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Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden Medical Device Tax Study Cited in Fox News Opinion Article
Health care costs will rise unless Congress blocks harmful tax By Ross Marchand The American people – and just about all our elected officials – frequently and justifiably complain about the high cost of health care. But unless Congress acts, a tax increase on medical devices will take effect Jan. 1 ...
Education
Watch PRI’s Lance Izumi Discuss College Admissions Scandal on Newsy
Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the college admissions scandal with host Chance Seales on “The Why” on Newsy.
Health Care
Sally Pipes Discusses New York Health Act on Focus Today
Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Studies Sally C. Pipes discuss the New York Health Act and the national push for single-payer health care on “Focus Today”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=89&v=RTxkzZbI8f4
California
Kerry Jackson Discusses CA Homeless Crisis on “Daily Ledger”
Watch Kerry Jackson, Fellow with PRI’s Center for California Reform, discuss California’s homeless crisis and other topics with Graham Ledger on the “Daily Ledger” on One America News Network.
California
PRI’s Dan Kolkey featured in Los Angeles Times story on Cal Fire pension ruling
California Supreme Court curbs a pension benefit but preserves ‘California Rule’ By Maura Dolan The California Supreme Court made it clear Monday that state and local governments may reduce pension costs by repealing certain benefits without running afoul of constitutional protections for public pensions. In a unanimous decision written by Chief Justice ...
California
Pacific Research Institute Responds to Cal Fire Ruling: Supreme Court Decision is ‘Victory for Taxpayers’
SAN FRANCISCO – California-based non-partisan think tank Pacific Research Institute today applauded the California Supreme Court’s decision in a landmark case on public employee pension reform, Cal Fire Local 2881 v. CalPERS and the State of California. PRI submitted an amicus brief in the case, arguing that a favorable ruling ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Featured in Health News Digest Story on Medicare for All
More On Medicare For All By Michael D. Shaw This column first covered the matter of Medicare For All a couple of months ago. In that piece, Senate bill S.1804, the most publicized of the proposals, was outlined. Highlights are that every resident of the US would be covered, and ...
Environment
Kerry Jackson Featured in CNBC Story on State Push to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics
California proposes phaseout of single-use plastics by 2030 By Jeff Daniels California already has placed curbs on plastic items such as straws and bags — and this week legislation was introduced to phase out single-use plastic food containers and other packaging that isn’t recyclable or compostable. The proposed measure also ...
Press Release
Pacific Research Institute Rated as One of World’s Top Independent Think Tanks in Annual Global Rankings
SAN FRANCISCO – The Pacific Research Institute, California’s leading free-market think tank, today announced that it was named one of the world’s top independent think tanks in the annual “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report” rankings from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. “These latest rankings reaffirm ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Talks Medicare for All Push on “Focus Today”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go97l3nbOrk&feature=youtu.be Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discuss the latest push by Democrats for “Medicare for All” on “Focus Today”.
Wayne Winegarden Medical Device Tax Study Cited in Fox News Opinion Article
Health care costs will rise unless Congress blocks harmful tax By Ross Marchand The American people – and just about all our elected officials – frequently and justifiably complain about the high cost of health care. But unless Congress acts, a tax increase on medical devices will take effect Jan. 1 ...
Watch PRI’s Lance Izumi Discuss College Admissions Scandal on Newsy
Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the college admissions scandal with host Chance Seales on “The Why” on Newsy.
Sally Pipes Discusses New York Health Act on Focus Today
Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Studies Sally C. Pipes discuss the New York Health Act and the national push for single-payer health care on “Focus Today”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=89&v=RTxkzZbI8f4
Kerry Jackson Discusses CA Homeless Crisis on “Daily Ledger”
Watch Kerry Jackson, Fellow with PRI’s Center for California Reform, discuss California’s homeless crisis and other topics with Graham Ledger on the “Daily Ledger” on One America News Network.
PRI’s Dan Kolkey featured in Los Angeles Times story on Cal Fire pension ruling
California Supreme Court curbs a pension benefit but preserves ‘California Rule’ By Maura Dolan The California Supreme Court made it clear Monday that state and local governments may reduce pension costs by repealing certain benefits without running afoul of constitutional protections for public pensions. In a unanimous decision written by Chief Justice ...
Pacific Research Institute Responds to Cal Fire Ruling: Supreme Court Decision is ‘Victory for Taxpayers’
SAN FRANCISCO – California-based non-partisan think tank Pacific Research Institute today applauded the California Supreme Court’s decision in a landmark case on public employee pension reform, Cal Fire Local 2881 v. CalPERS and the State of California. PRI submitted an amicus brief in the case, arguing that a favorable ruling ...
Sally Pipes Featured in Health News Digest Story on Medicare for All
More On Medicare For All By Michael D. Shaw This column first covered the matter of Medicare For All a couple of months ago. In that piece, Senate bill S.1804, the most publicized of the proposals, was outlined. Highlights are that every resident of the US would be covered, and ...
Kerry Jackson Featured in CNBC Story on State Push to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics
California proposes phaseout of single-use plastics by 2030 By Jeff Daniels California already has placed curbs on plastic items such as straws and bags — and this week legislation was introduced to phase out single-use plastic food containers and other packaging that isn’t recyclable or compostable. The proposed measure also ...
Pacific Research Institute Rated as One of World’s Top Independent Think Tanks in Annual Global Rankings
SAN FRANCISCO – The Pacific Research Institute, California’s leading free-market think tank, today announced that it was named one of the world’s top independent think tanks in the annual “Global Go To Think Tank Index Report” rankings from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. “These latest rankings reaffirm ...
Sally Pipes Talks Medicare for All Push on “Focus Today”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go97l3nbOrk&feature=youtu.be Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discuss the latest push by Democrats for “Medicare for All” on “Focus Today”.
