Why Are Grocery Prices Still Rising? New Study Says Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Problem
SACRAMENTO – With grocery prices continuing to climb and Americans searching for answers, a new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute concludes that Washington is focusing on the wrong solution. While the Federal Trade Commission has launched an ...
Watch: Learn How California’s New Reforms Are Making it Easier to Build ADUs
Watch below as a Sacramento-area homeowner gives us a tour of her family’s newly-build ADU and learn how California’s new reforms are making it much easier to build new ADUs.
Newsom Celebrates a Higher Minimum Wage as California Jobs Struggle
California law now provides for an annual adjustment to the statewide minimum wage for inflation. On Jan. 1, 2027, it will jump from $16.90 per hour to $17.40., higher than any statewide minimum wage currently in effect. (In a few cities, ...
Who should be liable when utility equipment sparks wildfires?
Who should be liable when utility equipment sparks wildfires? by Kerry Jackson | August 21, 2026 California utilities have been responsible for more than 1 million acres of scorched land. Power lines and other equipment, often outdated, have caused thousands of wildfires. ...
Charter reform is fine, but sinkhole points to LA’s deeper problems
That’s just one facet of the recommendations delivered to Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission (CRC) members in April while the primary campaign was in full swing. An abundance of Angelenos clearly want something better than spending their tax dollars on ...
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Watch Sally Pipes on Newsmax on Socialists Pushing Medicare for All
Watch as PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes discusses the renewed push for Medicare for All by ...
CMS Undermining Next Generation of Medicines
Some of the biggest advances in medicine don’t come from discovering entirely new drugs. They come from making existing ones easier to take, faster to ...
Homicides Fall to Record Lows
During the same period, the number of Black Californians killed by homicide fell from 690 to 372—a reduction of 318 victims, or 46 percent. Among ...
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