New PRI Study Finds California Job Growth Lags Nation, High Costs Turn State’s Income Advantage into 35% Deficit
A new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute finds that California’s economic performance has fallen sharply behind the rest of the nation, with job growth since the COVID-19 pandemic at less than half the national rate, while the ...
Breaking Up ‘Big Medicine’ Won’t Fix What Washington Broke
Washington is gearing up to crack down on “Big Medicine,” with populist Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., leading the charge. Over the past decade, America’s healthcare system has become increasingly consolidated, leaving patients with higher prices, fewer ...
Bay Area police oversight is in turmoil—and the real problem is inside the oversight system itself
Civilian police oversight was built on a simple premise: internal police discipline was not enough on its own. Independent civilian review would add transparency, improve accountability, and strengthen public trust. That model now exists in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and ...
Newsom’s $19 Million Ad Campaign Can’t Polish California’s Image
It’s going to take a lot more than a $19 million advertising blitz to make people forget about California’s problems. Governor Gavin Newsom, who is known to love “big, hairy, audacious goals,” recently hired the communications powerhouse Edelman to rehab ...
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Medical assistance in dying now accounts for roughly one in 20 deaths in Canada, according to the latest government data. That makes it the country’s ...
The FTC Is Settling for Lower Drug Prices
The FTC alleged that Express Scripts “artificially inflated the list price of insulin drugs by using anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices, and impaired patients’ access to lower ...
New Yorkers can’t afford Albany’s single-payer fantasy
With health insurance premiums climbing across New York, some lawmakers are once again pitching a familiar “solution” — scrap private coverage and put the state ...
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