Resident Senior Fellow Adam Thierer at the R Street Institute noted that Vance’s speech struck tones of optimism over AI’s potential rather than pessimism.  “This was a significant departure from past ...
The Utah Legislature is considering changes to the state’s vote-by-mail system. On this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn sits down with R Street Institute Resident Fellow in Governance Jonathan ...
Gov. Brian Kemp has apparently run out of patience and is demanding the Legislature pass meaningful tort reform. At a recent press conference, he called on lawmakers to do it this legislation session, ...
Requiring proof of citizenship to vote in American elections has emerged as a priority issue in the early days of the 119th Congress and in state capitals across the country. At the federal level, ...
As civil society organizations from across the political spectrum, we write to express our deep concern about President Trump’s removal of at least 17 inspectors general (IG) on January 24, 2025 ...
Crime has steadily declined since the 1980s and 1990s, yet pretrial detention has quadrupled—today, nearly half a million ...
This analysis is in response to breaking news and will be updated. Please contact [email protected] to speak with the author. Today in France, Vice President JD Vance delivered a powerful keynote address ...
Dr. Jonathan Madison, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of VA HB 2277, “Elections administration; duties of local electoral board certification of election, civil penalty.” ...
Chris McIsaac, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Opposition to VA HB 2479, “Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty.” February 11, 2025 Virginia Senate Committee ...
Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: [email protected] Harm reduction directly empowers people who use drugs to stay safer and ...
W]itnesses at the hearing said California has continued to enact more regulations that prioritize environmental concerns that get in the way of possible solutions to preventing the spread of wildfires ...
Marc Hyden, Director, State Government Affairs, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of SB 69, “Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act” February 10, 2025 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman ...