Publications
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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. -
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.
