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Hawai’i Can Free Up Officers and Strengthen Public Safety by Expanding Citations

Officers devote enormous blocks of time to processing minor offenses while serious crime investigations go understaffed. Hawai’i is squarely in that bind. H.B. 2494 would address the issue head-on by ...
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Balancing Security and Access: Pragmatic State-Level Approaches to Citizenship Verification and Voter ID

The ongoing federal debate over the SAVE America Act has brought citizenship verification and identity confirmation (“voter ID”) back to the forefront of election reform; however, states have ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of VA HB 75, Certification of Elections

Dr. Jonathan Madison, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of House Bill 78, “Elections administration; duties of local electoral boards; certification of election; etc.” February 24, 2026 ...
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LA’s Dogged Defense of ‘Mansion’ Tax Destroys Housing Supply

I sometimes prattle about a proverbial $1 million tax on poodles as a way to illustrate the counterproductive nature of many ...
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Trump’s Rome Remarks a Maelstrom of Falsehoods

President Donald J. Trump flew to Georgia last week to tout his administration’s alleged economic success and stump for his anointed political candidates. While his long rambling speech was met by ...
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 at 30, Part 4: The Continuing Need for Reform

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 just turned 30 years old, and this 4-part series commemorating its anniversary has ...
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Hawai’i has a chance to fix its bail system

States face a recurring tension between two compelling interests when creating policies around pretrial release. One is the ...
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Challenges in Rural Juvenile Justice: A Closer Look at Big Sky Country

In rural America, a child’s path from a first-time misdemeanor to a detention cell often has less to do with the severity of ...
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Statement on Supreme Court ruling overturning President Trump’s tariffs

This statement is in response to breaking news. Please contact [email protected] to speak with the scholars. Given the news of the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned President Trump’s tariffs ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of VA SB 176, Expanding Ranked-Choice Voting

Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of Senate Bill 176, “Elections; ranked choice voting; locally elected office, report.” February 20, 2026 House Privileges and ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of VA SB 421, Remote Pharmacy Dispensing at OTPs

Stacey McKenna, Resident Senior Fellow, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of Senate Bill 421, “Pharmacist; remote verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs.” ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of HI H.B. 2494, Relating to Criminal Justice Reform

Jillian E. Snider, Resident Senior Fellow of Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of HI H.B. 2494, “Relating to Criminal Justice Reform.” February 19, ...