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Read about California's $68 billion budget crisis
State Budget Update: The Calm Before the Budget Storm
Christmastime is always the busiest time of the year at the Department of Finance. With the state budget due to be released on January 10, department leadership is making the final decisions about spending priorities with the governor. However, recent bad news about the state of California’s finances means that ...
Business & Economics
The PRI All Stars – 2023 Year End Awards
PRI’s All Stars – Rowena Itchon, Tim Anaya, Lance Izumi, and Kerry Jackson – are back with their choices for 2023’s biggest winners and losers, in our annual tribute to the McLaughlin Group. We hand out our choices for best and worst ideas of the year, the bummest wraps, and ...
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Despite obvious signs, liberals continue to defend Prop. 47
The Coming 2024 Crime Policy Lollapalooza
One of the best words in the English language is “lollapalooza”. It’s so unique and mellifluous that it could almost be an example of onomatopoeia like clap, boom, bark, or bang. It’s also a popular musical festival and honestly, it’s just fun to say. The word nerd in me was ...
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Learn how homelessness is now hurting California pro teams
How Homelessness, Taxes Impacted Deal for Baseball’s Top Free Agent
In fact, San Francisco’s status these days as a not very desirable place to live, work, or play also played a major factor in the deal. Giants legend and future hall of famer Buster Posey, who is now a member of the team’s executive board and was involved in the ...
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How did Newsom fare against DeSantis?
Grading Gavin Newsom’s Big Debate
Misleading Accounts When asked to defend his record as the only California governor to have lost population for three straight years, Newsom argued that “per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians move to Florida.” The U.S. Census Bureau shows that in 2021 and 2022, 88,165 Californians moved to ...
California
Richard Samuelson – What We Can Learn About Today’s Politics from the Boston Tea Party
Calling all history buffs, this episode is for you! PRI board member and Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Government Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the events surrounding the incident, and the lessons we can learn from the Boston Tea Party about ...
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Read latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Portland overrules bureaucrats and streamlines permitting
Back in March 2021, city auditors issued a blunt assessment of the city’s permitting system. “Getting a building permit in Portland can be a frustratingly slow process,” the auditors concluded, noting the city had for years missed its own timeliness goals. “Delays can affect the economy and motivate property owners ...
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Read about latest state homeless spending
Newsom Homeless Encampment Plan an Overly Costly Solution at Best
More likely, the $300 million that the Governor wants to spend will barely make a dent in the state’s worst in the country homeless problem. The reason: this $300 million is still adhering to the costly yet ineffective Housing First approach. According to the Notice of Funding Availability, which defines how ...
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CAPITAL IDEAS: A 2024 Healthcare Reform Agenda for Achieving Affordable, Accessible, High Quality Care
The following is text of a speech given by PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes to the BYU chapter of the Adam Smith Society. My charge today is to outline a policy reform agenda that will make affordable, accessible, and high-quality ...
California
Wayne Winegarden featured in Cap Public Radio story on Newsom homeless funds
Sacramento region eyes new round of homeless encampment funds by Chris Nichols Sacramento officials say they’ll consider applying for some of the $300 million in homeless encampment funds made available this week by Governor Gavin Newsom. But the program by itself won’t pay cities and counties to remove the vast ...
Read about California's $68 billion budget crisis
State Budget Update: The Calm Before the Budget Storm
Christmastime is always the busiest time of the year at the Department of Finance. With the state budget due to be released on January 10, department leadership is making the final decisions about spending priorities with the governor. However, recent bad news about the state of California’s finances means that ...
The PRI All Stars – 2023 Year End Awards
PRI’s All Stars – Rowena Itchon, Tim Anaya, Lance Izumi, and Kerry Jackson – are back with their choices for 2023’s biggest winners and losers, in our annual tribute to the McLaughlin Group. We hand out our choices for best and worst ideas of the year, the bummest wraps, and ...
Despite obvious signs, liberals continue to defend Prop. 47
The Coming 2024 Crime Policy Lollapalooza
One of the best words in the English language is “lollapalooza”. It’s so unique and mellifluous that it could almost be an example of onomatopoeia like clap, boom, bark, or bang. It’s also a popular musical festival and honestly, it’s just fun to say. The word nerd in me was ...
Learn how homelessness is now hurting California pro teams
How Homelessness, Taxes Impacted Deal for Baseball’s Top Free Agent
In fact, San Francisco’s status these days as a not very desirable place to live, work, or play also played a major factor in the deal. Giants legend and future hall of famer Buster Posey, who is now a member of the team’s executive board and was involved in the ...
How did Newsom fare against DeSantis?
Grading Gavin Newsom’s Big Debate
Misleading Accounts When asked to defend his record as the only California governor to have lost population for three straight years, Newsom argued that “per capita, more Floridians move to California than Californians move to Florida.” The U.S. Census Bureau shows that in 2021 and 2022, 88,165 Californians moved to ...
Richard Samuelson – What We Can Learn About Today’s Politics from the Boston Tea Party
Calling all history buffs, this episode is for you! PRI board member and Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Government Richard Samuelson joins us to discuss the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the events surrounding the incident, and the lessons we can learn from the Boston Tea Party about ...
Read latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Portland overrules bureaucrats and streamlines permitting
Back in March 2021, city auditors issued a blunt assessment of the city’s permitting system. “Getting a building permit in Portland can be a frustratingly slow process,” the auditors concluded, noting the city had for years missed its own timeliness goals. “Delays can affect the economy and motivate property owners ...
Read about latest state homeless spending
Newsom Homeless Encampment Plan an Overly Costly Solution at Best
More likely, the $300 million that the Governor wants to spend will barely make a dent in the state’s worst in the country homeless problem. The reason: this $300 million is still adhering to the costly yet ineffective Housing First approach. According to the Notice of Funding Availability, which defines how ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: A 2024 Healthcare Reform Agenda for Achieving Affordable, Accessible, High Quality Care
The following is text of a speech given by PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes to the BYU chapter of the Adam Smith Society. My charge today is to outline a policy reform agenda that will make affordable, accessible, and high-quality ...
Wayne Winegarden featured in Cap Public Radio story on Newsom homeless funds
Sacramento region eyes new round of homeless encampment funds by Chris Nichols Sacramento officials say they’ll consider applying for some of the $300 million in homeless encampment funds made available this week by Governor Gavin Newsom. But the program by itself won’t pay cities and counties to remove the vast ...
