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Oregon housing demand down, but so is affordability
Oregon housing demand down, but so is affordability By Randal O’Toole | December 13, 2024 Nearly two years ago, Oregon’s Gov. Tina Kotek set a target of increasing the number of homes built in Oregon each year from 22,000 to 36,000. At the time, I argued that the subsidies Kotek was ...
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The Gordon Chang Report–Why China Believes Taiwan Is An Existential Threat
READ THE PDF Why China Believes Taiwan is an Existential Threat “The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,” Xi Jinping proclaimed in his 2024 New Year’s address, referring to Taiwan.[1] China’s annexation of Taiwan as its 34th province, however, is by no means guaranteed. So far, Taiwan—officially the ...
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The False Promise of a Government Takeover of our Health Care System
My goal today is to expose the false promise of a fully government-run healthcare system — “Medicare for All,” as some progressives style it. Under this vision, private insurance would be illegal, and all Americans would be enrolled in a single, federally run insurance plan. That’s why some people call ...
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California’s Next Crime Wave – Fuel Theft
Here are a few examples: On September 27, an Inland Empire resident drove away from her job at an area hospital when her pickup truck puttered to a stop. An investigation showed her tank had been drilled and emptied. A Valero Station in Fremont lost tens of thousands of gallons ...
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Voters slam California with new local taxes and bonds
Voters slam California with new local taxes and bonds By John Seiler | December 6, 2024 California’s Nov. 5 election totals, finalized on Dec. 5 by county registrars, show voters slammed local taxpayers with around $2.3 billion in new direct tax increases. Plus $47.1 billion in new bond debt, which ...
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Read the latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Can cities keep up as California steps up housing lawsuits?
Housing Element parameters are determined by the state, guiding cities and counties to produce sufficient inventory to accommodate community needs. While Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) numbers get updated every eight years, what is planned for – and what is actually built – have long differed. The state this year ...
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Immigration in California (By the Numbers)
According to Pew Research, immigration ranked second, after the economy, in a top ten list of potential Trump voter concerns going into the 2024 presidential election. For potential Harris voters, immigration ranked last. Upon his Nov 6th election, President-Elect Trump made immediate plans for the “mass deportation” of millions ...
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Support PRI on Giving Tuesday
Support PRI This Giving Tuesday
At the Pacific Research Institute, we are excited to participate in Giving Tuesday not just because of our status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, but because we know that nonprofits are often at the forefront of innovative solutions to pressing social problems – problems that government bureaucracies are inadequately prepared ...
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Learn how poorly California students scored on the latest national literacy test
Low Adult Literacy Screams for Science-of-Reading Instruction in Schools
The United States ranks 36th in the world at a 79% literacy rate, which is quite terrible considering the US’s status as one of the most developed nations in the world. “Developed nations consistently boast adult literacy rates of 96% or higher, while the least developed countries struggle with an ...
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PRI’s 2024 Holiday Book List
Sally Pipes – Doctor Sally by P.G. Wodehouse While not a policy book, my favorite this year and one that I read recently is Doctor Sally by my favorite author, P.G. Wodehouse. After a long and grueling election campaign, this book is a tonic and breath of fresh air for ...
Oregon housing demand down, but so is affordability
Oregon housing demand down, but so is affordability By Randal O’Toole | December 13, 2024 Nearly two years ago, Oregon’s Gov. Tina Kotek set a target of increasing the number of homes built in Oregon each year from 22,000 to 36,000. At the time, I argued that the subsidies Kotek was ...
The Gordon Chang Report–Why China Believes Taiwan Is An Existential Threat
READ THE PDF Why China Believes Taiwan is an Existential Threat “The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,” Xi Jinping proclaimed in his 2024 New Year’s address, referring to Taiwan.[1] China’s annexation of Taiwan as its 34th province, however, is by no means guaranteed. So far, Taiwan—officially the ...
The False Promise of a Government Takeover of our Health Care System
My goal today is to expose the false promise of a fully government-run healthcare system — “Medicare for All,” as some progressives style it. Under this vision, private insurance would be illegal, and all Americans would be enrolled in a single, federally run insurance plan. That’s why some people call ...
California’s Next Crime Wave – Fuel Theft
Here are a few examples: On September 27, an Inland Empire resident drove away from her job at an area hospital when her pickup truck puttered to a stop. An investigation showed her tank had been drilled and emptied. A Valero Station in Fremont lost tens of thousands of gallons ...
Voters slam California with new local taxes and bonds
Voters slam California with new local taxes and bonds By John Seiler | December 6, 2024 California’s Nov. 5 election totals, finalized on Dec. 5 by county registrars, show voters slammed local taxpayers with around $2.3 billion in new direct tax increases. Plus $47.1 billion in new bond debt, which ...
Read the latest from PRI's Free Cities Center
Can cities keep up as California steps up housing lawsuits?
Housing Element parameters are determined by the state, guiding cities and counties to produce sufficient inventory to accommodate community needs. While Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) numbers get updated every eight years, what is planned for – and what is actually built – have long differed. The state this year ...
Immigration in California (By the Numbers)
According to Pew Research, immigration ranked second, after the economy, in a top ten list of potential Trump voter concerns going into the 2024 presidential election. For potential Harris voters, immigration ranked last. Upon his Nov 6th election, President-Elect Trump made immediate plans for the “mass deportation” of millions ...
Support PRI on Giving Tuesday
Support PRI This Giving Tuesday
At the Pacific Research Institute, we are excited to participate in Giving Tuesday not just because of our status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, but because we know that nonprofits are often at the forefront of innovative solutions to pressing social problems – problems that government bureaucracies are inadequately prepared ...
Learn how poorly California students scored on the latest national literacy test
Low Adult Literacy Screams for Science-of-Reading Instruction in Schools
The United States ranks 36th in the world at a 79% literacy rate, which is quite terrible considering the US’s status as one of the most developed nations in the world. “Developed nations consistently boast adult literacy rates of 96% or higher, while the least developed countries struggle with an ...
PRI’s 2024 Holiday Book List
Sally Pipes – Doctor Sally by P.G. Wodehouse While not a policy book, my favorite this year and one that I read recently is Doctor Sally by my favorite author, P.G. Wodehouse. After a long and grueling election campaign, this book is a tonic and breath of fresh air for ...
