Recent Press

Read Bakersfield Californian Story on Legislating Energy Prosperity Study

May 22, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Report says removing state energy mandates would save consumers money By John Cox A new study questions the wisdom of California energy policies aimed at fighting climate change, concluding that their economic toll has been steep despite achieving unimpressive greenhouse-gas reductions . . . The findings are likely...

Watch: Sally Pipes Discusses Push for Medicare for All During COVID-19 Crisis

May 20, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Single-payer advocates such as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are seizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to push even more aggressively for a complete takeover of our health care system by the federal government. Watch as PRI President, CEO, and Thomas...

Read Dr. Henry Miller in Healthline: A COVID-19 Vaccine by January?

May 20, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

A COVID-19 Vaccine by January? Here’s Why It’s Possible But Not Likely By Christopher Curley The timeline to develop a safe, effective vaccine to fight a virus is typically counted in years — or even decades. But with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting millions around the world and killing hundreds of...

Listen to Lance Izumi Discuss Online Learning During COVID-19 on “The Freedom Line” Podcast

May 08, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI's Center for Education, discuss online learning and homeschooling during the COVID-19 crisis with host Renee Giachino on the Center for Individual Freedom's "Freedom Line" podcast. Click here to listen...

Watch: Online Learning and Homeschooling Options During the COVID-19 Crisis

May 04, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Watch the latest Pacific Research Institute webinar featuring a panel of policy experts, education specialists, and homeschooling practitioners discussing how schools and parents have transitioned to schooling at home through the use of distance and online-learning tools and curricula. https://youtu.be/FlIa8GjIsis The panelists discuss the many options available...

Dr. Henry Miller Quoted in Yahoo! on Coronavirus, Hydroxychloroquine Debate

April 27, 2020 Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.

How hydroxychloroquine toes the line between promise and 'happy talk' in the coronavirus fight By: Anjalee Khemlani After weeks of polarizing debate over the use of two generic anti-malarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, the Food and Drug Administration this week warned they were not “safe and effective”...

Watch: How CA Can Embrace Entrepreneurship and Small Business in an Economic Downturn

April 22, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Watch Pacific Research Institute’s inaugural panel webinar featuring a panel of business experts and entrepreneurs analyzing how California can recover economically from the coronavirus pandemic. The panel looks at the current economic outlook resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and talks about current or new policies...

“AB5 Makes No Sense” Says Wayne Winegarden in Washington Free Beacon

April 21, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

California Law Limiting Independent Contractors is Hindering Coronavirus Response, Experts Say By Collin Anderson, The Washington Free Beacon Democratic California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday rebuffed calls to suspend a controversial labor law that experts say hinders the state's pandemic response and hurts vulnerable workers. State and...

New Brief: Expanding “Buy America” Rules Would Hurt U.S. Patients and Economy, Hinder Development of Coronavirus Vaccine

April 21, 2020 Sally C. Pipes

Expanding “Buy America” rules for prescription drugs and medical supplies would reduce patient access to drugs and further damage the economy, finds a new issue brief released today by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the Pacific Research Institute. Click here to download the...

PRI’s Tim Anaya discusses Coronavirus on Commonwealth Club Week to Week Political Roundtable

March 19, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Watch Tim Anaya, PRI's senior director of communications and the Sacramento office, discuss how the political and economic impact of the coronavirus on a special livestream of the Commonwealth Club's "Week to Week" Political Roundtable, moderated by John Zipperer. Other panelists include Dr. Gina Baleria,...