Pacific Research Institute
Commentary
New Book Release By Sally Pipes
President Barack Obama has declared that his signature health reform law – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – is “here to stay.” But his days in the White House are numbered, and the law has failed: insurance premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed, patients are losing access to doctors, ...
California
Rebecca Friedrichs: Challenging Compulsory Union Dues and Standing Up for Freedom
In March 2015, PRI filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (CTA) -a major case challenging compulsory union dues that nearly all California teachers are required to pay. The case, spearheaded by the Center for Individual Rights (CIR), was brought by ...
Publications
2014 Annual Report
As PRI marked its 35th anniversary in 2014, we remained focused on advancing market-based, pro-liberty policies in California and around the nation. In the run-up to and following the November 2014 mid-term elections, we ramped up our educational efforts to empower legislators in Sacramento, Washington, and statehouses across the country ...
Education
Not As Good As You Think: Colorado
Read the Study Many middle-class Coloradoans think that most low-performing schools are located in poor inner cities such as Denver, not in their nice neighborhoods or in their smaller towns. They need to think again. Based on a variety of indicators, many Colorado public schools with predominantly non-low income middle ...
Business & Economics
Tax Reform Research Brief
A tax reform plan by PRI authors Art Laffer and Wayne Winegarden is the subject of a new research brief by Forward Observer, a prominent research and strategy firm with offices in California and Washington, DC. The research brief compares the tax reform proposal, including a flat tax, outlined in ...
Blended Learning
Impact Magazine — Summer 2015
As we look forward to a busy summer, PRI remains committed to its mission of championing freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing market-based policy solutions. I can’t help but be proud of the impact we have made on the public policy debate and I hope you ...
Uncategorized
PRI has moved
PRI has moved. Our new address is: 101 Montgomery Street Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94104 Due to the relocation, our phones may be down for a short period. To contact us, please use our email. Thank you very much.
California
Izumi Elected Chair Of Foundation For Calif. Community Colleges
SACRAMENTO — Lance Izumi was elected in June as chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for California Community Colleges, one of the largest operating foundations in higher education. Two members of the California Community College Board of Governors, Arnoldo Avalos and Manuel Baca, were appointed to a ...
Climate Change
Hysteria’s History Part IV
Video Series on the Environment Episode 4: Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? is the last video in a four-part series aimed at exposing young people to the historical progression of environmental alarmism that has often resulted in poor and contradictory policy ...
Commentary
Sally Pipes’ Statement on King v. Burwell
Today’s 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell was very disappointing but not unexpected. Justices Roberts and Kennedy were afraid to upset the Obamacare applecart. As Justice Scalia said, “the court has changed the usual rules of statutory interpretation for the sake of the ACA.” The law is still flawed. The ...
New Book Release By Sally Pipes
President Barack Obama has declared that his signature health reform law – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – is “here to stay.” But his days in the White House are numbered, and the law has failed: insurance premiums and deductibles have skyrocketed, patients are losing access to doctors, ...
Rebecca Friedrichs: Challenging Compulsory Union Dues and Standing Up for Freedom
In March 2015, PRI filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (CTA) -a major case challenging compulsory union dues that nearly all California teachers are required to pay. The case, spearheaded by the Center for Individual Rights (CIR), was brought by ...
2014 Annual Report
As PRI marked its 35th anniversary in 2014, we remained focused on advancing market-based, pro-liberty policies in California and around the nation. In the run-up to and following the November 2014 mid-term elections, we ramped up our educational efforts to empower legislators in Sacramento, Washington, and statehouses across the country ...
Not As Good As You Think: Colorado
Read the Study Many middle-class Coloradoans think that most low-performing schools are located in poor inner cities such as Denver, not in their nice neighborhoods or in their smaller towns. They need to think again. Based on a variety of indicators, many Colorado public schools with predominantly non-low income middle ...
Tax Reform Research Brief
A tax reform plan by PRI authors Art Laffer and Wayne Winegarden is the subject of a new research brief by Forward Observer, a prominent research and strategy firm with offices in California and Washington, DC. The research brief compares the tax reform proposal, including a flat tax, outlined in ...
Impact Magazine — Summer 2015
As we look forward to a busy summer, PRI remains committed to its mission of championing freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing market-based policy solutions. I can’t help but be proud of the impact we have made on the public policy debate and I hope you ...
PRI has moved
PRI has moved. Our new address is: 101 Montgomery Street Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94104 Due to the relocation, our phones may be down for a short period. To contact us, please use our email. Thank you very much.
Izumi Elected Chair Of Foundation For Calif. Community Colleges
SACRAMENTO — Lance Izumi was elected in June as chair of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for California Community Colleges, one of the largest operating foundations in higher education. Two members of the California Community College Board of Governors, Arnoldo Avalos and Manuel Baca, were appointed to a ...
Hysteria’s History Part IV
Video Series on the Environment Episode 4: Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? Hysteria’s History: Why is Alarmism so Dangerous? is the last video in a four-part series aimed at exposing young people to the historical progression of environmental alarmism that has often resulted in poor and contradictory policy ...
Sally Pipes’ Statement on King v. Burwell
Today’s 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell was very disappointing but not unexpected. Justices Roberts and Kennedy were afraid to upset the Obamacare applecart. As Justice Scalia said, “the court has changed the usual rules of statutory interpretation for the sake of the ACA.” The law is still flawed. The ...
