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Business & Economics

How Texas Cured Its Doctor Shortage and Became a Model for Healthcare Reform

Bio-Medicine.org, November 12, 2008 Chiropractic Products, November 12, 2008 Nurse Week, November 12, 2008 Health Made Easy, November 10, 2008 America is facing a medical liability crisis which has resulted in decreased patient access to healthcare and rising health costs. The Pacific Research Institute (a not for profit, nonpartisan organization), ...
Business & Economics

William Hume to Receive Sir Anthony Fisher Freedom Award

Atlas Network, November 11, 2008 William J. “Jerry” Hume has been selected to receive the Pacific Research Institute’s first Sir Anthony Fisher Freedom Award during it annual gala dinner in San Francisco, California, tomorrow night. Upon hearing this news, Atlas’s Alex Chafuen said, “Jerry Hume’s example and generosity will continue ...
Business & Economics

Getting California on track

As President-elect Obama assembles his team, back here in California, the new legislature prepares to convene in less than 30 days and the governor stews about a several-billion-dollar deficit only a few weeks after the state’s supposedly balanced budget was approved. Recently, Gov. Schwarzenegger announced the formation of a task ...
Business & Economics

Broadband Summit: Connecting America

Broadband Summit: Connecting America FCC-NARUC Joint Conference on Advanced Services November 6, 2008, Noon to 5:15 PM Atherton Room, Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market Street, San Jose, California (in conjunction w/ Wireless Communications Association Symposium and Business Expo) Introduction of Mayor Reed: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Welcoming Remarks: 12:00-12:10 PM ...
Commentary

PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi Elected to 2nd Term as President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges

For Immediate Release: November 4, 2008 Contact: PRI Press Office Nomi Deutch at 415/955-6120 PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi Elected to 2nd Term as President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges Sacramento – On November 3rd, Lance Izumi, senior director of Education Studies at ...
Business & Economics

Impact – October 2008

PRI Ideas in Action – October 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
Agriculture

Wireless soil sensors to help farming, improve understanding of carbon, nitrogen cycles

Biopact.com, October 13, 2008 Researchers from Iowa State University are developing wireless soil sensors that will improve farming and may help grow our understanding of the increasingly important carbon and nitrogen cycles. The sensors could also help determine the effects of biochar added to soils. Interestingly, the sensors can be ...
Commentary

New Book Debunks Common Myths about American Health Care

New Book Debunks Common Myths about American Health Care Reveals Why Government Isn’t the Answer on Health Care Reform SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 22, 2008) — Today, the Pacific Research Institute released The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide. This is the latest book from health care ...
Business & Economics

Northeast policies oppress enterprise

THE RESULTS ARE IN, and for residents of America’s Northeast, the news is not good. With the notable exception of New Hampshire, the nine states of the Northeast continue to be the worst places for economic freedom. According to the 2008 U.S. Economic Freedom Index from the Pacific Research Institute, ...
Agriculture

National Park Service Scientist Caught Spreading False Environmental Data

Environment and Climate News (Heartland Institute), October 9, 2008 A senior science advisor with the National Park Service (NPS) knowingly used false scientific data to overstate the environmental impact of a family-run oyster farm in the Point Reyes National Seashore, on the Pacific Coast 30 miles south of San Francisco, ...
Business & Economics

How Texas Cured Its Doctor Shortage and Became a Model for Healthcare Reform

Bio-Medicine.org, November 12, 2008 Chiropractic Products, November 12, 2008 Nurse Week, November 12, 2008 Health Made Easy, November 10, 2008 America is facing a medical liability crisis which has resulted in decreased patient access to healthcare and rising health costs. The Pacific Research Institute (a not for profit, nonpartisan organization), ...
Business & Economics

William Hume to Receive Sir Anthony Fisher Freedom Award

Atlas Network, November 11, 2008 William J. “Jerry” Hume has been selected to receive the Pacific Research Institute’s first Sir Anthony Fisher Freedom Award during it annual gala dinner in San Francisco, California, tomorrow night. Upon hearing this news, Atlas’s Alex Chafuen said, “Jerry Hume’s example and generosity will continue ...
Business & Economics

Getting California on track

As President-elect Obama assembles his team, back here in California, the new legislature prepares to convene in less than 30 days and the governor stews about a several-billion-dollar deficit only a few weeks after the state’s supposedly balanced budget was approved. Recently, Gov. Schwarzenegger announced the formation of a task ...
Business & Economics

Broadband Summit: Connecting America

Broadband Summit: Connecting America FCC-NARUC Joint Conference on Advanced Services November 6, 2008, Noon to 5:15 PM Atherton Room, Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market Street, San Jose, California (in conjunction w/ Wireless Communications Association Symposium and Business Expo) Introduction of Mayor Reed: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Welcoming Remarks: 12:00-12:10 PM ...
Commentary

PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi Elected to 2nd Term as President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges

For Immediate Release: November 4, 2008 Contact: PRI Press Office Nomi Deutch at 415/955-6120 PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi Elected to 2nd Term as President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges Sacramento – On November 3rd, Lance Izumi, senior director of Education Studies at ...
Business & Economics

Impact – October 2008

PRI Ideas in Action – October 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
Agriculture

Wireless soil sensors to help farming, improve understanding of carbon, nitrogen cycles

Biopact.com, October 13, 2008 Researchers from Iowa State University are developing wireless soil sensors that will improve farming and may help grow our understanding of the increasingly important carbon and nitrogen cycles. The sensors could also help determine the effects of biochar added to soils. Interestingly, the sensors can be ...
Commentary

New Book Debunks Common Myths about American Health Care

New Book Debunks Common Myths about American Health Care Reveals Why Government Isn’t the Answer on Health Care Reform SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 22, 2008) — Today, the Pacific Research Institute released The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide. This is the latest book from health care ...
Business & Economics

Northeast policies oppress enterprise

THE RESULTS ARE IN, and for residents of America’s Northeast, the news is not good. With the notable exception of New Hampshire, the nine states of the Northeast continue to be the worst places for economic freedom. According to the 2008 U.S. Economic Freedom Index from the Pacific Research Institute, ...
Agriculture

National Park Service Scientist Caught Spreading False Environmental Data

Environment and Climate News (Heartland Institute), October 9, 2008 A senior science advisor with the National Park Service (NPS) knowingly used false scientific data to overstate the environmental impact of a family-run oyster farm in the Point Reyes National Seashore, on the Pacific Coast 30 miles south of San Francisco, ...
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