Northeast

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Testimony Electoral Reform, Governance, Northeast, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of RI SB 2590, Ranked Choice Voting for Presidential Primary Elections

Jonathan Madison April 7, 2026

Letters Behavioral Health, Healthier Communities, Northeast, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy

R Street Letter to VA Governor Abigail Spanberger in Support of VA HB 283, Removing Penalties From Prenatal Use of MOUDs

Robert Melvin April 1, 2026

Testimony Electoral Reform, Governance, Northeast, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of MA H 5003, Establishing All-Party State Primaries.

Jonathan Madison March 31, 2026

Testimony Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Northeast, Pretrial, Sentencing, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of MD SB 323, Auto-Charging Reform

Logan Seacrest March 31, 2026

Letters Clean Energy, Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Northeast, Permitting Reform, State Policy

R Street Letter to VA Governor Abigail Spanberger in Support of VA HB 711 and VA SB 347, Solar Energy Preemption

Robert Melvin March 27, 2026

Testimony Behavioral Health, Healthier Communities, Northeast, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of MD SB 562, Pharmacist Prescribing of MOUDs

Stacey McKenna March 25, 2026

Letters Electoral Reform, Governance, Northeast, State Policy

R Street Letter to VA Governor Abigail Spanberger in Support of VA HB 78, Certification of Elections

Jonathan Madison March 16, 2026

Letters Behavioral Health, Healthier Communities, Northeast, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy

R Street Letter to VA Governor Abigail Spanberger in Support of VA SB 421, Remote Pharmacy Dispensing at OTPs

Stacey McKenna March 12, 2026

Testimony Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Northeast, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Second Look, Sentencing, State Policy

R Street Testimony Regarding VT S 140, Second Look Act

Sarah Anderson March 13, 2026

Testimony Electoral Reform, Governance, Northeast, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of DE HB 188, Open Primary Elections

Jonathan Madison March 11, 2026