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Getting Out Our 2018 Crystal Ball
With the holiday season upon us, now is the time when pundits in Washington and Sacramento get out their crystal balls and offer their unsolicited predictions on what will happen in politics, policy, and government in 2018. Now that we have the “Right by the Bay” blog at PRI, we’re ...
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Should We Fear the Government Knowing How Much We Drive?
Earlier this year, when discussing a laughable proposal to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars in California, my colleague Kerry Jackson asked a critical question – “What happens to the $52 billion in revenue the state is expecting from tax hikes on gasoline and diesel sales for road repair over ...
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What If We Created a “Free-Market Hall of Fame”?
Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the annual California Hall of Fame ceremony. Every year, the Governor presents our state’s highest honor to a group of Californians past and present who have made a lasting contribution to the fabric of the Golden State in business, arts and ...
Education
Listen to Lance Izumi on Hudson Valley Live
PRI’s Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies and Senior Director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi discusses his new book The Corrupt Classroom and the non-academic reasons for school choice with Tom Sipos on “Hudson Valley Focus Live.” Click here to listen to the interview.
Education
Hear Lance Izumi on the Fred Holland Show
PRI’s Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies and Senior Director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi recently talked with Fred Holland on WTKI in Huntsville, AL on school choice and how Harvey Weinstein-types are hurting our public schools. Click here to listen to the interview.
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Is Prop. 54 Needed in Congress?
Over the weekend, I made the rounds of various bipartisan holiday parties filled with California politicos. The late-night vote on the Senate GOP tax plan was certainly the conversation du jour. My liberal friends decried the harried, last-minute nature of the vote, specifically hundreds of pages of bill language being ...
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California’s Anger on Tax Deal Directed at Wrong Capitol
On Friday, the Senate achieved the nearly-impossible and passed long-overdue tax reform legislation. While the legislation will surely be changed in the conference committee, whatever final legislation emerges will provide tax relief for many Americans and provide some incentives to job creators to invest in the economy. Many Californians have ...
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PRI-Manhattan Institute Forum Addresses California’s Drug Pricing Challenge
Earlier this week, PRI joined with the Manhattan Institute to host a well-attended Sacramento panel discussion on California’s drug pricing challenge. Many thanks to my friend and former longtime Capitol reporter Marcey Brightwell, who did an outstanding job moderating the event. Drug pricing emerged as one of the hottest issues ...
Blended Learning
Celebrating a Virtual “Friendsgiving”
As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, we’re also preparing for an overload of turkey, pumpkin pie, and relatives. Thanksgiving is about more than getting a food coma. It’s about getting together with your loved ones and giving thanks for all that we are thankful for in life. ...
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California Jeers Federal Tax Reform Efforts
Tax reform has taken center stage in Washington. Just last week, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the House’s tax reform proposal, while the Senate released its own tax reform proposal. If you picked up a newspaper in California, you would have thought the sky was falling. Among the ...
Getting Out Our 2018 Crystal Ball
With the holiday season upon us, now is the time when pundits in Washington and Sacramento get out their crystal balls and offer their unsolicited predictions on what will happen in politics, policy, and government in 2018. Now that we have the “Right by the Bay” blog at PRI, we’re ...
Should We Fear the Government Knowing How Much We Drive?
Earlier this year, when discussing a laughable proposal to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars in California, my colleague Kerry Jackson asked a critical question – “What happens to the $52 billion in revenue the state is expecting from tax hikes on gasoline and diesel sales for road repair over ...
What If We Created a “Free-Market Hall of Fame”?
Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the annual California Hall of Fame ceremony. Every year, the Governor presents our state’s highest honor to a group of Californians past and present who have made a lasting contribution to the fabric of the Golden State in business, arts and ...
Listen to Lance Izumi on Hudson Valley Live
PRI’s Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies and Senior Director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi discusses his new book The Corrupt Classroom and the non-academic reasons for school choice with Tom Sipos on “Hudson Valley Focus Live.” Click here to listen to the interview.
Hear Lance Izumi on the Fred Holland Show
PRI’s Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies and Senior Director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi recently talked with Fred Holland on WTKI in Huntsville, AL on school choice and how Harvey Weinstein-types are hurting our public schools. Click here to listen to the interview.
Is Prop. 54 Needed in Congress?
Over the weekend, I made the rounds of various bipartisan holiday parties filled with California politicos. The late-night vote on the Senate GOP tax plan was certainly the conversation du jour. My liberal friends decried the harried, last-minute nature of the vote, specifically hundreds of pages of bill language being ...
California’s Anger on Tax Deal Directed at Wrong Capitol
On Friday, the Senate achieved the nearly-impossible and passed long-overdue tax reform legislation. While the legislation will surely be changed in the conference committee, whatever final legislation emerges will provide tax relief for many Americans and provide some incentives to job creators to invest in the economy. Many Californians have ...
PRI-Manhattan Institute Forum Addresses California’s Drug Pricing Challenge
Earlier this week, PRI joined with the Manhattan Institute to host a well-attended Sacramento panel discussion on California’s drug pricing challenge. Many thanks to my friend and former longtime Capitol reporter Marcey Brightwell, who did an outstanding job moderating the event. Drug pricing emerged as one of the hottest issues ...
Celebrating a Virtual “Friendsgiving”
As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday, we’re also preparing for an overload of turkey, pumpkin pie, and relatives. Thanksgiving is about more than getting a food coma. It’s about getting together with your loved ones and giving thanks for all that we are thankful for in life. ...
California Jeers Federal Tax Reform Efforts
Tax reform has taken center stage in Washington. Just last week, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the House’s tax reform proposal, while the Senate released its own tax reform proposal. If you picked up a newspaper in California, you would have thought the sky was falling. Among the ...
