Tim Benson – Heartland Impact

Tim Benson

Tim Benson joined The Heartland Institute in 2015 as a policy analyst in the Government Relations Department. He is also the host of the Heartland Institute Podcast Ill Literacy: Books with Benson.

Research & Impact: Virginia Falling Far Behind on Education Freedom

October 11, 2024

The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Old Dominion is not faring particularly well. Virginia rose three spots overall from 2023, but still sits…

Research & Impact: Tennessee Falling Behind on Education Freedom

October 11, 2024

The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Volunteer State is not faring particularly well. Tennessee fell one spot overall from 2023, and now sits…

Research & Impact: Report Shows Pennsylvania School Choice Students Outpacing Their Public School Peers

October 7, 2024

A new report from the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives details how students making use of Pennsylvania’s two education-choice programs, the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC) and the Educational Improvement…

Research & Impact: Texas Falls Farther Behind on Education Freedom

October 3, 2024

The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Lone Star State is not faring particularly well. Texas fell seven spots overall from…

Research & Impact: Report Finds ‘Substantial’ Public School Enrollment Declines Since Pandemic School Closures

October 1, 2024

A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute finds that more than 5,000 public schools, nearly one in every 12 public schools across the country, have seen enrollment decline…

Research & Impact: Report Details ESG Threat to Public Pension Funds from Proxy Voting Advisory Service Firms

September 30, 2024

A new report from Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, finds that state pension systems, while for the most part not actively promoting environmental, social, and…

Research & Impact: Analysis Shows Renewable Energy Subsidies Added $20 Billion In Costs to Texas Ratepayers

September 25, 2024

A recent analysis from Energy Alliance details how federal, state, and local policies subsidizing “renewable” energy sources such as wind and solar have added nearly $20 billion in costs to…

Research & Impact: New Report Shows Great Lakes States Could See Electricity Generation Shortfalls by 2027 Thanks to “Net Zero” Energy Plans

September 19, 2024

A new report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy details how “net zero” plans are threatening energy reliability for seven states in the Great Lakes region—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,…

Research & Impact: Despite Naysayers’ Warnings, Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account Program Was Under Budget for 2024

September 5, 2024

The Arizona Department of Education (ADOE) has released data showing state education funding has come in under budget, which should dispel claims that the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program,…

Research & Impact: Report Shows Oil & Gas Industries’ Emissions Continue to Fall as Production Increases

September 5, 2024

The recently released annual report from The Environmental Partnership (TEP), a voluntary collective of oil and gas companies “committed to continuously improving the industry’s environmental performance,” details the serious progress…