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You’re Next: New PRI Study Finds Wealth Taxes May Start with Billionaires, But Average Families Could Pay the Price

SACRAMENTO – A new Pacific Research Institute study released today finds that average Californians could ultimately bear significant economic costs from a wealth tax – through fewer job opportunities, weaker income growth and increased fiscal pressure that could eventually reach ...

NEW PRI Book Tells Stories of Students, Parents and Educators Fighting Back Against DEI

SACRAMENTO – Students, parents, teachers, school board members and college professors across the country are challenging controversial so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies (DEI) and winning.  Their stories are at the heart of a new book released today by the ...

Democrats Set Their Sights on Trump’s Medicaid Reforms

Fresh off their 2026 midterm victories, Democrats are preparing to roll back key Medicaid reforms that President Trump signed into law last year. Their ambitions don’t stop there. Progressives are also looking to revive Medicare for All — a proposal ...

Resistance To Energy Storage Is A Reality Slap For California’s Green Ambitions

Vistra Energy, a Texas-based power company, long had plans to build and operate a 600-megawatt battery storage facility on about 24 acres of a 107-acre waterfront property in the city of Morro Bay. The site is a retired oil-and-gas fired ...

The Equity Epidemic Is Hurting America’s Students

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies have become embedded in American education despite President Trump’s efforts to eliminate them and some schools’ attempts to rebrand them. A 2025 investigation found that nearly 24,000 schools in 46 states and the District ...

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Catching Breast Cancer Early Is Still Hard. Melania Trump Can Help

The cost of finding breast cancer late can be staggering–both in dollars and in years of life. A new study by researchers at the National ...
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PRI Warns Proposed COINS Act Rule Could Undermine America’s Medical Innovation Leadership

Yesterday, the Treasury Department issued a proposed rule implementing the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act, which restricts certain U.S. investments in China and ...
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Peptide Dangers Result in Hospitalizations

The peptide market has raced far ahead of both the science and the safeguards meant to protect patients. Federal regulators need to take the explosion ...

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