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What We’re Watching – October 2

Tim Anaya – Memorable Moments that Dominate Presidential Debates Are Almost Always Unexpected This week on PRI’s Next Round podcast, we break down the first presidential debate.  Here’s a look at memorable moments from debates past. Rowena Itchon – Get to Know Judge Amy Coney Barrett Get to know Judge ...
Agriculture

Ted Gaines – On Property Taxes and the Fight over Proposition 15

State Board of Equalization Member Ted Gaines joins us to discuss one of the most controversial issues on the November ballot, Proposition 15, which would create a new split roll property tax system for commercial property.  He shares his thoughts on how Prop. 15 would impact small businesses, renters, and ...
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Newsom: If You Like Your Internal-Combustion Engine Car, You Can Keep It

When Barack Obama told the country that under Obamacare “if you like your health care plan, you can keep it,” he was dinged for telling the PolitiFact Lie of the Year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a similar promise when he signed last week an executive order that will outlaw ...
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PRI Comments on Pending Department of Labor Regulations on Proxy Measures, ESG

PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden has submitted comments to the Department of Labor commenting on proposed amendments to federal regulations that would confirm the fiduciary responsibility of plan sponsors regarding “proxy voting and other exercises of shareholder rights.” Click here to read the letter In ...
California

Gavin Newsom’s battery-powered virtue-signaling

A previous effort to ban automobiles that burn fossil fuel by 2040 was never able to gather enough support to be approved by the California legislature. Yet through the power of a pen, a phone, and a stylish California bear jacket, Gov. Gavin Newsom has decreed that they must be ...
Blackouts

Did California just admit its drive to decarbonize has a problem?

California was rushing toward what it thought was a fossil-fuel-free future when reality came rolling in like a solar eclipse, forcing officials to alter their plans a bit. On Sept. 1, the State Water Resources Control Board voted 4-0 to keep four natural gas power plants open beyond their planned ...
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CalChamber “Job Killer” List Is One of the Few Watchdogs for Small Business

Most of the California business community is at the mercy of California’s progressive state legislature. It is easy to forget, especially with Silicon Valley pumping out inflated IPOs, that small businesses are the backbone of the economy. The U.S. Small Business Administration counts four million small business that call California ...
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PRI Says Government Can’t Play Venture Capitalist in Union Tribune Story on Hydrogen Fuel

Title: More stations for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles lined up for San Diego By: Rob Nikolewski For nearly four years, there has been just one fueling station in the San Diego area for the few owners of hydrogen cell vehicles to fill up their cars. But the California Energy Commission ...
Blackouts

The Roth Effect Interviews Wayne Winegarden on Free Market Energy Solutions

Pacific Research Institute senior fellow and economist Dr. Wayne Winegarden talks free market energy, California rolling power blackouts, and optimistic solutions to energy policy on The Roth Effect with Carol Roth. Winegarden also discusses his recent studies that challenge green energy, fracking, electric vehicles, and more. https://mp3.ricochet.com/2020/09/Roth_Effect_66.mp3
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California On Fire: Newsom Releases A Hobgoblin

While visiting yet another charred part of California last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was “a little bit exhausted that we have to continue to debate this issue. This a climate damn emergency.” It’s a statement he can make confident that few of California’s 39.8 million residents have recently, ...
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What We’re Watching – October 2

Tim Anaya – Memorable Moments that Dominate Presidential Debates Are Almost Always Unexpected This week on PRI’s Next Round podcast, we break down the first presidential debate.  Here’s a look at memorable moments from debates past. Rowena Itchon – Get to Know Judge Amy Coney Barrett Get to know Judge ...
Agriculture

Ted Gaines – On Property Taxes and the Fight over Proposition 15

State Board of Equalization Member Ted Gaines joins us to discuss one of the most controversial issues on the November ballot, Proposition 15, which would create a new split roll property tax system for commercial property.  He shares his thoughts on how Prop. 15 would impact small businesses, renters, and ...
Blog

Newsom: If You Like Your Internal-Combustion Engine Car, You Can Keep It

When Barack Obama told the country that under Obamacare “if you like your health care plan, you can keep it,” he was dinged for telling the PolitiFact Lie of the Year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a similar promise when he signed last week an executive order that will outlaw ...
Environment

PRI Comments on Pending Department of Labor Regulations on Proxy Measures, ESG

PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden has submitted comments to the Department of Labor commenting on proposed amendments to federal regulations that would confirm the fiduciary responsibility of plan sponsors regarding “proxy voting and other exercises of shareholder rights.” Click here to read the letter In ...
California

Gavin Newsom’s battery-powered virtue-signaling

A previous effort to ban automobiles that burn fossil fuel by 2040 was never able to gather enough support to be approved by the California legislature. Yet through the power of a pen, a phone, and a stylish California bear jacket, Gov. Gavin Newsom has decreed that they must be ...
Blackouts

Did California just admit its drive to decarbonize has a problem?

California was rushing toward what it thought was a fossil-fuel-free future when reality came rolling in like a solar eclipse, forcing officials to alter their plans a bit. On Sept. 1, the State Water Resources Control Board voted 4-0 to keep four natural gas power plants open beyond their planned ...
Blog

CalChamber “Job Killer” List Is One of the Few Watchdogs for Small Business

Most of the California business community is at the mercy of California’s progressive state legislature. It is easy to forget, especially with Silicon Valley pumping out inflated IPOs, that small businesses are the backbone of the economy. The U.S. Small Business Administration counts four million small business that call California ...
Environment

PRI Says Government Can’t Play Venture Capitalist in Union Tribune Story on Hydrogen Fuel

Title: More stations for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles lined up for San Diego By: Rob Nikolewski For nearly four years, there has been just one fueling station in the San Diego area for the few owners of hydrogen cell vehicles to fill up their cars. But the California Energy Commission ...
Blackouts

The Roth Effect Interviews Wayne Winegarden on Free Market Energy Solutions

Pacific Research Institute senior fellow and economist Dr. Wayne Winegarden talks free market energy, California rolling power blackouts, and optimistic solutions to energy policy on The Roth Effect with Carol Roth. Winegarden also discusses his recent studies that challenge green energy, fracking, electric vehicles, and more. https://mp3.ricochet.com/2020/09/Roth_Effect_66.mp3
Blog

California On Fire: Newsom Releases A Hobgoblin

While visiting yet another charred part of California last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was “a little bit exhausted that we have to continue to debate this issue. This a climate damn emergency.” It’s a statement he can make confident that few of California’s 39.8 million residents have recently, ...
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