Publications
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Policy Tip Sheet: EPA’s Endangerment Finding
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -A New Heartland Policy Tip Sheet Examining EPA's Endangerment Finding -
Research & Commentary: Utah Considers ‘Netflix Tax’
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a Netflix tax proposal in Utah. -
The Leaflet: The Failures of the Educational Safety Net
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines a new Heartland Policy Brief titled "Strengthening America's Educational Safety Net" by Carl Brodt and Alan Bonsteel. -
Research & Commentary: Alabama Should Re-Implement Work Requirements for SNAP
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new bill in Alabama that would add work requirements to the state’s food stamp program. -
Research & Commentary: Hybrid Pension Reform Models
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines hybrid pension models and how they can help states bring their pension costs under control. -
Research & Commentary: California Should Empower Parents with ESAs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -K-12 Public Education Takes Up 43 Percent Of California Budget, But Results Are Poor -
Strengthening America’s Educational Safety Net
Publication -Policy Briefs -All students have unique skills, face unique challenges, and have unique needs. For many students, such needs are not met in standard government school classrooms and settings. These students are often described generally as "at-risk." -
Research & Commentary: Missouri Should Expand Direct Primary Access to Medicaid Patients
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Charles Katebi examines direct primary care and a proposal in Missouri that would expand direct primary care to patients on Medicaid. -
The Leaflet: Bans and Regulations: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's leaflet looks at fracking bans and regulations across the states. -
Research & Commentary: Vermont’s Certificate of Need Laws Punish Success
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Vermont's certificate of need laws and how they hinder the growth of the state's health care market. -
Research & Commentary: Cash Balance Plans Are a Solid Option for Pension Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines an alternative approach to traditional state worker pension programs, cash balance plans. -
Research & Commentary: States Hiding True Pension Debt
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines how many states hide their true pension liabilities through their accounting practices and how states can make their reporting more accurate. -
Research & Commentary: Ohio Looks to Ensure Eligibility and Limit SNAP Fraud
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new bill in Ohio that would require state officials to conduct quarterly eligibility checks on food stamp recipients, using several state and federal databases. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Regulations Acting as a de Facto Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Four Years After HFRA, No Fracking Occurring In Illinois -
The Leaflet: Military Families Oppose War Against School Choice
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines a study by EdChoice that finds military families favor private school choice programs. -
Research & Commentary: Dental Therapists Could Help Solve Arizona’s Dental Shortage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposal that would improve access to dental care for all Arizonans by allowing dental therapists to provide needed care. -
Testimony Before the Ohio Senate Education Committee
Publication -Testimony -Testimony Before the Ohio Senate Education Committee -
Research & Commentary: Military Families Overwhelmingly in Favor of Private School Choice Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Seventy-Two Percent In Favor Of ESAs -
Research & Commentary: Land Subsidence, Not Climate Change, Is the Cause of Water Intrusion in and Around Chesapeake Bay
Publication -Research and Commentaries -"Land Subsidence" Is The Sinking Or Lowering Of The Land Surface, Mostly Due To Human Activity -
Research & Commentary: Vaping Taxes and Bans Hurt Smokers Trying to Quit
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans and Lindsey Stroud examines vaping bans and taxes and how they block what is for many smokers a viable method for quitting. -
Research & Commentary: Unreliable Tax Hikes Will Not Save Oklahoma’s Budget
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a tax hike proposal in Oklahoma that includes a hike in the state severance, gasoline and tobacco taxes. -
The Leaflet: Restoring Federalism through Article V
Publication -The Leaflet -This week's Leaflet examines a recent Policy Brief by Robert Natelson on the Article V convention for proposing amendments. -
Research & Commentary: The Need for Universal ESAs in New Hampshire
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New Life For ESA Program Is Good News For New Hampshire Children -
Why the Constitution’s ‘Convention for Proposing Amendments’ Is a Convention of the States
Publication -Policy Briefs -State lawmakers weighing whether to apply for a federal amendments convention are often asked, "How do you know an amendments convention is a convention of the states?"