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Wayne Winegarden Discusses Rising Inflation on Good Day Tulsa
Watch Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discuss rising inflation with host Bud Ford on “Good Day Tulsa” on KTUL Channel 8 in Tulsa, OK. Click on the image to watch the video.
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We’re Nominated! Cast your vote for PRI today!
PRI has been nominated for two prestigious national awards – and we need your help to win! State Policy Network has recognized PRI with nominations for two awards, recognizing our successes in stopping destructive policies from Sacramento that would take away our freedoms, and promoting market-based reforms that would improve
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NEW STUDY: Despite Billions Spent, Project Homekey Providing No Way Home for State’s Homeless
SACRAMENTO – Contrary to claims that Project Homekey is successfully addressing California’s homeless crisis, a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute finds that the program is costly, inefficient, and not helping to reduce homelessness. Click here to download the study “California has spent billions
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CAPITAL IDEAS: New Lithium Tax Latest Battle in California’s War on Cars
DOWNLOAD THE PDF California’s 2022 budget includes a tax on lithium, which is necessary for building electric vehicle batteries. It’s almost as if policymakers aren’t as interested in forcing people into electric vehicles as they are pushing them out of cars altogether. The flat-rate tax, which goes into effect in
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Supreme Court broadens school choice options, but states need to act
By Lance Izumi and McKenzie Richards While freedom has been under attack in many areas of life, the freedom of parents to choose the best education for their children has just expanded thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision. The case, Carson v. Makin, involved a Maine law that prevented parents and their children from using state-provided
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Wayne Winegarden Talks Consumer Spending, Housing Market Trends with Nasdaq Trade Talks
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discusses how macro factors are impacting the housing market and consumer spending with host Jill Malandrino on “Nasdaq Trade Talks”.
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What does the SEC have to do with farming anyway?
The Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t usually associated with a discussion of agriculture or greenhouse gas emissions. A recent proposal might change that. The SEC has proposed businesses begin disclosing their “climate-related risks” by tracking greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) throughout their value chain to investors. Writing that “investors will .
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Wayne Winegarden Plan to Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices on Scripps National News
In a national TV interview with Scripps National News, Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, says making drug rebates work for patients would more effectively lower patient costs compared to a plan working its way through Congress to let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices.
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Wayne Winegarden – Soaring Gas Prices
We discuss with Wayne what’s on everyone’s mind – inflation, rising gas prices, a possible recession, and whose to blame. He cuts through all the finger-pointing in Washington and Sacramento and offers ways that will truly help lower prices.
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No Investigation Needed – Government Energy Policy Fuels Record-High Gas Prices
Angry drivers paying record gas prices this year – surpassing $7 per gallon in parts of California – are demanding action from elected officials to lower gas prices. Surprisingly, Sacramento Democrats have hung onto this scorching hot political potato for months. Democrat legislative leaders have rejected pleas from Republicans and
Wayne Winegarden Discusses Rising Inflation on Good Day Tulsa
Watch Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discuss rising inflation with host Bud Ford on “Good Day Tulsa” on KTUL Channel 8 in Tulsa, OK. Click on the image to watch the video.
We’re Nominated! Cast your vote for PRI today!
PRI has been nominated for two prestigious national awards – and we need your help to win! State Policy Network has recognized PRI with nominations for two awards, recognizing our successes in stopping destructive policies from Sacramento that would take away our freedoms, and promoting market-based reforms that would improve
NEW STUDY: Despite Billions Spent, Project Homekey Providing No Way Home for State’s Homeless
SACRAMENTO – Contrary to claims that Project Homekey is successfully addressing California’s homeless crisis, a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute finds that the program is costly, inefficient, and not helping to reduce homelessness. Click here to download the study “California has spent billions
CAPITAL IDEAS: New Lithium Tax Latest Battle in California’s War on Cars
DOWNLOAD THE PDF California’s 2022 budget includes a tax on lithium, which is necessary for building electric vehicle batteries. It’s almost as if policymakers aren’t as interested in forcing people into electric vehicles as they are pushing them out of cars altogether. The flat-rate tax, which goes into effect in
Supreme Court broadens school choice options, but states need to act
By Lance Izumi and McKenzie Richards While freedom has been under attack in many areas of life, the freedom of parents to choose the best education for their children has just expanded thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision. The case, Carson v. Makin, involved a Maine law that prevented parents and their children from using state-provided
Wayne Winegarden Talks Consumer Spending, Housing Market Trends with Nasdaq Trade Talks
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discusses how macro factors are impacting the housing market and consumer spending with host Jill Malandrino on “Nasdaq Trade Talks”.
What does the SEC have to do with farming anyway?
The Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t usually associated with a discussion of agriculture or greenhouse gas emissions. A recent proposal might change that. The SEC has proposed businesses begin disclosing their “climate-related risks” by tracking greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) throughout their value chain to investors. Writing that “investors will .
Wayne Winegarden Plan to Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices on Scripps National News
In a national TV interview with Scripps National News, Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, says making drug rebates work for patients would more effectively lower patient costs compared to a plan working its way through Congress to let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices.
Wayne Winegarden – Soaring Gas Prices
We discuss with Wayne what’s on everyone’s mind – inflation, rising gas prices, a possible recession, and whose to blame. He cuts through all the finger-pointing in Washington and Sacramento and offers ways that will truly help lower prices.
No Investigation Needed – Government Energy Policy Fuels Record-High Gas Prices
Angry drivers paying record gas prices this year – surpassing $7 per gallon in parts of California – are demanding action from elected officials to lower gas prices. Surprisingly, Sacramento Democrats have hung onto this scorching hot political potato for months. Democrat legislative leaders have rejected pleas from Republicans and
