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Business & Economics
Group Says Illinois Has Worst Litigation Climate
Among the 50 states, Illinois has the worst litigation climate for business and the highest risk for lawsuits, according to a non-profit business coalition. The rankings for best and worst states were produced by the American Justice Partnership Foundation (AJP), in collaboration with the Directorship publication. According to the group’s ...
Climate Change
Politics, Not Climate
If you think global warming is about climate, think again. It’s all about politics and, if you don’t believe me, maybe you will believe Fred Krupp, the president of the Environmental Defense Fund. An April 16 news release from the EDF was titled “President’s Remarks Recognize Political Reality of Coming ...
Blog
Don’t blame Big Oil for California’s failed insurance system
Don’t blame Big Oil for California’s failed insurance system by Steven Greenhut | April 30, 2026 The Southern California News Group, of which I am a member, once interviewed Sen. Scott Wiener about his bill to decriminalize the use of some psychedelics. We questioned the obvious inconsistency between his anti-prohibition stance ...
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San Francisco new commission struggles to shut down commissions
San Francisco new commission struggles to shut down commissions Sal Rodriguez | April 10, 2026 San Francisco has too many government commissions. Who could’ve guessed? On January 30, the city’s Commission Streamlining Task Force issued a 134-page report on the 152 boards, commissions and similar bodies operating in the city under ordinance ...
Blog
Despite setbacks, inter-city bullet train boondoggles keep chugging along
The high-speed rail (HSR) community had a tough 2025. In April, the Trump administration nixed a $63.9 million grant to “the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor previously known as the Texas Central Railway project.” Justifying the decision, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy explained that if “the private sector believes ...
Agriculture
Ag-to-Urban law creates a farmer’s market for Arizona housing
Ag-to-Urban law creates a farmer’s market for Arizona housing By D. Dowd Muska | January 9, 2026 If it unites farmers, developers and environmentalists, it’s probably a sound policy reform. Some observers consider Senate Bill 1611, approved last summer by a GOP-majority Legislature and a Democratic governor, “one of the ...
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Cities bury power lines to halt wildfires, but state slows progress
Cities bury power lines to halt wildfires, but state slows progress by John Seiler | November 14, 2025 California’s wildfires burned more than a half-million acres this year, with the Pacific Palisades and eaton wildfires counting among the nation’s most devastating wildfires ever. While some wildfires are inevitable in such ...
Commentary
California’s lawsuit against energy companies will increase greenhouse gas emissions
This fall the San Francisco Superior Court is holding a hearing on California’s lawsuit against American energy companies. The lawsuit alleges that these private U.S. companies misled the public about greenhouse gases’ impact and are responsible for covering the costs associated with climate disasters. But California and the federal government ...
Book
New Free Cities Book
New Free Cities Center Booklet Calls for Common-Sense Reforms to Better Protect Californians from Wildfires
SACRAMENTO – The Free Cities Center at the Pacific Research Institute – the California-based, nonpartisan, free market think tank – today released a new booklet examining the failures in state and local wildfire prevention and response policies during this year’s devastating Southern California wildfires, offering practical reforms to make California ...
Blog
California’s Counterproductive Approach to Reducing GHG Emissions
California’s Counterproductive Approach to Reducing GHG Emissions by Wayne Winegarden | August 19, 2025 The state of California, along with a host of other cities and municipalities, is suing American energy companies. The lawsuit alleges that these private U.S. companies misled the public about greenhouse gases’ impact on the climate ...
Group Says Illinois Has Worst Litigation Climate
Among the 50 states, Illinois has the worst litigation climate for business and the highest risk for lawsuits, according to a non-profit business coalition. The rankings for best and worst states were produced by the American Justice Partnership Foundation (AJP), in collaboration with the Directorship publication. According to the group’s ...
Politics, Not Climate
If you think global warming is about climate, think again. It’s all about politics and, if you don’t believe me, maybe you will believe Fred Krupp, the president of the Environmental Defense Fund. An April 16 news release from the EDF was titled “President’s Remarks Recognize Political Reality of Coming ...
Don’t blame Big Oil for California’s failed insurance system
Don’t blame Big Oil for California’s failed insurance system by Steven Greenhut | April 30, 2026 The Southern California News Group, of which I am a member, once interviewed Sen. Scott Wiener about his bill to decriminalize the use of some psychedelics. We questioned the obvious inconsistency between his anti-prohibition stance ...
San Francisco new commission struggles to shut down commissions
San Francisco new commission struggles to shut down commissions Sal Rodriguez | April 10, 2026 San Francisco has too many government commissions. Who could’ve guessed? On January 30, the city’s Commission Streamlining Task Force issued a 134-page report on the 152 boards, commissions and similar bodies operating in the city under ordinance ...
Despite setbacks, inter-city bullet train boondoggles keep chugging along
The high-speed rail (HSR) community had a tough 2025. In April, the Trump administration nixed a $63.9 million grant to “the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor previously known as the Texas Central Railway project.” Justifying the decision, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy explained that if “the private sector believes ...
Ag-to-Urban law creates a farmer’s market for Arizona housing
Ag-to-Urban law creates a farmer’s market for Arizona housing By D. Dowd Muska | January 9, 2026 If it unites farmers, developers and environmentalists, it’s probably a sound policy reform. Some observers consider Senate Bill 1611, approved last summer by a GOP-majority Legislature and a Democratic governor, “one of the ...
Cities bury power lines to halt wildfires, but state slows progress
Cities bury power lines to halt wildfires, but state slows progress by John Seiler | November 14, 2025 California’s wildfires burned more than a half-million acres this year, with the Pacific Palisades and eaton wildfires counting among the nation’s most devastating wildfires ever. While some wildfires are inevitable in such ...
California’s lawsuit against energy companies will increase greenhouse gas emissions
This fall the San Francisco Superior Court is holding a hearing on California’s lawsuit against American energy companies. The lawsuit alleges that these private U.S. companies misled the public about greenhouse gases’ impact and are responsible for covering the costs associated with climate disasters. But California and the federal government ...
New Free Cities Book
New Free Cities Center Booklet Calls for Common-Sense Reforms to Better Protect Californians from Wildfires
SACRAMENTO – The Free Cities Center at the Pacific Research Institute – the California-based, nonpartisan, free market think tank – today released a new booklet examining the failures in state and local wildfire prevention and response policies during this year’s devastating Southern California wildfires, offering practical reforms to make California ...
California’s Counterproductive Approach to Reducing GHG Emissions
California’s Counterproductive Approach to Reducing GHG Emissions by Wayne Winegarden | August 19, 2025 The state of California, along with a host of other cities and municipalities, is suing American energy companies. The lawsuit alleges that these private U.S. companies misled the public about greenhouse gases’ impact on the climate ...