Studies
Designing A Public School Choice Program That Can Pay For Itself
Proposals for an educational choice program that would allow parents to choose among public and private schools with the aid of a state scholarship have reached considerable support among parents,… Read More
Hardrock Mining Royalty Issues
As the U.S. Senate contemplates an 8% royalty on mining (bills proposed by Senator Dale Bumpers of West Virginia), Dr. John Dobra, Senior Research Fellow for Nevada Policy Research Institute,… Read More
Congressional Testimony on the U.S. Mining Act of 1872
Possible changes made to the U.S. Mining Act of 1872 -- a statue that has encouraged prospecting, development and extraction of minerals in the public domain for more than 120… Read More
Mapping the Maze of SIIS
A $2.2 billion unfunded liability currently exists in the State Industrial Insurance System, according to the insurance commissioner's recent audit.Over the last five years medical expenditures have risen an astounding… Read More