Pacific Research Institute
Coronavirus
Winegarden Comments on COVID-19 Data Privacy Concerns
Title: Privacy considerations prevalent as COVID-19 testing migrates to workplaces By: Sarah Downey, Northern California Record As businesses embark on reopening plans, the question of how to test employees and customers for COVID-19 could present difficulty especially in the area of privacy law. . . . . . Research is ...
Business & Economics
Craft Beer, Distilleries, and COVID-19
This week’s podcast is a special presentation of PRI’s recent Young Leaders’ Circle webinar, which brought together distillery owners, craft brewers, and licensing experts to examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on the production of our favorite cocktails and beers. The craft beer and distillery industry has seen incredible ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – August 14
Tim Anaya – Reforming Patient Costs at the Pharmacy In the latest video in the Pacific Research Institute “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” series, the Professor and Pete must collect 3 keys to finally escape the drug pricing maze. The first key involves reforms to increase drug affordability for patients ...
Coronavirus
Watch PRI Webinar on Craft Beer, COVID, and Distilleries
On our latest webinar, PRI brings together distillery owners, craft brewers, and licensing experts to examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on the production of our favorite cocktails and beers. The craft beer and distillery industry is one that has seen incredible disruption, with states and counties opening and ...
Business & Economics
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – How 2020’s Key Public Policy Issues Are Being Affected by the Courts
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – former legal advisor to Gov. Wilson, former appeals court justice, and PRI board member – joins us to discuss how this year’s key public policy issues, such as the state’s response to COVID-19, the housing crisis, and efforts to prevent mass power outages during this ...
Agriculture
What We’re Watching – August 7
Evan Harris – 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II It’s a somber anniversary, but 75 years ago this week, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. As a fan of military history, American use of nuclear ...
Medicare
“Chapter 1: Health Care is Not a Right” – Get a Free Chapter of Sally Pipes’ Book
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California
Steven Greenhut – On the Most Unpredictable California Legislative Session in Recent Memory
R Street Institute’s Steven Greenhut returns for his annual look at the year’s legislative session in Sacramento. We discuss how the Legislature and Governor have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising social unrest, a $54 billion budget deficit, and worsening homeless and housing crises. He also looks ahead to ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – July 31
Rowena Itchon – A Tribute to Herman Cain https://youtu.be/2qeFfGpJ2m8 Kerry Jackson – Ricky Gervais gives the ‘cancel culture cretins’ a massive serve “Just because you’re offended, doesn’t make you right,” comedian Ricky Gervais says. He could have also said that just because you’re offended, it doesn’t give you the right to ...
Energy Costs
Impact Magazine – Summer 2020
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Winegarden Comments on COVID-19 Data Privacy Concerns
Title: Privacy considerations prevalent as COVID-19 testing migrates to workplaces By: Sarah Downey, Northern California Record As businesses embark on reopening plans, the question of how to test employees and customers for COVID-19 could present difficulty especially in the area of privacy law. . . . . . Research is ...
Craft Beer, Distilleries, and COVID-19
This week’s podcast is a special presentation of PRI’s recent Young Leaders’ Circle webinar, which brought together distillery owners, craft brewers, and licensing experts to examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on the production of our favorite cocktails and beers. The craft beer and distillery industry has seen incredible ...
What We’re Watching – August 14
Tim Anaya – Reforming Patient Costs at the Pharmacy In the latest video in the Pacific Research Institute “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” series, the Professor and Pete must collect 3 keys to finally escape the drug pricing maze. The first key involves reforms to increase drug affordability for patients ...
Watch PRI Webinar on Craft Beer, COVID, and Distilleries
On our latest webinar, PRI brings together distillery owners, craft brewers, and licensing experts to examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on the production of our favorite cocktails and beers. The craft beer and distillery industry is one that has seen incredible disruption, with states and counties opening and ...
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – How 2020’s Key Public Policy Issues Are Being Affected by the Courts
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – former legal advisor to Gov. Wilson, former appeals court justice, and PRI board member – joins us to discuss how this year’s key public policy issues, such as the state’s response to COVID-19, the housing crisis, and efforts to prevent mass power outages during this ...
What We’re Watching – August 7
Evan Harris – 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II It’s a somber anniversary, but 75 years ago this week, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. As a fan of military history, American use of nuclear ...
“Chapter 1: Health Care is Not a Right” – Get a Free Chapter of Sally Pipes’ Book
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Steven Greenhut – On the Most Unpredictable California Legislative Session in Recent Memory
R Street Institute’s Steven Greenhut returns for his annual look at the year’s legislative session in Sacramento. We discuss how the Legislature and Governor have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising social unrest, a $54 billion budget deficit, and worsening homeless and housing crises. He also looks ahead to ...
What We’re Watching – July 31
Rowena Itchon – A Tribute to Herman Cain https://youtu.be/2qeFfGpJ2m8 Kerry Jackson – Ricky Gervais gives the ‘cancel culture cretins’ a massive serve “Just because you’re offended, doesn’t make you right,” comedian Ricky Gervais says. He could have also said that just because you’re offended, it doesn’t give you the right to ...
Impact Magazine – Summer 2020
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