R Street RESTORE Act Scorecard

State and local officials charged with selecting and funding projects under the RESTORE Act must carefully prioritize. Toward that end, the R Street Institute has created a scorecard system based on seven critical project priorities. Please see the two-sheet R Street RESTORE Act Scorecard attached.

Featured Publications

Policy Studies Data Policy, Internet Governance, Online Content Policy, Public Safety, Technology and Innovation

Regulating Algorithmic Content Distribution and Moderation by Online Platforms

Josh Withrow, Shoshana Weissmann Dec 11, 2025

Explainers Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Detention, Policing, Pretrial, Prosecution, Sentencing

2026 Public Safety Agenda for State Legislatures

Sarah Anderson Dec 10, 2025

Explainers Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Policing

2026 Public Safety Agenda for Local Governments

Jillian Snider Dec 8, 2025

Explainers AI Security, Banking, Cybersecurity Policy, Data Security and Data Privacy, Finance and Trade, FinTech

What Is Open Banking?

Caroline Melear, Haiman Wong Dec 1, 2025

Explainers Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction

Opioids are Getting More Potent. What About Naloxone?

Chelsea Boyd Nov 20, 2025

Explainers Clean Slate, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Parole, Policing, Pretrial, Reentry, Sentencing

Virginia’s Criminal Justice Crossroads: Opportunities for Pre-Arrest, Pretrial, and Post-Conviction Change in the Commonwealth

Jillian Snider, Lisel Petis, Sarah Anderson Nov 18, 2025

Explainers Alternatives to Arrest, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Parole, Policing, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing

Georgia’s Criminal Justice Crossroads: Opportunities for Pre-Arrest, Pretrial, and Post-Conviction Change in the Peach State

Jillian Snider, Lisel Petis, Sarah Anderson Nov 18, 2025

Explainers Alternatives to Arrest, Clean Slate, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Policing, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing

Michigan’s Criminal Justice Crossroads: Opportunities for Pre-Arrest, Pretrial, and Post-Conviction Change in the Great Lakes State

Jillian Snider, Lisel Petis, Sarah Anderson Nov 18, 2025

Policy Studies Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Smoke-Free Youth, Stalled Adults: From 30 Years of Progress to the Next Frontier in Tobacco Policy

Jeffrey S. Smith Nov 18, 2025

External Policy Studies Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Innovation

America’s Litigation Addiction Threatens Its AI Leadership

Adam Thierer Nov 13, 2025