Why Are Grocery Prices Still Rising? New Study Says Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Problem
Wayne H Winegarden
August 3, 2026
SACRAMENTO – With grocery prices continuing to climb and Americans searching for answers, a new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute concludes that Washington is focusing on the wrong solution. While the Federal Trade Commission has launched an ...
Watch: Learn How California’s New Reforms Are Making it Easier to Build ADUs
Pacific Research Institute
July 13, 2026
Watch below as a Sacramento-area homeowner gives us a tour of her family’s newly-build ADU and learn how California’s new reforms are making it much easier to build new ADUs.
The GLP-1 Shortage Is Over. Mass-Market Compounding Should Be, Too
Sally C. Pipes
September 21, 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s effort to rein in mass-market copies of blockbuster GLP-1 drugs just survived a major legal challenge. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the agency’s determination that the shortage ...
The first mRNA flu vaccine may be just the beginning
Sally C. Pipes
September 21, 2026
Flu season is coming. And for the first time, Americans will have an mRNA vaccine to help fight it. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s mFLUSIVA for adults 50 and older. In a large Phase 3 trial, ...
As Other Crimes Decline in California, Why Do Rape Cases Remain So High?
Steve Smith
September 21, 2026
Recently, California has had some genuinely good crime news. In 2025, violent crime declined 10.2 percent. Homicides fell from 1,666 to 1,374, robberies dropped nearly 20 percent, and property crime continued downward. But one violent crime has proved remarkably resistant ...
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Chammah and Castelleno then paint a grim picture of the state of the death penalty in California. They portray the 570 inmates as the victims ...
El-Sayed Promises Medicare for All, His Wife Opted Out
Abdul El-Sayed is riding high after his victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary earlier this month. If victorious on Nov. 3, the Medicare for All ...
Socialism polls better than it performs
Nearly 6 in 10 Democrats view socialism positively while less than a third say the same of capitalism, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. ...
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