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Rainey Center President Joins POLITICO Panel on Climate Change

Rainey Center President Sarah Hunt was recently part of POLITICO's Global Impact: Climate Change and Our Health panel.

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Advisory Board Member on 60 Minutes

Rainey Center Advisory Board Member, Katie Harbath, was on 60 Minutes last night in a segment on tech, misinformation, the Supreme Court, Congressional oversight, and more.

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The Conservative Case for Transmission

Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023 from 1–2 pm ET

On December 12, the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy and Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) hosted a webinar to discuss the conservative case for transmission. Nearly all elements of modern life depend on reliable electricity, and the U.S. grid needs much more capacity to combat rising costs, prevent outages, and ensure everyone can access sustainable, domestic energy.

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Voters Support Common Sense A.I. Policy

Rainey Center conducted survey research to help understand how voters feel about artificial intelligence and what, if any, regulatory approach they would support. We find that voters have deep concerns about a number of aspects of artificial intelligence developments and support an active public sector approach to regulation, rather than embracing a hands off approach.‍We find that voters are both concerned about the national security and societal implications of artificial intelligence. Voters are worried about the possibility that artificial intelligence is used by foreign adversaries but are also concerned that artificial intelligence will disrupt American society in worrying ways, such as the advent of “AI boyfriends” and “AI girlfriends.”

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The Role of Markets in Creating Economic Opportunity for Black Americans

Without having income derived from investments it becomes increasingly difficult to move up income classes, retire, or build any wealth. Increasing market access for the Black population is vital to any plan for improvement in economic standings. Technology changes have allowed more people to access the stock market, loans, and other banking services, but there are well-intended policies that can hinder this growth. These tools are part of the foundation on which upward economic mobility is deeply reliant. If future regulation and efforts are not coordinated, gains in this area could be reversed.

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