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Congress should establish a congressional organization that acts as a counterpart to the executive branch’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which could then be tasked with providing unbiased, nonpartisan estimates of the costs of new regulation. Philip Rossetti Kent Chandler Devin Hartman Alexandra Perez Brewer #energy #energypolicy #congress

"This isn’t about being soft or hard—it’s about being smart and effective. We can expect fewer dropped cases, more targeted interventions for repeat offenders, and tougher approaches to violent crime." Lisel Petis #criminaljustice #criminaljusticereform #policyresearch

"Unlike opportunistic crimes that can be deterred by increased police patrols, better lighting, or additional surveillance, targeted attacks are meticulously planned to exploit vulnerabilities." Jillian Snider #criminaljustice #policyresearch #publicpolicy

Event video: Lightning Talk: Innovative Approaches to Homelessness with our Lisel Petis #criminaljustice #criminaljusticereform #publicpolicy

Republicans control their destiny on subsidy reform next year. Conservatives need to fix why America can't build with or without subsidies. EPRA isn't a silver bullet, but passing it now will kickstart energy dominance Devin Hartman Karen Onaran #energy #energypolicy #policyresearch #electricity

Republicans should legally protect flexible worker arrangements while also establishing a portable benefit system — popular with both employers and workers — that allows these workers access to paid sick leave, unemployment insurance, and other benefits on worker-controlled benefit exchanges. National Review #unions #labor #workforce

"The good news is about a year and a half ago, the governor of Florida signed into law some comprehensive tort reforms that really cut the feet out from the–or cut the legs off from some of these excesses of litigation. After the tort reforms went into effect last year in March, we’ve seen that the number of lawsuits in the first 3 quarters of the year, because we just saw the Q3 numbers, went down by 24%." — Jerry Theodorou on Bloomberg with David Westin #insurance #insurancepolicy #policyresearch

"Detention is not a permanent solution; rehabilitation remains essential. Support programs, whether mandatory or voluntary, show varied effectiveness. Mandatory programs can provide accountability but risk harm through harsh sanctions for technical violations." Lisel Petis #criminaljustice #cjreform

"The lessons for PJM stakeholders are to trust and enhance the market model. PJM states reliant on cost-of-service utilities, such as West Virginia and Virginia, should consider options to let more consumers shop for power in the competitive marketplace. States that adopted the market model, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, should listen to PJM’s market monitor, consumers, and independent analysis to remain resolute on the market advantage and dismiss rent-seeking requests from utilities to re-regulate. All states benefit from more efficient market design rules, and resolving artificial barriers to new supply to ensure markets achieve reliability at least cost should be top priority." Kent Chandler Devin Hartman Olivia Manzagol #energy #energypolicy #policy

The FEC declined to issue new rules, instead, approving an interpretive rule explaining its view that regulations targeting a specific technology—in this case, AI—are unnecessary because the underlying federal statute prohibiting fraudulent misrepresentation is “technology neutral.” #ai #technology #publicpolicy