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PRI’s work encompasses countless studies, commentary, books, podcasts, blog posts, and events surrounding our mission to promote the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility. Our areas of research include health care, education, environment, innovation, California reform, and business economics. Explore our topics below.
Health Care
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Read the latest on CA single-payer health care proposals
California’s Single-Payer Health Insurance Dream Remains a Fantasy
Sally C. Pipes
April 25, 2024
The state Assembly’s Health Committee advanced Assembly Bill 2200 this week. The bill would ban private health insurance and force all state residents into “CalCare,” a government-run health plan. Nine Democrats voted aye, four Republicans voted no, and three Democrats abstained. The measure now heads to the Appropriations ...
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Should CA pay unemployment to striking workers?
Subsidizing Strikes Is The California Legislature’s Latest Anti-Growth Proposal
Wayne Winegarden
April 23, 2024
Worsens California’s Uncompetitive Business Environment UI benefits are not designed for workers who have voluntarily walked off the job – it is part of the social safety net system designed to help those workers who have become unemployed through no fault of their own. Expanding ...
California Reform
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Read the latest on California's housing crisis
Cities can and should streamline housing approvals
Sal Rodriguez
April 25, 2024
Convoluted approval processes can mean lengthy delays and costlier developments, which in turn can mean less and more expensive housing. Fortunately, many city leaders are not only recognizing this but taking action to streamline how their own governments are doing things. Since taking office in ...
Education
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Learn About Latest Ineffective Education Spending
Lawsuit Settlement Forces Accountability on California’s Spending for Student Learning Loss
Lance Izumi
March 4, 2024
After sharply criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom’s unaccountable education spending proposals, I was happily surprised to see my criticisms vindicated in a recent court settlement that will force the state to finally demonstrate that its spending programs actually produce positive outcomes for students. In Governor Newsom’s ...
Environment
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Why turn off lights for Earth Day when California is already growing dark?
Kerry Jackson
April 22, 2024
Earth Day 2024 is today and Californians are being encouraged to turn off their lights. For now, it would be a voluntary exercise in futility. In a few years, though, maybe even this summer, the lights will go out on their own, as the grid ...
Business & Economics
Should CA pay unemployment to striking workers?
Subsidizing Strikes Is The California Legislature’s Latest Anti-Growth Proposal
Wayne Winegarden
April 23, 2024
Read on the FTC's harmful regulatory overreach
Proposed Oil Mergers Will Improve Competition
Wayne Winegarden
April 22, 2024
Spending Watch
Expanding Unemployment Insurance Benefits – All Pain for No Gain
Wayne H Winegarden
April 22, 2024
Read the latest asset regulation proposal
The FDIC’s Ill-Advised Regulatory Grab
Wayne Winegarden
April 15, 2024
Learn about Sacramento's latest anti-entrepreneurship bill
‘Right To Ignore Your Boss’ Bill Could Make Work-Life Balance Worse for Employees
Tim Anaya
April 10, 2024