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6 days ago · The 2025 Real Solutions Summit will be hosted on May 6, 2025! Join leaders in politics, public policy, media, philanthropy, and the private sector who believe our best days are still ahead if we can unleash American innovation, …
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The R Street Institute (RSI) is a leading think tank focused on solving complex public policy challenges through free markets and limited, effective government. RSI consistently offers pragmatic, real solutions that foster American innovation, bolster competition, and safeguard individual liberty—all with the understanding that life in a ...
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Feb 7, 2023 · Research. We work extensively on both state and national policy, focusing on complex public policy issues that other groups tend to neglect. Policy Studies Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, State Policy, Western.
Artificial Intelligence - R Street Institute
Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of fueling explosive economic growth and improving public health and welfare in profound ways—but only if we let it. To make progress on AI innovation and its governance, America needs a better approach than the all-or-nothing extremes driving today’s public discourse.
A New Energy-security Paradigm - R Street Institute
1 day ago · Policymakers should begin by focusing on reforming our domestic permitting system, which comprises a maze of red tape, onerous delay points, and opportunities for frivolous litigation that holds back domestic energy production. Ironically, according to research from the R Street Institute’s Philip Rossetti, up to 90% of the major projects ...
Trump’s surprising AI agenda: What to expect next
1 day ago · In general, Trump will likely pick up where his first administration left off in January 2020, when it issued guidance to federal agencies about AI. The memo called on the government to reduce barriers to AI development and adoption and avoid regulations that hamper innovation and growth, said Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, a center-right think tank in Washington, D.C.
Rebooting Federal Criminal Justice Policy - R Street Institute
Oct 7, 2024 · Here are three pragmatic ways in which either Trump or current Vice President Kamala Harris could return to bipartisan basics and improve the criminal justice system. 1. Back Federal Clean Slate Over one-third of Americans have a criminal record. A criminal history—even an old arrest that never resulted in a conviction—can block access to ...
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Our Policy Areas. Bringing a free market perspective to where it is needed most. R Street is a think tank build for the modern age. We focus on complex policy issues that other groups tend to neglect. Our work takes the form of deep research, commentary, events and coalition efforts at the national and state levels.
R Street Institute releases new 50-state bail reform resource for ...
Mar 5, 2024 · One-of-a-kind analysis of current laws, court rules, and bail practices to foster informed discussions and facilitate meaningful changes in the bail system Today the R Street Institute released a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind analysis of bail reform laws across all 50 states. The author, Lisel Petis, resident senior fellow for R Street’s Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties...
Policy Studies - R Street Institute
Oct 8, 2024 · Tobacco Control 2.0: A Modern Approach to a Decades-Old Problem. Jeffrey S. Smith Sept 10, 2024. Policy Studies Alternatives to Arrest, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Police Deflection, Policing, State Policy, Use of Force.