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Op-Eds Budget and Spending Reform, Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Governance, South, State Policy

Bizarre bills obscure Legislature’s quest to address unaffordability

Marc Hyden Feb 9, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Testimony Disintermediation, Project for Women and Families, South, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of GA HB 1138, the ”Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act”

Courtney Joslin Feb 9, 2026
Testimony Florida, Online Content Policy, South, State Policy, Technology and Innovation

Letter in Opposition to FL SB 1722, App Store Accountability Act

Josh Withrow Feb 3, 2026
Op-Eds Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy

Legislature gets second chance to address electricity costs

Marc Hyden Feb 2, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Testimony Harm Reduction, Sexual Health, South, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of GA SB 195, Authorizing pharmacists to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions

Chelsea Boyd Jan 28, 2026
Testimony Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of GA HB 987, “Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act”

Marc Hyden Jan 28, 2026
Testimony Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of GA SB 34, “Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit”

Marc Hyden Jan 27, 2026
Op-Eds Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy

General Assembly should make portable benefits a top priority

Marc Hyden Jan 26, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Testimony Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, Project for Women and Families, South, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of VA SB 36, Removing penalties from prenatal use of MOUDs

Robert Melvin Jan 23, 2026
Analysis Electoral Reform, Governance, South, State Policy

Balancing Election Security and Good Governance in Tennessee

Jonathan Madison Jan 22, 2026

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