Press Release
Health Care
Sally Pipes Debates at Medicare for All Event at UC Berkeley
Sally Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, and Richard Scheffler, Professor of Graduate School at UC Berkeley School of Public Health participated in a debate on Medicare for All held by the Berkeley Conservative Society.
Pacific Research Institute
November 15, 2019
Health Care
Sally Pipes Quoted in the Daily Wire
As the 2020 election looms closer, health care has choked out virtually every other issue to stand alone as the primary focus of several top-tier candidates in the Democratic primary race. . . . . .Sally Pipes, the president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute in California, is Canadian. ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 11, 2019
Economy
Watch Sally Pipes Speak on Sen. Warren’s Billionaires’ Tax on Fox Business
Sen. Warren’s plan to spike billionaires’ taxes would be detrimental to economy: Expert Pacific Research Institute CEO and president Sally Pipes discusses the constant attacks Sen. Elizabeth Warren makes on billionaires and how her health care plan and wealth tax could harm the middle class and economy. Watch the latest ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 7, 2019
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden quoted in Washington Examiner on trade wars
Fears that the President’s Trump’s trade war with China will lead to a recession may have faded from the headlines, but economists say it cannot be discounted. “We’re not expecting a recession anytime soon, but, that said, there are a number of headwinds, ranging from slower growth, trade tensions, a gradual erosion ...
Wayne H Winegarden
November 5, 2019
Featured
Watch Sally Pipes on Fox Business: How Much Would a Single-Payer Plan Cost?
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses 2020 Democratic contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan to provide a public health care system with host Elizabeth MacDonald on “The Evening Edit” on Fox Business. Pipes makes the case that the Warren plan would ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 31, 2019
California
Evan Harris Responds to NCAA Move on Student Athlete Images on Newsy TV
NCAA Will Let Athletes Profit Off Their Names, Images And Likenesses By Adam Elrashidi The NCAA’s board said each division has to draft and enact the necessary rules no later than January 2021. The NCAA, the national governing body for collegiate athletics, ruled Tuesday that student athletes will be allowed ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 30, 2019
Press Release
PRI Files Amicus Brief in Closely Watched California Donor Privacy Case
SAN FRANCISCO – California-based nonpartisan think tank the Pacific Research Institute and the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability filed an amicus curiae brief supporting American for Prosperity’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear a closely-watched case — Americans for Prosperity Foundation vs. Becerra — challenging the California Attorney General’s ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 4, 2019
California
California Globe Article on Charter Schools Features Lance Izumi
Gov. Gavin Newsom sent out a press release Wednesday announcing that he will sign “the first major overhaul to the charter schools law since its enactment 27 years ago, and will address longstanding challenges for both traditional public school districts and charter schools.” . . . . . .“’Taken together,’ says ...
Katy Grimes
October 3, 2019
Business & Economics
Kerry Jackson Quoted in Epoch Times Article on California Poverty
California continues to lead the nation in poverty, according to a recent Census Bureau report. The report (pdf), released in September 2019, measured states’ functional poverty rates, which takes into account the cost of living and other factors. California has the highest of any state, with about 18.2 percent of the population ...
Pacific Research Institute
October 3, 2019
California
Kerry Jackson Comments on Gig Economy Bill in Forbes
The state of California recently passed a bill that mandates app-based companies such as Lyft and Uber should treat their workers like employees instead of entrepreneurs. This could set a precedent for other states to sign up their own similar legislation on these ride-sharing companies. . . . . .Kerry ...
Kerry Jackson
September 20, 2019
Sally Pipes Debates at Medicare for All Event at UC Berkeley
Sally Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, and Richard Scheffler, Professor of Graduate School at UC Berkeley School of Public Health participated in a debate on Medicare for All held by the Berkeley Conservative Society.
Sally Pipes Quoted in the Daily Wire
As the 2020 election looms closer, health care has choked out virtually every other issue to stand alone as the primary focus of several top-tier candidates in the Democratic primary race. . . . . .Sally Pipes, the president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute in California, is Canadian. ...
Watch Sally Pipes Speak on Sen. Warren’s Billionaires’ Tax on Fox Business
Sen. Warren’s plan to spike billionaires’ taxes would be detrimental to economy: Expert Pacific Research Institute CEO and president Sally Pipes discusses the constant attacks Sen. Elizabeth Warren makes on billionaires and how her health care plan and wealth tax could harm the middle class and economy. Watch the latest ...
Wayne Winegarden quoted in Washington Examiner on trade wars
Fears that the President’s Trump’s trade war with China will lead to a recession may have faded from the headlines, but economists say it cannot be discounted. “We’re not expecting a recession anytime soon, but, that said, there are a number of headwinds, ranging from slower growth, trade tensions, a gradual erosion ...
Watch Sally Pipes on Fox Business: How Much Would a Single-Payer Plan Cost?
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses 2020 Democratic contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan to provide a public health care system with host Elizabeth MacDonald on “The Evening Edit” on Fox Business. Pipes makes the case that the Warren plan would ...
Evan Harris Responds to NCAA Move on Student Athlete Images on Newsy TV
NCAA Will Let Athletes Profit Off Their Names, Images And Likenesses By Adam Elrashidi The NCAA’s board said each division has to draft and enact the necessary rules no later than January 2021. The NCAA, the national governing body for collegiate athletics, ruled Tuesday that student athletes will be allowed ...
PRI Files Amicus Brief in Closely Watched California Donor Privacy Case
SAN FRANCISCO – California-based nonpartisan think tank the Pacific Research Institute and the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability filed an amicus curiae brief supporting American for Prosperity’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear a closely-watched case — Americans for Prosperity Foundation vs. Becerra — challenging the California Attorney General’s ...
California Globe Article on Charter Schools Features Lance Izumi
Gov. Gavin Newsom sent out a press release Wednesday announcing that he will sign “the first major overhaul to the charter schools law since its enactment 27 years ago, and will address longstanding challenges for both traditional public school districts and charter schools.” . . . . . .“’Taken together,’ says ...
Kerry Jackson Quoted in Epoch Times Article on California Poverty
California continues to lead the nation in poverty, according to a recent Census Bureau report. The report (pdf), released in September 2019, measured states’ functional poverty rates, which takes into account the cost of living and other factors. California has the highest of any state, with about 18.2 percent of the population ...
Kerry Jackson Comments on Gig Economy Bill in Forbes
The state of California recently passed a bill that mandates app-based companies such as Lyft and Uber should treat their workers like employees instead of entrepreneurs. This could set a precedent for other states to sign up their own similar legislation on these ride-sharing companies. . . . . .Kerry ...