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Trump: Look at the Slow-Moving FDA
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of low-risk tobacco pouches is welcome, but why did it delay for more than four ...
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Podcast: Tech Roundup Episode 23 – Privacy and Safety: Key Arguments of the Age Verification Debate
On January 15, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, a case involving Texas H.B. 1181, which is a law that imposes an age-verification requirement for adult ...
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International Emissions Trends, and How This Should Inform U.S. Climate Policy
Introduction As a new administration takes the reins on what role climate change may play in U.S. foreign policy, it is worth ...
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No, conscripting the app stores doesn’t solve the problems with age verification
Lawmakers show no sign of slowing down with laws to limit minors’ use of social media. State and federal legislation ...
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R Street Testimony before the Virginia House Health and Human Services Committee in Support of HB 2319 A Measure To Allow Drug Checking Products.
Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of HB 2319: “Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products.” January 30, 2025 House ...
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R Street testimony in support of SB 6 to expand access in Georgia to drug-checking tools
Marc Hyden, Director, State Government Affairs, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of SB 6, “Act to amend Code Section 26-3-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated […] so as to authorize the use of ...
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Loophole Allows Monopoly Utilities to Charge Electric Customers with Minimal Regulatory Oversight. Consumers Want FERC to Fix It.
Electric bills have been rising, and for most Americans, the largest driver is the regulated “wires” part of the industry—the ...
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AI and the 2024 Election Series Part IV: Policy Considerations for the Future
This is part of the AI and the 2024 Election Series. The 2024 election was the first presidential contest held since ...
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Testimony in Opposition to Utah Senate Bill 142: “App Store Accountability Act”
Steven Greenhut, Western Region Director, R Street Institute Opposition to Senate Bill 142: “App Store Accountability Act” ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of Maryland Senate Bill 291—Second Look Act
Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of SB 291: “Criminal Procedure – Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act).” January 30, 2025 Maryland ...
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Populism or Deregulation? What to Expect from Trump’s Financial Regulatory Agenda
President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for a nonsequential second term on Jan. 20, 2025. Broad frustration among the ...
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The Challenge of Misinformation
The recent U.S. presidential election brought the debate over misinformation and disinformation into focus once again, with ...