Heritage's outside-the-beltway impact
October 3, 2008| By Nathaniel Ward
Heritage Foundation research has a real impact—outside the Beltway as well as inside it. One news report finds that when she was considering whether to proceed with construction of the Bridge to Nowhere, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was swayed by Heritage expert Ron Utt's article on the topic.
Newsweek has the story: "'I gave her the Heritage Foundation piece and said this is not a good project and she should think about reappropriating the money,' [Alaska Transportation Priorities Project director Lois] Epstein told ProPublica. Palin replied that her administration was 'very close' on making a decision, Epstein said. Two months later, Palin announced the state would no longer pursue the $398 million design."
