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Dear Chair VanderWall, Vice Chair Bizon, Minority Vice Chair Brinks, and members of the Michigan Senate Health Policy and Human Services Committee:
My name is Courtney Joslin and I am a resident…
Electric cars aren’t the climate-change answer Joe Biden is selling you
Ashley Nunes
America is going green. Recently, President Joe Biden unveiled plans to accelerate the transition toward electric cars. The move — neatly packaged as the American Jobs Plan — is being sold as…
Open Letter by Public Interest Organizations in Favor of Direct EV Sales and Service
Ashley Nunes
From Plug in America:
National Supporters: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) CALSTART Consumer Federation of America Consumers for Auto…
Radio: Jonathan Bydlak Joins Mornings with Bilal April 7
Jonathan Bydlak
From CanadaTalks SiriusXM 167:
Jonathan Bydlak (Director of the Governance Program & also director of the Fiscal and Budget Policy at the R Street Institute) joined Bilal Vakani on…
Biden Bailing Out Bad High-Speed Rail Plan
Steven Greenhut
Supporters of California’s high-speed rail system are a small and hardy bunch. They fall mainly into the categories of government bureaucrats who administer the project, contractors and…
West Virginia mulls an ill-advised alcohol tax increase
C. Jarrett Dieterle
It’s no secret that West Virginia’s economy, like in many states, was hit hard by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Hit hardest of all were leisure and hospitality businesses such as restaurants and…
Legislators on both sides of the aisle are increasingly looking for ways to address healthcare accessibility and affordability. Over the past few years, many have turned to pharmacists as a way to…
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These 3 Digital Care Stocks Aren’t Going Anywhere but Up
Courtney Joslin
From Nasdaq:
According to Courtney Joslin of think tank R Street Institute, these were “regulatory moves that would have taken five to 10 years.”
This is setting off a domino effect within…
The PRO Act contains a provision similar to California’s disastrous AB 5 labor bill
Steven Greenhut
From Washington Examiner:
Steven Greenhut, the western region director of the R Street Institute, is also based out of California. “During the campaign, Joe Biden had promised to pass legislation…
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Video: Vaccine passports come with pitfalls, promise
Courtney Joslin
From WFTV9:
“There are so many questions that haven’t been answered,” said Courtney Joslin, a resident fellow at the R-Street Institute. “There are concerns that we could have a poorly…