Pacific Research Institute
Health Care
Statement by Pacific Research Institute Health Care Studies Director on the Arizona Health Care Freedom Act
Phoenix, May 26, 2009 — PRI’s director of Health Care Studies, John R. Graham, testified on the benefits of the Arizona Health Care Freedom Act (AHCFA) to the Arizona House of Representatives’ Health & Human Services Committee. Mr. Graham believes that the “AHCFA secures the rights of Arizonans to spend ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 26, 2009
Business & Economics
Things could be worse – we could be California
As bad as the deficit woes of Arizona are – and they are very, very bad – we still have the comfort of knowing that things could always be worse. We could be California. On Tuesday, California voters overwhelmingly rejected five ballot propositions intended to shore up the state’s $15.4 ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 22, 2009
Commentary
Washington D.C. Premiere of “Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School”
The Washington DC Premiere of “Not as Good as You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School” at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium. PRI’s Lance T. Izumi, Executive Producer and Author, and Director Nick Tucker answer questions in a panel discussion. Our national conversation about education reform often focuses ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 19, 2009
Business & Economics
A Closer Look at Personal Genomic Testing
PRI senior policy fellow in Technology Studies, Daniel Ballon, Ph.D., participated in a panel discussion at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The discussion examined genomic testing’s technology, its ramifications, government regulation of the industry, and whether individuals should have their genome analyzed. (Video length ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 19, 2009
Education
CA School Finance Center mentioned on CA State Senator Huff Capital Weekly Report
California State Senator Bob Huff mentioned the California School Finance Center database developed by PRI and Just for the Kids in his weekly message to constituents. Senator Huff comments on legislative activities for the Week of May 11th. The California School Finance Center database developed by PRI and Just for ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 15, 2009
Business & Economics
Exploding The Myth Of Green Jobs
Say Anything Blog, May 14, 2009 RXnews.com (Bismarck, ND), May 14 2009 12:00AM Great video of Dr. Robert Murphy talking about the myth of so-called “green jobs.” I’ll be interviewing Dr. Murphy on my radio show this Friday, and he’ll be appearing at the North Dakota Policy Council’s Free Market ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 14, 2009
Health Care
Obama’s Healthcare Reform Malpractice
OBAMA’S HEALTHCARE REFORM MALPRACTICE Josiah Swampoodle – The only people Obama and congressional leaders are barring from the table in discussions of healthcare reform are people who advocate healthcare reform. You can’t solve a problem by only talking to those who created it. James Ridgway, Unsilent Generation – In a ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 12, 2009
Business & Economics
CNBC News – Early Stress Test Results
Airtime: Wed. May 6 2009 | 4:02 PM ET A look at the early stress test results and more with Lee Hoskins, fmr. Cleveland Fed Bank president; Bill Isaac, fmr. FDIC chairman; and CNBC’s Mary Thompson, Charlie Gasparino & Larry Kudlow.
Pacific Research Institute
May 6, 2009
Health Care
Sally C. Pipes on Bill Bennett’s ‘Mornings in America’
PRI president and CEO, Sally C. Pipes talks with Bill Bennett about her book “The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide,” health care in Canada, and the Obama administration’s proposed changes for health care in America.
Pacific Research Institute
May 6, 2009
Business & Economics
CNBC News – NY Fed Chair Resignation Watch
Airtime: Wed. May 6 2009 | 4:22 PM ET Fmr. Goldman Sachs CEO Steve Friedman, now chairman of the board of the NY Fed, made unethical purchases of Goldman Sachs stock after they became a bank holding company regulated by the NY Fed. CNBC’s Larry Kudlow is calling for his ...
Pacific Research Institute
May 6, 2009
Statement by Pacific Research Institute Health Care Studies Director on the Arizona Health Care Freedom Act
Phoenix, May 26, 2009 — PRI’s director of Health Care Studies, John R. Graham, testified on the benefits of the Arizona Health Care Freedom Act (AHCFA) to the Arizona House of Representatives’ Health & Human Services Committee. Mr. Graham believes that the “AHCFA secures the rights of Arizonans to spend ...
Things could be worse – we could be California
As bad as the deficit woes of Arizona are – and they are very, very bad – we still have the comfort of knowing that things could always be worse. We could be California. On Tuesday, California voters overwhelmingly rejected five ballot propositions intended to shore up the state’s $15.4 ...
Washington D.C. Premiere of “Not As Good As You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School”
The Washington DC Premiere of “Not as Good as You Think: The Myth of the Middle Class School” at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium. PRI’s Lance T. Izumi, Executive Producer and Author, and Director Nick Tucker answer questions in a panel discussion. Our national conversation about education reform often focuses ...
A Closer Look at Personal Genomic Testing
PRI senior policy fellow in Technology Studies, Daniel Ballon, Ph.D., participated in a panel discussion at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The discussion examined genomic testing’s technology, its ramifications, government regulation of the industry, and whether individuals should have their genome analyzed. (Video length ...
CA School Finance Center mentioned on CA State Senator Huff Capital Weekly Report
California State Senator Bob Huff mentioned the California School Finance Center database developed by PRI and Just for the Kids in his weekly message to constituents. Senator Huff comments on legislative activities for the Week of May 11th. The California School Finance Center database developed by PRI and Just for ...
Exploding The Myth Of Green Jobs
Say Anything Blog, May 14, 2009 RXnews.com (Bismarck, ND), May 14 2009 12:00AM Great video of Dr. Robert Murphy talking about the myth of so-called “green jobs.” I’ll be interviewing Dr. Murphy on my radio show this Friday, and he’ll be appearing at the North Dakota Policy Council’s Free Market ...
Obama’s Healthcare Reform Malpractice
OBAMA’S HEALTHCARE REFORM MALPRACTICE Josiah Swampoodle – The only people Obama and congressional leaders are barring from the table in discussions of healthcare reform are people who advocate healthcare reform. You can’t solve a problem by only talking to those who created it. James Ridgway, Unsilent Generation – In a ...
CNBC News – Early Stress Test Results
Airtime: Wed. May 6 2009 | 4:02 PM ET A look at the early stress test results and more with Lee Hoskins, fmr. Cleveland Fed Bank president; Bill Isaac, fmr. FDIC chairman; and CNBC’s Mary Thompson, Charlie Gasparino & Larry Kudlow.
Sally C. Pipes on Bill Bennett’s ‘Mornings in America’
PRI president and CEO, Sally C. Pipes talks with Bill Bennett about her book “The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide,” health care in Canada, and the Obama administration’s proposed changes for health care in America.
CNBC News – NY Fed Chair Resignation Watch
Airtime: Wed. May 6 2009 | 4:22 PM ET Fmr. Goldman Sachs CEO Steve Friedman, now chairman of the board of the NY Fed, made unethical purchases of Goldman Sachs stock after they became a bank holding company regulated by the NY Fed. CNBC’s Larry Kudlow is calling for his ...