Why Are Grocery Prices Still Rising? New Study Says Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Problem
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 investigation into fertilizer manufacturers, the new study by PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden finds that today’s food inflation is being driven by global supply disruptions and government policies like tariffs ...
Prop 12 bill is a win-win for ag
The American Meat Producers Association, a lobby group formed last year, and fronted by Holly Bice, an attorney with ties to several animal rights causes, has launched a $30 million effort to stop the repeal of Prop 12. According to association members who have adopted Prop 12 retrofits, the legislation would render their investments in new animal housing “worthless.” However, nothing in H.R. 4673, the Save Our Bacon Act, enacts punitive actions against livestock raisers ...
Californians have a rare chance to rein in CEQA and support housing
Curious who‘s to blame for California’s housing crisis? Just look at who wants to kill the cure. A measure to reform the chief impediment to building homes in the state just qualified for the November ballot, and the same week, labor unions and environmental groups dumped millions into the effort to defeat it. Lawmakers in Sacramento often pretend the housing crisis is a mystifying problem, but many admit, some openly and others only by their ...
New Study Reveals Soaring Costs of California’s Green Energy Transition
As the US marks Earth Day, a new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute, a nonpartisan, California-based, free-market think tank, reveals the staggering costs California consumers and businesses will incur as the state pursues its aggressive green energy mandates. The paper, “The Cost of Going Green,” provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic burden placed on Californians by the state’s forthcoming green energy requirements. According to PRI’s analysis, California households will bear significant ...
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