Pacific Research Institute
Commentary
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply San Francisco – California should lift bans and restrictions to help alleviate the water distribution problem, according to Go with the Flow: Why water markets can solve California’s water crisis, a Pacific Research Institute ...
Business & Economics
Study ranks Idaho highly in economic freedom
The Pacific Research Institute, in association with Forbes magazine, ranks Idaho second in its 2008 U.S. Economic Freedom Index. The recent study measures factors related to an individual’s ability to pursue their interests through a voluntary exchange of private property under the rule of law. The measure assesses a state ...
Business & Economics
Impact – November 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – November 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
Commentary
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32 San Francisco – California needs a more rational and responsible approach to energy-policy in order to reduce regulatory uncertainty in the marketplace and attract new investment, according to a Pacific Research Institute report released today. Lights On: California Energy Policy ...
Business & Economics
PRI Fellow: The Future of Broadband Looks Bright
Tech Policy Central, November 24, 2008 This post has been weeks in the making, in the sense that it’s about an event that I attended in San Jose on November 6th: the broadband policy meeting co-hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). ...
Commentary
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee San Francisco – The U.S. Army has named PRI Senior Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to its select Southern California Advisory Board Executive Committee. The Army appointed Mr. Izumi in his capacity as president of ...
Business & Economics
Letter, Opinion Piece Address Supreme Court Case Regarding Drug Safety, Federal Pre-Emption
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard opening arguments in Wyeth v. Levine, a case that could determine whether patients have the ability to file product liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in state courts (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 11/4). Summaries of a letter to the editor and an opinion ...
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 ...
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply
PRI Report Shows California’s Water Problems Are Mostly Due to Uneven Distribution, Not Lack of Supply San Francisco – California should lift bans and restrictions to help alleviate the water distribution problem, according to Go with the Flow: Why water markets can solve California’s water crisis, a Pacific Research Institute ...
Study ranks Idaho highly in economic freedom
The Pacific Research Institute, in association with Forbes magazine, ranks Idaho second in its 2008 U.S. Economic Freedom Index. The recent study measures factors related to an individual’s ability to pursue their interests through a voluntary exchange of private property under the rule of law. The measure assesses a state ...
Impact – November 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – November 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
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32
PRI’s California Energy Survey Assesses Potential Impact of AB 32 San Francisco – California needs a more rational and responsible approach to energy-policy in order to reduce regulatory uncertainty in the marketplace and attract new investment, according to a Pacific Research Institute report released today. Lights On: California Energy Policy ...
PRI Fellow: The Future of Broadband Looks Bright
Tech Policy Central, November 24, 2008 This post has been weeks in the making, in the sense that it’s about an event that I attended in San Jose on November 6th: the broadband policy meeting co-hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). ...
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee
United States Army Names PRI Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to Key Committee San Francisco – The U.S. Army has named PRI Senior Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi to its select Southern California Advisory Board Executive Committee. The Army appointed Mr. Izumi in his capacity as president of ...
Letter, Opinion Piece Address Supreme Court Case Regarding Drug Safety, Federal Pre-Emption
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard opening arguments in Wyeth v. Levine, a case that could determine whether patients have the ability to file product liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in state courts (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 11/4). Summaries of a letter to the editor and an opinion ...
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), ...
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 ...
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 ...
