Midwest
Publications
From The Missouri Times:
“Aside from legislation like this making social media websites completely unusable, they’re blatantly unconstitutional under the First Amendment,” Shoshana…
Chairman Marquart, Vice Chair Lislegard, Republican Lead Davids and members of the House Taxes Committee, my name is Alan Smith, and I am a senior fellow and Midwest director at the R Street…
From Illinoise News Now:
Jeffrey Westling is a Technology & Innovation Policy Fellow at the Washington, D.C., R Street think tank.
“Iowa actually does a really good job because the state…
Chair Kelley, Vice Chair Feldman and members of the Finance Committee. I thank you for the opportunity to testify on this important topic. My name is Mike Haugh and I am a senior fellow in energy…
Chairman Young, Ranking Member Glick, Ranking Minority Member Tallian, and members of the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee:
My name is Alan Smith, and I am a senior fellow and Midwest…
As the calendar moved from 2020 to 2021, the Ohio Legislature chose not to act on the corruption that tarnished the State. If a $60 million bribery scandal doesn’t motivate the House and Senate to…
Ohioans are rightly shocked by the recent reports of corruption in the state regarding energy legislation. Central to the current scandals is HB 6, passed in 2019, which will give over $1 billion to…
From Bridge Michigan:
Jessica Kelley, manager of criminal justice & civil liberties at R Street, a conservative think tank, and longtime proponent of Clean Slate laws, told Bridge Michigan…
From The Center Square:
The bills would help military families who often face barriers to work when frequently moving around the country, Jarrett Dieterle, the director of commercial freedom at…
By all accounts, 2020 has been a watershed year for policing. Now more than ever, Americans are looking at how police go about keeping the peace — and they are asking questions. The deaths of…