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Op-Eds California, State Policy, Western

Did California’s Gubernatorial Race Reveal the Limits of ‘Abundance’ Politics on the Left?

Steven Greenhut June 11, 2026 Orange County Register

Analysis Cybersecurity Policy, Online Content Policy, State Policy, Technology and Innovation, Western

Arizona age-verification bill raises serious speech and security concerns

Steven Greenhut June 15, 2026

Op-Eds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Jails, State Policy, Western

California’s misguided question: whether or not to close prisons

Sarah Anderson May 21, 2026 Orange County Register

Analysis Banking, Finance and Trade, Interchange Fees, Regulatory Reform, State Policy, Western

Colorado’s New Bill on Interchange Is a Test Case for Unintended Consequences

Caroline Melear May 14, 2026

Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, State Policy, Western

Learning How to Reduce Recidivism from Hawaiʻi’s Women’s Court

Lisel Petis May 14, 2026

Testimony Artificial Intelligence, State Policy, Technology and Innovation, Western

R Street Testimony in Opposition to AK House Bill 217

Steven Greenhut May 12, 2026

Governance, State Policy, Western

A $20,000 model trash can is a showcase of city dysfunction

Steven Greenhut May 6, 2026 The Washington Post

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

R Street Testimony in Support of Colorado Senate Bill 26-115: “Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders”

Sarah Anderson May 8, 2026

Letters Bail System Changes, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Detention, Pretrial, State Policy, Western

R Street Comment on WA Proposed Court Rule Change to Release of Accused

Lisel Petis April 30, 2026

Op-Eds California, Energy and Environment, Environmental Regulation, Fossil Fuels, State Policy, Western

California Progressives Want ‘Big Oil’ to Fix an Insurance Crisis Created by the State’s Price Controls

Steven Greenhut April 17, 2026 Reason