Recent Press

NEW STUDY: Competitive Markets Reduce Electricity Costs, Improve Reliability, Lower Emissions

September 28, 2021 Wayne Winegarden

States with competitive electricity markets saw cheaper energy prices, more energy infrastructure investment to improve efficiency and reliability, and greater emission reductions compared to monopoly states, finds a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, a California-based, free-market think tank. “Residents and businesses...

Wayne Winegarden Discusses Why Californians are Migrating on “The DeMaio Report”

September 24, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

Listen to Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discuss the new PRI report "California Migrating" and why people, jobs, and opportunities are leaving the state with host Carl DeMaio on "The DeMaio Report" on KOGO Radio in San Diego. ...

Watch: PRI Expert Discusses Biden Prescription Drug Plan

September 13, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

Watch Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI's Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, discuss how the Biden plan to lower prescription drug costs is disappointing and would lead to less access and higher costs for patients with Scripps National News. https://youtu.be/IeokdBjtjqk...

Watch Wayne Winegarden Discuss Drug Pricing Reform with Scripps National News

August 24, 2021 Wayne Winegarden

Watch Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI's Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, discuss his recent study showing how a two-part drug pricing system would ensure prices more accurately reflect how patients value drugs with Scripps National News. The report aired on 60 television stations...

In Bipartisan Vote, U.S. Senate Follows PRI’s Advice in Rejecting ‘Costly Subsidies for the Rich’

August 12, 2021 Tim Anaya

You may have missed it amidst the “vote-a-rama” on dozens of amendments to the Senate Democrats’ $3.5 billion budget reconciliation bill being voted on early Wednesday morning, but a key bipartisan vote could put an end to what PRI has termed “costly subsidies for the...

Watch Lance Izumi Discuss Push to Nix High School Graduation Standards on Newsy

August 11, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI's Center for Education, discusses the push by states like Oregon to suspend high school graduation standards in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic with host Chance Seales on Newsy TV. https://youtu.be/_IPsww85q5M...

In Advance of Recall Election, New PRI Book Offers Realistic Path to Saving California

August 09, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

Experts Offer Market-Based Solutions on Issues from Health Care to the Economy SACRAMENTO - With the September 14 recall on the horizon, the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today released Saving California, a new book offering realistic, market-based reforms to 10 of the state’s major policy challenges. The...

Lance Izumi Discusses Politics in Education on “The Chat”

July 23, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI's Center for Education, discuss the problems with politics in the classroom on "The Chat" on Newschannel 10, KFDA-TV, in Amarillo, TX. Click here to watch the interview...

Steven Greenhut Joins KFBK Morning News to Talk Drought, Water

July 01, 2021 Steven Greenhut

Steven Greenhut, author of PRI's "Winning the Water Wars," talks about California's drought, water storage, the policy of "water abundance," and what's next for Californians. ...

PRI Hails Supreme Court Decision Protecting Free Speech Rights of Americans who Make Donations to Charities

July 01, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) today applauded the U.S Supreme Court’s decision upholding the First Amendment rights of all Americans to make donations to the charities they support. The Court struck down as facially unconstitutional the California Attorney General’s compelled disclosure of major donor's identities—thereby...