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A Better Bail System Is Within Texas’ Reach
Texas lawmakers are once again at odds over how to fix the state’s broken bail system. Republicans want to expand the list of ...
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How Harm Reduction Prevents Syringe Litter
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Trump’s attack on FEMA could hit insurers
Jerry Thordorou, director of the finance, trade and insurance programme at the R Street Institute, a conservative think tank, says [FEMA] could benefit from reforms. The organisation could do a better ...
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Truth in advertising: Trump’s tariffs are taxes
If you’ve driven through Atlanta recently, then you may have come across a billboard or two that reads, “Tariffs are a tax.” ...
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R Street Institute Letter to Maryland Governor Wes Moore in Support of MD SB 432, Expungement Reform Act of 2025
The Honorable Westley MooreGovernor of MarylandState House100 State CircleAnnapolis, MD 21401 RE: The R Street Institute’s Support for Senate Bill 432, Expungement Reform Act of 2025 Governor Moore: ...
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Letter in Support of CA Senate Bill 574, to streamline approvals for some single-family housing developments
Sen. Tom Umberg1021 O Street, Suite 7510Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Sen. Umberg, My name is Steven Greenhut. I am Western region director for the R Street Institute, a free-market think tank that works ...
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A Look Back at 2024: The Year in Insurance
Armchair analysts prognosticating the impending collapse of property & casualty insurance companies were proven wrong by ...
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Adam Thierer Testimony, Hearing on “DeepSeek: A Deep Dive”
SUBMITTED STATEMENT OFADAM THIERERRESIDENT SENIOR FELLOW, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONR STREET INSTITUTE BEFORE THEHOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGYSUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ...
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R Street Institute Letter to Maryland Governor Wes Moore in Support of MD HB 853, Second Look Act
The Honorable Westley MooreGovernor of MarylandState House100 State CircleAnnapolis, MD 21401 RE: The R Street Institute’s Support for House Bill 853, “Maryland Second Look Act” Governor Moore: I am ...
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Coalition Urges Reinstatement of the Office of Management and Budget Public Apportionment Tracker
The CapitolWashington, DC 20510 Committee on AppropriationsU.S. House of RepresentativesRoom H-307, The CapitolWashington, DC 20515 Chairwoman Collins, Vice Chair Murray, Chairman Cole, and Ranking ...
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R Street Testimony in Opposition of HB 2068, a bill to Prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine products in Washington State
Jeffrey S. Smith, Senior Fellow, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute R Street Testimony in opposition of HB 2068, a bill to Prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine products in ...
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Low-Energy Fridays: What’s the Defense Production Act, and why do we care?
The Trump administration, like the preceding Biden administration, is making liberal use of a little-known Cold War law ...