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First Legislative Budget Hearing on Coronavirus Promises Tough Questions
This afternoon, the Senate Budget Committee will hold its first hearing on the state’s response to the coronavirus. Today’s hearing promises to be memorable for two reasons. It will be the first hearing with “social distancing” practices that have become a way of life enforced. And it also promises to ...
California
Chaos by the Bay
An odd pattern has emerged in San Francisco as the city responds to the Covid-19 pandemic. The world of the well-off has become tightly restricted by public quarantine orders, and the world of the poor increasingly resembles that of Mad Max—lawless, crime-ridden, and devoid of functioning authority. Over just a few ...
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Coronavirus and the Political Divide
One of the intriguing reports to come out of the coronavirus pandemic is the partisan divide — not just among lawmakers — but even rank and file voters. Recent polls have consistently shown that Republicans are less concerned about the coronavirus than Democrats. In an Axios/Survey Monkey poll, Democrats (47 ...
Commentary
Slashing Red Tape Can Ease The Doctor Shortage
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to stretch many hospitals to their breaking point. Beds are filling up with stricken patients, and public health officials are concerned about whether we’ll have enough doctors and other healthcare professionals to care for them. So they’re scrambling to roll back years’ worth of regulations ...
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Lance Izumi – Online Learning and Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, joins us to discuss a situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic that millions of parents never though they’d find themselves in – homeschooling their kids. He shares advice from experts to parents on homeschooling, shares online education and homeschooling resources, discusses ...
Commentary
Fighting coronavirus – billionaires, private sector deserve thanks for medical progress
Bill Gates announced on April 2 that his foundation would fund the construction of facilities to produce seven possible coronavirus vaccines. The Microsoft founder acknowledges that only two of those vaccines will likely succeed – and the foundation will thus waste billions of dollars on the failed candidates. That’s a small ...
Coronavirus
Lance Izumi Details the Coronavirus Impact on Education
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Education Fellow, joined the The David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot 125, to discuss the latest impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education. Izumi explains the equity issues with online and distance learning and how some charter schools have benefited from embracing technological innovations. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lance-Izumi-Clip-David-Webb-Show-4.13.20.mp3
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The Chinese Version of a Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Plan
The United States and China are engaged in a no-holds barred attempt to salvage their economies during the coronavirus pandemic. We’re all familiar with the actions taken in the recent weeks by the United States. The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury have led the largest economic response in American history ...
Commentary
With Coronavirus, Overkill is What Works.
As Americans endure the privations necessary to “flatten the curve” of new cases of coronavirus COVID-19, we wish that our leaders could manage even a fraction of the comity and tolerance exhibited every day by ordinary people throughout this country. Sadly, we see too much of the opposite. Putting aside ...
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State Budget Update: Get Ready for the ‘August Revision’
Observers wondering just how different this year’s state budget would be got confirmation this week that the 2020-21 budget will be far different from envisioned in January. In a memo to the Capitol community released on Tuesday, the Assembly Budget Committee acknowledged this new reality: “When we reconvene, we will ...
First Legislative Budget Hearing on Coronavirus Promises Tough Questions
This afternoon, the Senate Budget Committee will hold its first hearing on the state’s response to the coronavirus. Today’s hearing promises to be memorable for two reasons. It will be the first hearing with “social distancing” practices that have become a way of life enforced. And it also promises to ...
Chaos by the Bay
An odd pattern has emerged in San Francisco as the city responds to the Covid-19 pandemic. The world of the well-off has become tightly restricted by public quarantine orders, and the world of the poor increasingly resembles that of Mad Max—lawless, crime-ridden, and devoid of functioning authority. Over just a few ...
Coronavirus and the Political Divide
One of the intriguing reports to come out of the coronavirus pandemic is the partisan divide — not just among lawmakers — but even rank and file voters. Recent polls have consistently shown that Republicans are less concerned about the coronavirus than Democrats. In an Axios/Survey Monkey poll, Democrats (47 ...
Slashing Red Tape Can Ease The Doctor Shortage
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to stretch many hospitals to their breaking point. Beds are filling up with stricken patients, and public health officials are concerned about whether we’ll have enough doctors and other healthcare professionals to care for them. So they’re scrambling to roll back years’ worth of regulations ...
Lance Izumi – Online Learning and Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, joins us to discuss a situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic that millions of parents never though they’d find themselves in – homeschooling their kids. He shares advice from experts to parents on homeschooling, shares online education and homeschooling resources, discusses ...
Fighting coronavirus – billionaires, private sector deserve thanks for medical progress
Bill Gates announced on April 2 that his foundation would fund the construction of facilities to produce seven possible coronavirus vaccines. The Microsoft founder acknowledges that only two of those vaccines will likely succeed – and the foundation will thus waste billions of dollars on the failed candidates. That’s a small ...
Lance Izumi Details the Coronavirus Impact on Education
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Education Fellow, joined the The David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot 125, to discuss the latest impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education. Izumi explains the equity issues with online and distance learning and how some charter schools have benefited from embracing technological innovations. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lance-Izumi-Clip-David-Webb-Show-4.13.20.mp3
The Chinese Version of a Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Plan
The United States and China are engaged in a no-holds barred attempt to salvage their economies during the coronavirus pandemic. We’re all familiar with the actions taken in the recent weeks by the United States. The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury have led the largest economic response in American history ...
With Coronavirus, Overkill is What Works.
As Americans endure the privations necessary to “flatten the curve” of new cases of coronavirus COVID-19, we wish that our leaders could manage even a fraction of the comity and tolerance exhibited every day by ordinary people throughout this country. Sadly, we see too much of the opposite. Putting aside ...
State Budget Update: Get Ready for the ‘August Revision’
Observers wondering just how different this year’s state budget would be got confirmation this week that the 2020-21 budget will be far different from envisioned in January. In a memo to the Capitol community released on Tuesday, the Assembly Budget Committee acknowledged this new reality: “When we reconvene, we will ...
