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Newsom’s ‘Bold’ Plan on Prescription Drugs Won’t Really Help Patients, Lower Drug Costs
In a state where the private sector continues to be marginalized in favor of more government, Gov. Gavin Newsom has plans for California to set up a generic drug label of its own. It would be the first state in the country to go into the pharmaceutical business, and will ...
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What We’re Watching – January 24
Tim Anaya – What’s Going on with the Wuhan Flu A growing public health crisis the Wuhan Flu outbreak in China. The first case in the U.S. was just reported in Seattle. Should we be concerned about the growing threat from this coronavirus? PRI’s Dr. Henry Miller recently joined host ...
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Capping State Home Mortgage Deduction Won’t Increase Home Affordability
Housing affordability is once again at the top of Sacramento Democrats’ policy agenda this session. Several bills have already been proposed to try and bring down state housing costs. Addressing the state’s housing crisis is now running into conflict with another perpetual top priority for many liberals at the State ...
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Homelessness Task Force Isn’t Up To The Task
A state homelessness task force is recommending that local governments be hauled into court if they aren’t moving people off the streets. It’s unlikely to help. The most probable outcome is an increased burden on the courts and a higher dose of politics into an arena where politics have already ...
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California Governor Never Met a Task Force He Didn’t Like
If you were able to make it through California Governor Gavin Newsom’s almost three-hour budget briefing, you’ve probably been following the enormous funding proposals included in the $222.2 billion budget estimate. You can save 167 minute of your time and read the blog post by PRI’s Tim Anaya. Governor Newsom ...
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What We’re Watching – Remembering Dr. King
Today, we join all Americans in remembering the memory and lasting legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Presented here are quotes from some of his most memorable speeches which continue to inspire millions today.
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What We’re Watching – January 17
Evan Harris – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Joins the Commonwealth Club of California Sec. Mike Pompeo sat down with Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group on Monday, Jan. 13 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Secretary Pompeo discussed the threats to American intellectual property rights ...
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Single Payer Health Care Support Stagnate in Single-Payer Poll Watch 2020 Update
Last month, Pacific Research Institute launched the “Single-Payer Poll Watch” to keep an eye on the latest public opinion around single-payer healthcare. Much like RealClearPolitics, the poll watch compiles questions from national polls on single-payer health care and calculates the average of the four most recent polls by date. In ...
Agriculture
Could National Water Pipeline Be the Solution to State’s Water Scarcity?
With nearly 40 million people and more than 70,000 farms taking up nearly 25 million acres, California is always thirsty. It is, as well, mostly dry. Deserts make up one-fourth of the state and semi-arid land occupies up at least that much, if not more. Consequently, water is an ever-unfolding ...
Agriculture
Enacting UBI Would Bust Federal Budget, Rob Americans of More Prosperous Future
I have written before on the benefits and drawbacks of the various universal basic income (UBI) proposals bubbling up the last few years in the American political scene, specifically the economic, political, and moral dimensions of these policies. All share the same essential structure: cash payments sent to all American ...
Newsom’s ‘Bold’ Plan on Prescription Drugs Won’t Really Help Patients, Lower Drug Costs
In a state where the private sector continues to be marginalized in favor of more government, Gov. Gavin Newsom has plans for California to set up a generic drug label of its own. It would be the first state in the country to go into the pharmaceutical business, and will ...
What We’re Watching – January 24
Tim Anaya – What’s Going on with the Wuhan Flu A growing public health crisis the Wuhan Flu outbreak in China. The first case in the U.S. was just reported in Seattle. Should we be concerned about the growing threat from this coronavirus? PRI’s Dr. Henry Miller recently joined host ...
Capping State Home Mortgage Deduction Won’t Increase Home Affordability
Housing affordability is once again at the top of Sacramento Democrats’ policy agenda this session. Several bills have already been proposed to try and bring down state housing costs. Addressing the state’s housing crisis is now running into conflict with another perpetual top priority for many liberals at the State ...
Homelessness Task Force Isn’t Up To The Task
A state homelessness task force is recommending that local governments be hauled into court if they aren’t moving people off the streets. It’s unlikely to help. The most probable outcome is an increased burden on the courts and a higher dose of politics into an arena where politics have already ...
California Governor Never Met a Task Force He Didn’t Like
If you were able to make it through California Governor Gavin Newsom’s almost three-hour budget briefing, you’ve probably been following the enormous funding proposals included in the $222.2 billion budget estimate. You can save 167 minute of your time and read the blog post by PRI’s Tim Anaya. Governor Newsom ...
What We’re Watching – Remembering Dr. King
Today, we join all Americans in remembering the memory and lasting legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Presented here are quotes from some of his most memorable speeches which continue to inspire millions today.
What We’re Watching – January 17
Evan Harris – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Joins the Commonwealth Club of California Sec. Mike Pompeo sat down with Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group on Monday, Jan. 13 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Secretary Pompeo discussed the threats to American intellectual property rights ...
Single Payer Health Care Support Stagnate in Single-Payer Poll Watch 2020 Update
Last month, Pacific Research Institute launched the “Single-Payer Poll Watch” to keep an eye on the latest public opinion around single-payer healthcare. Much like RealClearPolitics, the poll watch compiles questions from national polls on single-payer health care and calculates the average of the four most recent polls by date. In ...
Could National Water Pipeline Be the Solution to State’s Water Scarcity?
With nearly 40 million people and more than 70,000 farms taking up nearly 25 million acres, California is always thirsty. It is, as well, mostly dry. Deserts make up one-fourth of the state and semi-arid land occupies up at least that much, if not more. Consequently, water is an ever-unfolding ...
Enacting UBI Would Bust Federal Budget, Rob Americans of More Prosperous Future
I have written before on the benefits and drawbacks of the various universal basic income (UBI) proposals bubbling up the last few years in the American political scene, specifically the economic, political, and moral dimensions of these policies. All share the same essential structure: cash payments sent to all American ...
