R Street Institute

Technology & innovationr street's technology and innovation policy program supports american innovation and pushes back against regulatory impediments to economic progress, individual liberty, and free speech. The team's work this year included defending against misguided antitrust laws in congress, thwarting attacks on content moderation and section 230-from both political parties-as well as outlining the future of artificial intelligence, broadband deployment and internet governance in the united states.

Energy and environmentr street's energy and environment team seeks a cleaner environment through a combination of a thriving economy, well-founded science, and principles of market competition and limited government. Our experts have deep expertise in climate and environmental policy, as well as electricity policy.

Governance r street's governance program aims to assess and improve america's system of self-governance, with a focus on congress and our electoral system. This year, the governance team's work focused on continued efforts to modernize the legislative branch, broad coalition work around improving our electoral system and defending election officials and voters from violence, reducing rampant overspending on capitol hill, and educating lawmakers, staff, and the public about their powers in congress through written work, briefings and podcasts like politics in question.

Criminal justice & civil libertiesr street's criminal justice and civil liberties policy program works across the ideological spectrum of public policy, impacting almost every stage of the criminal justice system: incarceration, juvenile justice, policing, pretrial, bail reform, reentry, and sentencing. Our reforms are grounded in ensuring public safety, due process, fiscal responsibility, and individual liberty.

Finance, insurance and trade r street's insurance policy program explores efficient and effective market-based approaches to public policy questions that involve the transfer of risk. Among its priorities are risk-based insurance regulation, ending environmentally destructive taxpayer subsidies through the national flood insurance program and the federal crop insurance corp. And exploring the benefits of mitigation through programs like the restore act and the coastal barrier resources system.

Cybersecurity & emerging threatsr street's cybersecurity and emerging threats team works on data security and data privacy at the federal and state levels, emerging cyber and national security threats, cyber impacts on the private sector, and workforce diversity in cybersecurity, among other pressing public policy concerns.

Competition policyr street's competition policy program addresses government barriers that hurt businesses and people. We support market-oriented policy solutions that enhance free enterprise, consumer choice, and public well-being. The team focuses primarily on occupational licensing, alcohol policy, health care disintermediation, telehealth policy, anti-poverty programming, and regulatory reform.

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