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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From CommonWealth:
Jesse Kelley of the conservative R Street Institute hails passage of the criminal justice reform law as a turn away from the tough-on-crime philosophy in Massachusetts….
Auto insurance is pretty inexpensive in North Carolina, provided you have a spotless driving record. But if you’re among the roughly one in three drivers with some smudges on that record, or if…
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s report released last week touts all of the pension fund’s good news, which it says “has built a solid path forward for the long-term…
From Patch.com:
The Washington, D.C.-based free market think tank R Street Institute has submitted statements to the Legislature on behalf of SB 999. The group’s western regional director, Steven…
From the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development:
1. Purpose. This bill is sponsored by the R Street Institute. According to the Author, “The average amount spent on…
Mississippi may be thought of as conservative small-government state, but the state’s consumers pay higher taxes on their insurance products than in all but two other states.
Unfortunately,…
The Trump administration has managed to upset people on both sides of the ideological divide with wrong turns on both trade policy and environmental policy.
It can right the ship on both fronts by…
Ohio doesn’t license florists or fortune tellers like some states do (and who among us cannot imagine the problems unqualified fortune tellers can cause?) The larger issue for the state these days,…
Over the last decade, the price of naloxone, a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids and prevent overdoses, has skyrocketed. One naloxone delivery system, Evizo, was priced at $690 in…
California is now deeply involved in a contentious debate about how to house its still-growing population as home and rent prices soar. You need nearly 800 grand to buy a tolerable house in the Bay…