“Whenever regulation increases, personal freedom decreases,” according to South Carolina attorney general Alan Wilson. His statement largely rings true. Today, Americans live in a…

Testimony from:
Jesse Kelley, Government Affairs Specialist, the R Street Institute
In SUPPORT of SB 899, “AN ACT concerning Juvenile Law – Probation.”
March 12, 2019
Senate Judicial…

Dear Senator Morrell,

The R Street Institute thanks you for introducing Senate Bill 601, which would authorize any state agency that issues a business or occupational license to reduce or waive…

For those hoping that the California Supreme Court might give California’s bloated governments a path out of a pension crisis that’s been two decades in the making, there was little to cheer in…

Chairman and
members of the committee:

Thank you for
considering our testimony. The R Street Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
public policy research organization. Our mission is to engage in…

Every state has its own quirky alcohol laws. Years ago, I lived in Indiana and was chagrined to discover that it was illegal to serve alcohol on election day while the polls were open. This I…

Every state has its own quirky alcohol laws. Years ago, I
lived in Indiana and was chagrined to discover that it was illegal to serve
alcohol on election day while the polls were open. This I…

Chairwoman and members of the committee,

My name is Courtney Joslin and I am a Commercial Freedom Fellow for the
R Street Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research
organization….

In the waning days of last legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed then-Gov. Nathan Deal’s final signature piece of legislation — cash bail reform. It was the last in a string…