Publications
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Research & Commentary: Funding Formula Committee Has Chance to Transform Public Education in Idaho
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Committee Should Shift Funding Formula To Child-Centric Model -
Research & Commentary: Fargo Considers Minimum Wage Hike
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed minimum wage increase in Fargo, North Dakota and the potential effects on the cities economy. -
Research & Commentary: Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax Online Would Hurt Ohio Tourism
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposal in Ohio that would increase the hotel occupancy tax paid by online travel agencies. -
Research & Commentary: PROSPER Act Would Revolutionize Higher Education
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Bill Streamlines And Simplifies Student Aid, Seeks To Promote Access And Completion -
Policy Brief: How to Cure Pennsylvania’s Health Benefits Crisis
Publication -Policy Briefs -In this Policy Brief, Charlie Katebi argues taxpayer spending on health care for Pennsylvania state employees has skyrocketed as a result of wasteful incentives and a lack of price transparency in the state’s health care system. -
Research & Commentary: Millionaire Tax Would Drive Taxpayers Out of Massachusetts
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Proposition 80, an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution that would create a new 4 percent surtax on all incomes greater than $1 million. -
The Leaflet: All Bets Are On
Publication -The Leaflet -Delaware became the first state other than Nevada to legalize sports betting. Other states are sure to follow, as there is potential for states to collect $20 billion in new tax revenue. -
Research & Commentary: Feds Reconsidering Credit Union Tax Exemption
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the credit union tax exemption and the debate over whether it should continue. -
The Leaflet: Patients Gain Access to Life-saving Medicines
Publication -The Leaflet -Right to Try is finally the law of the land. The FDA will no longer block terminally ill patients from obtaining experimental drugs or treatments. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Considers Opening State Up to Telemedicine
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines North Carolina's efforts to expand the use of telemedicine in the state -
Research & Commentary: National Work Requirements for Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Medicaid work requirements and the national standard that is now being discussed in Congress. -
Research & Commentary: Mississippi Should Allow Dental Therapy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the positive effects of dental therapy expansion and how Mississippi should open its market to and license dental therapists. -
Research & Commentary: Fracking Not Adversely Affecting Air Quality in Colorado
Publication -Research and Commentaries -"Low Risk" Of Harmful Health Effects From VOC Exposure At Colorado Oil And Gas Sites -
Research & Commentary: Maryland Should Consider Repealing Certificate of Need Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Maryland's efforts to reexamine its certificate of need laws and the need for reform. -
Research & Commentary: Direct Primary Care, A Viable Solution to Pennsylvania’s Primary Care Shortage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines new legislation in Pennsylvania that would help open the door for direct primary care providers. -
Policy Brief: The Social Benefits of Fossil Fuels
Publication -Policy Briefs -Humankind's historic and ongoing use of fossil fuels has resulted in huge benefits for people, wildlife, and ecosystems. Five of those benefits are documented here. -
Research & Commentary: Investigations of Abuse in Public Schools Prove the Need for Child Safety Accounts in Tennessee
Publication -Research and Commentaries -More than 3 Cases Of Suspected Child Abuse Per Day In Nashville Public Schools -
Research & Commentary: Vermont’s Vaping Tax Will Stifle Tobacco Harm Reduction
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, State Government Relations Manager Lindsey Stroud argues against a proposal in Vermont that will impose a 46 percent wholesale tax on the liquid used in electronic cigarettes. -
The Leaflet: Fracking Creates Abundant and Affordable Energy, Not Flammable Water
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines a groundbreaking recent study from the University of Cincinnati that reveals fracking does not cause abnormal levels of methane. -
Research & Commentary: New Study Determines Public Schools Are Not a Public Good
Publication -Research and Commentaries -"Conservative" Model Found Public Schools Were $1.3 Trillion Negative Net Externality In 2017 -
The Leaflet: School Choice Can Save Charter School Deserts
Publication -The Leaflet -School choice creates competition. Competition improves education for both students in school choice programs and those enrolled in neighborhood public schools. -
Research & Commentary: Peer-Reviewed Study of Fracking in Ohio Is Latest to Show No Groundwater Contamination
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Samples From Two Dozen Ohio Wells Found No Relationship Between Methane Concentrations In Groundwater And Proximity To Active Gas Well Sites -
Research & Commentary: USGS Forecast Notes ‘Rapid’ Decrease in Oklahoma Earthquakes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -"Steady Decline" In Seismicity in Oklahoma And Kansas -
Research & Commentary: States Get Creative and Potentially Destructive with ‘Cookie Nexus’
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the efforts by states to bypass legal precedent and impose sales taxes on internet purchases without a physical presence in the taxing state, including a proposed internet cookie nexus.
