigan that would create exemptions to certificate of need review for many health care facilities. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: California
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in California, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Indiana
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Indiana, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Massachusetts
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Massachusetts, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Alabama
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Analysis of the vaping industry in Alabama, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs. -
Policy Brief: Protecting the Environment from the Green New Deal
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Policy Brief reviews the largely ignored environmental damage that would result from the expanded use of renewable energy mandated under the Green New Deal. -
Research & Commentary: Telemedicine Reform Moves Forward in Pennsylvania
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new proposal in Pennsylvania that would roll back many of the rules holding back the growth of telemedicine. -
Research & Commentary: CDC Cites Dank Vapes as Most Commonly Reported Brand in THC-Vaping Lung Illnesses
Publication -Research and Commentaries -CDC finds 56 percent of vaping-illness patients reported using the Dank Vapes brand of THC vaping products, which The Heartland Institute first identified as an illicit brand in August, 2019. -
Research & Commentary: Utah Tax Plan is Full of Bad Ideas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a tax reform proposal in Utah that would impose a “millionaire tax” on higher income taxpayers and replace the state sales tax with a gross receipts tax on businesses. -
Research & Commentary: Direct Primary Care Could Bring Savings and Quality to Missouri Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines draft legislation in Missouri that would launch a pilot program that would allow Medicaid enrollees in certain Missouri counties to contract with physicians who practice direct primary care (DPC). -
Policy Tip Sheet: Progressive “Fair Tax” Will Worsen Illinois Economic Woes
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans discusses the proposed progressive tax in Illinois, why these taxes are less effective than the current flat tax, and how a progressive tax will have a strong negative effect on Illinois' economy. -
Policy Brief: Debunking the Scandinavian Socialism Myth: An Evaluation of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Publication -Policy Briefs -This paper seeks to establish, beyond any doubt, that Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have not embraced Marxist principles throughout much of their economies and are thus not “socialist” nations. -
Research & Commentary: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Find Over 80 Percent of Vaping-Related Illnesses Attributable to THC
Publication -Research and Commentaries -83% of patients reported using THC-containing vaping devices, similar to findings in numerous state health departments including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, and Utah. -
Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania’s Occupational Licensing Reforms Would Lower Barriers for Ex-Offenders, More Reforms Needed
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation would prevent boards and commissions from automatically denying licenses based on criminal histories, but the Commonwealth should further reform some burdensome regulations imposed on certain occupations. -
Policy Brief: Child Safety Accounts: Protecting Our Children through Parental Freedom
Publication -Policy Briefs -Students should not have to wait years or become victims of violent crime before their parents are allowed to transfer them to safer schools. -
Research & Commentary: Gas Tax Hikes Will Not Save Bay State’s Transportation System
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Two proposals from Transportation for Massachusetts and the Boston Chamber of Commerce call for 25-cent and 15-cent gas tax increases, respectively.
