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Wayne Winegarden Discusses Infrastructure Bill on Insight with Vicki Gonzalez

November 29, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

Listen to Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discuss the federal infrastructure bill and the impact of higher spending on future entrepreneurship on "Insight with Vicki Gonzalez" on Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. The interview begins at the 15:45 mark. [audio mp3="https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/insight-211129-full-show.mp3"][/audio]...

Wayne Winegarden Talks Impact of Biden Plan on Entrepreneurship in USA Today

November 20, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

'Crazy' or 'much ado about nothing'? How Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan could affect inflation By Paul Davidson The White House says its sprawling Build Back Better legislation will create a new foundation for American households, a kind of social infrastructure for low- and middle-class families. Many...

Wayne Winegarden Discusses Impact on Biden Plan on Economy, Entrepreneurship in Detroit News

November 19, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

"Everything is going up" on Thanksgiving Menu By Breana Noble and Candice Williams Michiganians should expect to pay more for Thanksgiving dinner this year as labor shortages, inflation, and other supply-chain issues lead to increasing prices at the grocery store . . . "Boring Uncle Joe is going...

With Number of Homeschoolers Surpassing 8 Million, New PRI Book Explores The Homeschool Boom

November 15, 2021 Lance Izumi

Book examines growing homeschool appeal to minority communities, special needs students, families fleeing conventional schools Examining the growth of homeschool enrollment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today released The Homeschool Boom: Pandemic, Policies, and Possibilities, a new book that...

New study analyzes how federal relief efforts impact small business, innovation amid Covid pandemic

November 11, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

By Sarah Downey | Nov 9, 2021 As Californians and families nationwide struggle with rising prices, concerns persist about the extent to which federal relief programs have increased barriers to economic opportunity and contributed to historic inflation. “The federal government’s response to the pandemic’s economic consequences have...

NEW BRIEF: 340B Hospitals More Profitable, Provide Less Charity Care, Receive Unwarranted Subsidies

November 10, 2021 Wayne H Winegarden

So-called 340B hospitals whose mission is to help the vulnerable are more profitable and provide less charity care, finds a new brief released today by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, a California-based, free-market think tank. Click to download...

NEW STUDY: Pandemic Response Grew Government ‘Barriers to Opportunity’ for Entrepreneurs

November 01, 2021 Wayne Winegarden

Government actions to “help” small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened pre-pandemic government-imposed burdens to entrepreneurship, finds the final paper in the Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunityseries released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, a California-based, free-market think tank. Click here...

New PRI Series to Show How Flawed U.S. Health Insurance System Inflates Costs, Decreases Quality and Reduces Health Outcomes

October 21, 2021 Wayne H Winegarden

Addressing the ongoing problems with the U.S. health insurance system, the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today announced the release of the first paper in the Coverage Denied series, which will analyze and propose reforms to fix the...

NEW BRIEF: Focus Groups Overwhelmingly Disapprove of Government “Negotiated” Drug Pricing

October 19, 2021 Sally C. Pipes

Today, the Pacific Research Institute published an issue brief revealing overwhelming public disapproval for Medicare reforms that Congress is considering as part of its $3.5 trillion spending bill. Click here to read the full issue brief, "Drug Pricing Proposals Threaten America's Most Vulnerable Patients." "It's a relief...

Lance Izumi Discusses Homeschool Boom on KFBK Morning News

October 14, 2021 Pacific Research Institute

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI's Center for Education, discuss the rise in homeschooling in California and his new book, The Homeschool Boom on the KFBK Morning News in Sacramento. ...