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Low-Energy Fridays: What are we getting right (and wrong) on federal hurricane relief?
This hurricane season has been especially bad for the United States. Aside from the tragic loss of life, Americans can expect ...
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AI and Public Health, Part 3: How AI Can Revolutionize Drug Discovery
This R Street series considers how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems are advancing medical ...
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R Street Testimony in Opposition of the Northampton Board of Health Regulations Restricting the Sale of Reduced Risk Nicotine Products
Jeffrey S. Smith, Senior Fellow, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute R Street Testimony in Opposition of the ...
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The Arguments Against RealPage Aren’t Real: Part Three
Part One of this series explored concerns about the effect of RealPage’s revenue-management (RM) software on rental costs and ...
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How a state ‘justice’ law created injustice in Santa Ana
Nearly 17 years ago, I penned a feature column for The Orange County Register about Santa Ana’s “Renaissance Plan,” which was ...
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Insurers Brace for Impact as Election Season Moves into High Gear
Federal and state elections due to take place in less than four weeks could have a huge impact on insurers — and potentially ...
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R Street’s Jillian Snider discusses the hiring of the New York City Police Commissioner
R Street Institute’s Jillian Snider speaks to Spectrum News 1 about former FBI special agent Thomas Donlon, who was recently sworn in as New York City Police Commissioner.
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Low-Energy Fridays: The Return of Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island (TMI), a nuclear power plant (NPP) near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is slated to reopen in 2028. The plant ...
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Toxic plume: Did government ‘winner’ turn out to be a loser?
The fires are out at the recently incinerated BioLab facility that left large swaths of metro Atlanta paralyzed, but the ...
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Rebooting Federal Criminal Justice Policy
Crime has consistently ranked among the top issues for voters this election season. Once a bright spot of bipartisan ...
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Explainer Series Intro: Rural Communities Need Harm Reduction, Too
Overdose deaths in the United States have claimed more than 100,000 lives annually in recent years. While the vast majority ...
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Looking Outside Our Orbit: How Satellites Can Reconnect Us in Crises
Hurricane Helene slammed into the southeastern United States at the end of September, leaving in its wake utter destruction ...