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CAPITAL IDEAS: Will We Ever Build More Water Storage in California?

April 10, 2018

California

Read the PDF It’s not elected officials’ fault if it doesn’t rain. But they are largely responsible for the issues that arise when it doesn’t. That’s why California’s most-recent drought was often referred to as man-made. The next one, which will reportedly arrive this year, should...

CAPITAL IDEAS: What Executives in High-Demand Industries are Saying About Moving to California

March 19, 2018

DOWNLOAD THE PDF California has a deserved reputation for losing businesses to states where companies believe their commercial prospects are more promising. At the same time, businesses that stay are too often reluctant to expand in-state while many outside are unwilling to relocate or extend their...

New PRI Survey: Housing, Education, Business Climate Top Reasons Why Industries Aren’t Moving to California

February 28, 2018

New PRI Survey: Housing, Education, Business Climate Top Reasons Why Highly-Desired Industries Aren’t Moving to California Survey Gives Insight into Location Decisions of R&D, Clean Tech, Manufacturing Execs ...

Government Electric Car Subsidies Are ‘Costly Subsidies for the Rich’, Finds New Study

February 12, 2018

Generous, taxpayer-funded subsidies for electric car purchases have become just another costly subsidy benefitting the rich, finds a new study released today by the California-based free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute. Click here to download a copy of “Costly Subsidies for the Rich” “When politicians talk...

CAPITAL IDEAS: Governor Brown Ignores State’s Poverty Crisis

February 07, 2018

DOWNLOAD THE PDF In Gov. Jerry Brown’s California, all is nearly well. He led off his State of the State address with an assurance that “California is prospering.” He bragged about jobs created and personal income growth on his watch, and congratulated lawmakers for the public...

CAPITAL IDEAS:The Next Step on the Slippery Slope Toward Single-Payer in California

January 17, 2018

California

Download the PDF California has declared itself a sanctuary state, where illegal immigrants are sheltered from federal law. The urge to “resist” President Trump runs so red hot in California that Gov. Jerry Brown pardoned two immigrants from Cambodia on Dec. 23 who otherwise would have...

New Issue Brief: State Anti-Poverty Programs Are Well-Intended, Yet Not Very Successful in Reducing Poverty

January 08, 2018 Kerry Jackson

Brief Says State Policymakers Should Make Pro-Jobs Policies a Priority, And Turn Over More Responsibility to Private Charities That Turn Lives Around...

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CAPITAL IDEAS: Will We Ever Build More Water Storage in California?

CAPITAL IDEAS: What Executives in High-Demand Industries are Saying About Moving to California

New PRI Survey: Housing, Education, Business Climate Top Reasons Why Industries Aren’t Moving to California

Government Electric Car Subsidies Are ‘Costly Subsidies for the Rich’, Finds New Study

CAPITAL IDEAS: Governor Brown Ignores State’s Poverty Crisis

CAPITAL IDEAS:The Next Step on the Slippery Slope Toward Single-Payer in California

New Issue Brief: State Anti-Poverty Programs Are Well-Intended, Yet Not Very Successful in Reducing Poverty

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