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Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden in the Wall-Street Journal, “Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street”
Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street By By Michael Wursthorn March 16, 2021 Sustainability has been good for Wall Street’s bottom line. Exchange-traded funds that explicitly focus on socially responsible investments have 43% higher fees than widely popular standard ETFs. The environmental, social, and governance funds’ ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden Gig Economy Study Featured in NorCal Record
Study finds gig economy grows amid COVID pandemic; ‘Benefits people as consumers of goods and services and the income-earning opportunities created’ By Sarah Downey As gig economy restrictions have been reintroduced at the federal level, a new analysis has found such platforms crucial to helping businesses and workers recover from the COVID-19 ...
Coronavirus
Dr. Henry Miller Featured in Kaiser Health News on AstraZeneca Vaccine
Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America By Sarah Jane Tribble The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are already injecting ...
Health Care
Orange County Register Ed Board Quotes PRI’s Sally C. Pipes
Not that any of us needed additional reminders, but Californians in the past year have seen the stark limits of government power as state bureaucracies mishandle their most fundamental responsibilities. We’re all still reeling from the Newsom administration’s contradictory responses to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the state Employment Development Department struggles to ...
California
Wayne Winegarden Featured in National Interest on Biden Stimulus
Do State and Local Governments Really Need $350 Billion in Aid?: President Biden’s anti-coronavirus stimulus plan has faced some push back. by Rachel Bucchino Democrats and the Biden administration have repeatedly pushed for the passage of the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that they claim will save ...
Coronavirus
Dr. Henry Miller Featured on Fox News, “What happened to coronavirus, flu ‘twin-demic’? Experts weigh in”
What happened to coronavirus, flu ‘twin-demic’? Experts weigh in By Alexandria Hein With coronavirus cases soaring in late summer, experts warned about the potential for a so-called “twin-demic,” which they said would’ve seen hospital systems overwhelmed by both COVID-19 and the influx of flu patients, but the surge never came. In fact, the Centers for ...
Energy Costs
Impact Magazine – Spring 2021
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Letter from the President The dawn of the Biden-Harris Administration has ushered in a new, progressive era. All who believe in freedom, opportunity, and limited government are concerned about the administration’s plans for new government programs and its opposition topro-growth, market-driven solutions to our nation’s challenges. ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes in HealthCare Dive, “How might Xavier Becerra operate as HHS Secretary?”
The nominee has made headlines since leaving the House, in part by leading blue state efforts to defend the ACA, now under threat in a case before the Supreme Court. California consumer rights groups have high hopes for Xavier Becerra, President Joseph Biden’s nominee to lead HHS, while some lawyers ...
Education
School Choice Week 2021: How Students Can Overcome Learning Disabilities Through Science and School Choice
The new Pacific Research Institute book A Kite in a Hurricane No More profiles the challenges and ultimate triumph of Mia Giordano, a young woman with serious learning disabilities that conventional schools could not help and who is the co-author of the book along with PRI’s Lance Izumi. It was ...
Coronavirus
Sally Pipes in NorCal Record, “Concerns grow as California has used less than half of 5 million COVID-19 vaccines received”
By Sarah Downey, Northern California Record With California now predicting it could take months longer than anticipated to vaccinate people ages 65 and older, a health policy expert said a wider distribution network could improve efficacy and help the state advance further in its economic recovery. California has received nearly 5 million ...
Wayne Winegarden in the Wall-Street Journal, “Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street”
Tidal Wave of ESG Funds Brings Profit to Wall Street By By Michael Wursthorn March 16, 2021 Sustainability has been good for Wall Street’s bottom line. Exchange-traded funds that explicitly focus on socially responsible investments have 43% higher fees than widely popular standard ETFs. The environmental, social, and governance funds’ ...
Wayne Winegarden Gig Economy Study Featured in NorCal Record
Study finds gig economy grows amid COVID pandemic; ‘Benefits people as consumers of goods and services and the income-earning opportunities created’ By Sarah Downey As gig economy restrictions have been reintroduced at the federal level, a new analysis has found such platforms crucial to helping businesses and workers recover from the COVID-19 ...
Dr. Henry Miller Featured in Kaiser Health News on AstraZeneca Vaccine
Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use Elsewhere, Are Still on Hold in America By Sarah Jane Tribble The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are already injecting ...
Orange County Register Ed Board Quotes PRI’s Sally C. Pipes
Not that any of us needed additional reminders, but Californians in the past year have seen the stark limits of government power as state bureaucracies mishandle their most fundamental responsibilities. We’re all still reeling from the Newsom administration’s contradictory responses to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the state Employment Development Department struggles to ...
Wayne Winegarden Featured in National Interest on Biden Stimulus
Do State and Local Governments Really Need $350 Billion in Aid?: President Biden’s anti-coronavirus stimulus plan has faced some push back. by Rachel Bucchino Democrats and the Biden administration have repeatedly pushed for the passage of the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that they claim will save ...
Dr. Henry Miller Featured on Fox News, “What happened to coronavirus, flu ‘twin-demic’? Experts weigh in”
What happened to coronavirus, flu ‘twin-demic’? Experts weigh in By Alexandria Hein With coronavirus cases soaring in late summer, experts warned about the potential for a so-called “twin-demic,” which they said would’ve seen hospital systems overwhelmed by both COVID-19 and the influx of flu patients, but the surge never came. In fact, the Centers for ...
Impact Magazine – Spring 2021
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Letter from the President The dawn of the Biden-Harris Administration has ushered in a new, progressive era. All who believe in freedom, opportunity, and limited government are concerned about the administration’s plans for new government programs and its opposition topro-growth, market-driven solutions to our nation’s challenges. ...
Sally Pipes in HealthCare Dive, “How might Xavier Becerra operate as HHS Secretary?”
The nominee has made headlines since leaving the House, in part by leading blue state efforts to defend the ACA, now under threat in a case before the Supreme Court. California consumer rights groups have high hopes for Xavier Becerra, President Joseph Biden’s nominee to lead HHS, while some lawyers ...
School Choice Week 2021: How Students Can Overcome Learning Disabilities Through Science and School Choice
The new Pacific Research Institute book A Kite in a Hurricane No More profiles the challenges and ultimate triumph of Mia Giordano, a young woman with serious learning disabilities that conventional schools could not help and who is the co-author of the book along with PRI’s Lance Izumi. It was ...
Sally Pipes in NorCal Record, “Concerns grow as California has used less than half of 5 million COVID-19 vaccines received”
By Sarah Downey, Northern California Record With California now predicting it could take months longer than anticipated to vaccinate people ages 65 and older, a health policy expert said a wider distribution network could improve efficacy and help the state advance further in its economic recovery. California has received nearly 5 million ...
