Pacific Research Institute | California Podcast

Chuck DeVore – Catching Up With a Former California Lawmaker Now Living in Texas

June 12, 2018

California

Former California Assemblyman and now Texas Public Policy Institute VP Chuck DeVore joins to talk about his experiences relocating to the Lone Star State, the advantages that Texas has over California, how the states differ on economic and energy policy, and what he thinks from...

What Does It All Mean? The PRI All Stars Post-California Primary Wrap

June 06, 2018

California

Now that the voters of California have spoken, what does it all mean? The PRI all stars analyze the results of the California primary, preview the major fall contests and initiative battles, and ponder the future of the Top 2 primary....

PRI’s California Primary Preview

May 28, 2018

California

The “PRI All Stars” break down the California primary, analyzing the major propositions and how the major gubernatorial candidates might different from Gov. Brown, discuss whether the initiative process and Top 2 primary should be reform, and give their predictions on the major races....

Will Swaim – Is Worker Freedom On the Horizon in California?

May 14, 2018

California Policy Center head Will Swaim joins us to discuss the effort to increase worker freedom in California. We explore the Janus case pending before the Supreme Court, efforts to expand pension reform and government transparency, and the 2018 campaign – and stay tuned...

Steve Maviglio – The Broken Clock is Right Twice Hour

May 07, 2018

California

Democratic powerhouse Steve Maviglio joins for what we’re calling the “Broken Clock is Right Twice Hour”. He joins us to discuss two issues where he and many Democrats are finding common ground with free marketeers – expanding rent control in California, and a proposed...

Wayne Winegarden – The Case for Pharmacists and Vaccines

April 30, 2018

Winegarden joins us to discuss his new study exploring how empowering pharmacists would increase adult vaccination rates, increase access to care, and lower health care costs for consumers....

Connie Conway – She’s Back! Former Assembly Republican Leader Takes On Sacramento’s Hot Topics

April 23, 2018

California

Former Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway always has an opinion about something. She joins us to discuss the hot issues on the agenda in Sacramento, including taxes, water storage, the state budget, and health care....

Patrick Reasonover – Can Free Market Filmmakers Thrive in Hollywood?

April 16, 2018

California

Patrick Reasonover, president and co-founder of Taliesin Nexus, joins us to discuss his organization’s work to nurture the next generation of liberty-minded filmmakers in Hollywood, and the state of the movie business and entertainment industry today....

Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates – The View from Under the Dome

April 09, 2018

California

Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates joins us as she celebrates her one-year anniversary as Leader to discuss the top issues on the agenda at the State Capitol - poverty, health care reform, transportation, the state budget, taxes, and her caucus’ priorities for 2018....

Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton – The Free Market View of SB 827

April 02, 2018

Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton, research fellows with the free-market Mercatus Center at George Mason University, join us to discuss their new research brief on Senate Bill 827, one of this year's highest-profile housing bills, and other ways that the free market can alleviate California's...