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 ...
No Sound Reasons to Mislead on Medical Debt
Medical debt can cause serious hardship. But the Urban Institute’s own findings paint a less alarming picture. The first question is what counts as medical debt. The Urban Institute found that 26.6% of adults reported that they or their families ...
Will voters continue to subsidize transit’s death spiral in 2026?
Will voters continue to subsidize transit’s death spiral in 2026? By D. Dowd Muska | October 23, 2026 On Election Day, transit enthusiasts will direct their attention to greater San Francisco. There, five counties will decide whether to hike their ...
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 other countries of concern. The proposal would expand existing outbound investment restrictions to include biotechnology. ...
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Clear conflict of interest: Time to sever sheriff and coroner offices
The Democratic Legislature clearly has a bone to pick with Bianco over his seizure of county election ballots and his conservative, MAGA-style politics. This measure ...
Medicare for All comes with a human cost voters don’t realize
“Medicare for All” is enjoying a political resurgence. A KFF poll released last week found that two-thirds of Americans support a national health plan — ...
The Evidence We Leave Behind
On November 13, 2022, my daughter and I had breakfast in Moscow, Idaho, a Dad’s Weekend tradition from her years at Washington State University. We ...
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