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Prop 16 – No Truth in Advertising
One of the most disturbing political ads airing across the state this election season is a television ad urging a “yes” vote on Prop. 16, the ballot initiative that asks voters to overturn Prop. 209, the landmark California law that ended racial preferences in university admissions, government employment and contracting. ...
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California Plays Voting Age Limbo with Prop. 18
Voters will be asked to decide on many important ballot propositions on November 3 with rent control, the future of independent contractors, and data privacy among the most impactful issues on the ballot. One proposition that voters may overlook is Proposition 18, which would allow 17-year-olds to vote. Before you ...
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Prop. 25 – Will Voters Decide to End Cash Bail in California?
With the Presidential debate and the first couple testing positive for COVID-19 dominating the headlines last week, you may have missed a very big story from Yolo County. The Judicial Council, the policymaking body for California’s judicial system, earlier this year adopted a temporary zero cash bail policy in response ...
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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 ...
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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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Prop 23 – Do we really need a doctor in the house?
Back in the November 2018 election, California voters were forced to pretend to be health care executives when they were asked to decide whether to require dialysis clinics to give refunds to patients (or patients’ insurers) if profits were above 115 percent of the costs of patient care and healthcare improvements. ...
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Prop. 19 Could Be a Huge Tax Increase for Middle Class Californians Inheriting Homes
Property taxes are a hot issue on the ballot in California this November. Most of the attention has centered around Prop. 15, which would impose a split roll property tax scheme in the state. Garnering less attention is Prop. 19, which has the potential to have a much bigger negative ...
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While California Wars Against Charter Schools, Harvard Finds Charter Performance Growth
Like in so many policy areas, California is going in the wrong direction when it comes to charter schools. But while Sacramento is making it hard for charters to grow, a new Harvard University study finds charter-school students are learning more than their regular public school peers. Last year, the ...
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What We’re Watching – Remembering RBG
PRI joins all Americans in remembering the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a special “What We’re Watching”. Remembering RBG An excerpt from the Opera Scalia/Ginsburg An Unlikely Friendship
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Another Victory for Worker Freedom
Last week, the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that private sector unions can’t force workers to pay for union lobbying activities. Jeanette Geary, a Rhode Island nurse who is not a union member, waged a decade-long battle against the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP), which collected funds ...
Prop 16 – No Truth in Advertising
One of the most disturbing political ads airing across the state this election season is a television ad urging a “yes” vote on Prop. 16, the ballot initiative that asks voters to overturn Prop. 209, the landmark California law that ended racial preferences in university admissions, government employment and contracting. ...
California Plays Voting Age Limbo with Prop. 18
Voters will be asked to decide on many important ballot propositions on November 3 with rent control, the future of independent contractors, and data privacy among the most impactful issues on the ballot. One proposition that voters may overlook is Proposition 18, which would allow 17-year-olds to vote. Before you ...
Prop. 25 – Will Voters Decide to End Cash Bail in California?
With the Presidential debate and the first couple testing positive for COVID-19 dominating the headlines last week, you may have missed a very big story from Yolo County. The Judicial Council, the policymaking body for California’s judicial system, earlier this year adopted a temporary zero cash bail policy in response ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prop 23 – Do we really need a doctor in the house?
Back in the November 2018 election, California voters were forced to pretend to be health care executives when they were asked to decide whether to require dialysis clinics to give refunds to patients (or patients’ insurers) if profits were above 115 percent of the costs of patient care and healthcare improvements. ...
Prop. 19 Could Be a Huge Tax Increase for Middle Class Californians Inheriting Homes
Property taxes are a hot issue on the ballot in California this November. Most of the attention has centered around Prop. 15, which would impose a split roll property tax scheme in the state. Garnering less attention is Prop. 19, which has the potential to have a much bigger negative ...
While California Wars Against Charter Schools, Harvard Finds Charter Performance Growth
Like in so many policy areas, California is going in the wrong direction when it comes to charter schools. But while Sacramento is making it hard for charters to grow, a new Harvard University study finds charter-school students are learning more than their regular public school peers. Last year, the ...
What We’re Watching – Remembering RBG
PRI joins all Americans in remembering the life and legacy of the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a special “What We’re Watching”. Remembering RBG An excerpt from the Opera Scalia/Ginsburg An Unlikely Friendship
Another Victory for Worker Freedom
Last week, the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that private sector unions can’t force workers to pay for union lobbying activities. Jeanette Geary, a Rhode Island nurse who is not a union member, waged a decade-long battle against the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP), which collected funds ...
