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Senate debate schools lawmakers on insurance
Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority—tort reform—passed the Senate on February 21, which represented its first major hurdle. Yet, ...
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Commonsense Bail Reform for Texas
The Texas Legislature has a chance to strengthen the bail system and better protect Texans. SJR 5 empowers judges to improve ...
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Tariffs raise prices, spark conflict and impoverish everyone
SACRAMENTO—Back when conservatives championed ideas rather than outsourced their thinking to their leader, they touted a simple saying: “Ideas have consequences.” Conservatives also understood that ...
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Insurance Fraud – Brazen and Big
Anyone who believes insurance is a dull industry is unfamiliar with recent fraud schemes so macabre they could be turned into ...
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Analysis: Earned time prison programs improve outcomes
Programs allowing incarcerated people to receive reductions in their sentences help lower chances of reoffending, according to a recent analysis. North Carolina has earned time policies, enabling ...
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Low Energy Fridays: Yes, tariffs can affect climate change
Recent editions of Low-Energy Fridays have discussed tariffs and energy from a couple different perspectives. We’re ...
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Quick Explainer: Florida’s Latest Age-Verification Mandate Isn’t the Answer to Online Safety
Many states continue to search for ways to place age restrictions intended to help prevent children and teens from accessing ...
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Cosmetology students sometimes practice haircuts more than medical students practice lumbar punctures
Ever since Gov. Spencer Cox (R-Utah) signed an executive order on his first day in office to reduce unnecessary occupational ...
R Street Institute6dOpinion
Accountability Matters to Good Cops
The federal government recently shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), a tool designed to ...
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A Brief Review of Fact-Checking in the Digital Era
In an era of rapid information exchange, fact-checking has re-emerged as a potentially important tool to help citizens obtain ...
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12 William Floyd Middle School students sickened after ingesting marijuana edibles, officials say
Pursuing charges for minors ingesting edibles may be difficult, said Jillian Snider, an adjunct lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. She said police and school officials ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of MD SB 949, Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles
Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute Testimony in Support MD SB 949, “Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles.” March 5, 2025 Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee ...