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Agriculture

Pam Lewison – Farming Policy in Progressive Western States

Our guest this week is Pam Lewison, Director of the Washington Policy Center Initiative on Agriculture and a PRI Fellow. Pam farms in Eastern Washington and is a tireless advocate for agriculture in the Western states and around the country. She discusses the challenges of being a farmer and rancher ...
Education

Naomi Schaefer Riley – Child Welfare

Our podcast guest this week is Naomi Schaefer Riley, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the new book No Way Home: How the Foster Care System, Family Courts, and Racial Activists are Wrecking Young Lives. Naomi discusses the failure of state and federal child welfare systems ...
Featured

Sally Pipes – Single Payer Health Care Returns to California

In this podcast, our guest is Sally Pipes, President & CEO of the Pacific Research Institute and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy. Sally discusses the new single-payer health care proposal in California, the new tax hikes to fund the plan, and its impact on Californians. She also ...
California

PRI All Stars on the Governor’s Budget – What Will the Governor’s Spending Plan Mean for You?

Governor Newsom this week released his 2022-23 state budget plan.  The PRI All Stars – Wayne Winegarden, Lance Izumi, and Kerry Jackson – break down what the Governor’s proposed spending bill will mean for you and your family.  They discuss its impact on taxes, debt, spending, pensions, education, health care, ...
Education

Lance Izumi discusses Homeschool Boom on Bill Bunkley Show

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book The Homeschool Boom on “The Bill Bunkley Show” on WTBN Radio in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL. The interview begins at the 1:35:00 mark.
Agriculture

Opinion: The bioengineered food label is not expected to have any benefits to human health or the environment

By Henry I. Miller and Drew L. Kershen It’s no secret that Congress sometimes does things – including creating laws – that make little sense and that are contrary to the public interest. One of the most egregious of those laws has just taken effect. The subject – labeling of foods ...
Commentary

Opinion: New burdens on entrepreneurs hurts minority economic advancement

By Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson Florida’s nickname is the Sunshine State, but it could be the Entrepreneur State. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, no state had a higher rate of entrepreneurs starting new businesses. But that’s only part of the story. Only California (1.6 million) and Texas (1.1 million) have ...
California

Chris Wright – Energy, Environment and the North Face

Following the opening segment where Tim Anaya and Rowena Itchon discuss their “favorite” new California laws of 2022, listen to PRI’s recent webinar conversation with Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and PRI board member. PRI senior fellow Steven Hayward moderates a conversation with Wright about energy and the environment, ...
Magazines

Impact Magazine January 2022

Download the PDF Letter from the President Dear Friends and Supporters, The Biden administration and other states are taking notice of what’s going on in the once-Golden State. They’re being inspired by California’s progressive agenda to advance disastrous policy ideas like implementing government-run health care programs and costly electric car ...
Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden talks economy, inflation, entrepreneurship on Live 5 News

Watch PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden discuss inflation, the state of the economy, and his recent study on how government policy designed to help small businesses has negative impacted small businesses with anchor Raphael James on Live 5 News in Charleston, SC.
Agriculture

Pam Lewison – Farming Policy in Progressive Western States

Our guest this week is Pam Lewison, Director of the Washington Policy Center Initiative on Agriculture and a PRI Fellow. Pam farms in Eastern Washington and is a tireless advocate for agriculture in the Western states and around the country. She discusses the challenges of being a farmer and rancher ...
Education

Naomi Schaefer Riley – Child Welfare

Our podcast guest this week is Naomi Schaefer Riley, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the new book No Way Home: How the Foster Care System, Family Courts, and Racial Activists are Wrecking Young Lives. Naomi discusses the failure of state and federal child welfare systems ...
Featured

Sally Pipes – Single Payer Health Care Returns to California

In this podcast, our guest is Sally Pipes, President & CEO of the Pacific Research Institute and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy. Sally discusses the new single-payer health care proposal in California, the new tax hikes to fund the plan, and its impact on Californians. She also ...
California

PRI All Stars on the Governor’s Budget – What Will the Governor’s Spending Plan Mean for You?

Governor Newsom this week released his 2022-23 state budget plan.  The PRI All Stars – Wayne Winegarden, Lance Izumi, and Kerry Jackson – break down what the Governor’s proposed spending bill will mean for you and your family.  They discuss its impact on taxes, debt, spending, pensions, education, health care, ...
Education

Lance Izumi discusses Homeschool Boom on Bill Bunkley Show

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book The Homeschool Boom on “The Bill Bunkley Show” on WTBN Radio in Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL. The interview begins at the 1:35:00 mark.
Agriculture

Opinion: The bioengineered food label is not expected to have any benefits to human health or the environment

By Henry I. Miller and Drew L. Kershen It’s no secret that Congress sometimes does things – including creating laws – that make little sense and that are contrary to the public interest. One of the most egregious of those laws has just taken effect. The subject – labeling of foods ...
Commentary

Opinion: New burdens on entrepreneurs hurts minority economic advancement

By Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson Florida’s nickname is the Sunshine State, but it could be the Entrepreneur State. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, no state had a higher rate of entrepreneurs starting new businesses. But that’s only part of the story. Only California (1.6 million) and Texas (1.1 million) have ...
California

Chris Wright – Energy, Environment and the North Face

Following the opening segment where Tim Anaya and Rowena Itchon discuss their “favorite” new California laws of 2022, listen to PRI’s recent webinar conversation with Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and PRI board member. PRI senior fellow Steven Hayward moderates a conversation with Wright about energy and the environment, ...
Magazines

Impact Magazine January 2022

Download the PDF Letter from the President Dear Friends and Supporters, The Biden administration and other states are taking notice of what’s going on in the once-Golden State. They’re being inspired by California’s progressive agenda to advance disastrous policy ideas like implementing government-run health care programs and costly electric car ...
Business & Economics

Wayne Winegarden talks economy, inflation, entrepreneurship on Live 5 News

Watch PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden discuss inflation, the state of the economy, and his recent study on how government policy designed to help small businesses has negative impacted small businesses with anchor Raphael James on Live 5 News in Charleston, SC.
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