We work extensively on both state and national policy, focusing on issues that other groups tend to neglect. Our specialty is in tackling issues that are complex, but don’t necessarily grab major headlines. These are the areas where we think we can have a real impact.
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Electric Monopoly Corruption and Market Promise
Mike Haugh
As bags of cash were being passed around Illinois and Ohio statehouses, one thing was clear. No one paying or receiving the bribes had one iota of concern for the true victim in all of this: the…
Twin nuclear scandals in Ohio and Illinois show why politicians shouldn’t be picking energy winners and losers: Josiah Neeley and Michael Haugh
Josiah Neeley & Mike Haugh
Back when people still went to the movies, there was a strange tendency for similar films to come out in pairs. “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon,” both released in 1998, were about saving the…
Let’s reduce Arizona’s prison population and give sentencing discretion back to judges
Arthur Rizer
From azcentral.:
Calling this policy radical and politically divisive, they fail to mention the support of leading conservative groups, including Americans for Prosperity, American Conservative…
, The Hill
Raise a toast to alcohol reform
C. Jarrett Dieterle
Would anyone have guessed that COVID-19 would bring greater liberty to drinkers? During the pandemic, state lawmakers across the country are saying “cheers” to alcohol reform and loosening…
California Supreme Court ruling ends the pension-reform game – for now
Steven Greenhut
Every football fan has experienced this many times. Your team is in the hunt – down but not out after a grinding game. It puts together a drive that could lead to victory. As weary players march…
Immune From Accountability
Steven Greenhut
Let’s say an overly zealous IRS agent falsely accused your company of owing tens of millions of dollars to the government and misused his power to drive you into bankruptcy. Or perhaps a Child…
Open Letter: SB 1 will inflict incalculable harm on Missouri’s children
Nila Bala
Dear Governor Parson, Senate President Pro Tem Schatz, and House Speaker Haahr:
We, the undersigned, write to urge you to reject legislation being considered during the special session that will…
Podcast: Steven Greenhut – On the Most Unpredictable California Legislative Session in Recent Memory
Steven Greenhut
From Pacific Research Institute:
R Street Institute’s Steven Greenhut returns for his annual look at the year’s legislative session in Sacramento. We discuss how the Legislature and Governor…
, Politico
States crowd into Florida voting rights case as election nears
Arthur Rizer
From Politico:
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, joined nonprofit advocacy group the Fines and Fees Justice Center, the free-market R Street Institute and the Florida Association of…
Navigating the New Normal: Policy Solutions for a Post Coronavirus Future
Steven Greenhut
From Pacific Research:
Winning the Water Wars by Steven Greenhut
Longtime journalist and R Street Institute western region director Steven Greenhut writes in his new book Winning the Water Wars…