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The Impact of California's Proposition 12 in Increasing National Production Costs and Food Prices
New Policy Brief | Pam Lewison | December 13, 2023
As the rocky roll out of Proposition 12 continues to impact national pork production, the true negative effects of this law are still largely supposition. Certainly, there will be a smaller national pork herd as some producers will opt to sell their livestock to come into compliance with the regulations. Certainly, pork will become more expensive as both supply constricts and the actual cost of compliance is revealed. The result will be higher food prices in every state.
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How Homelessness, Taxes Impacted Deal for Baseball's Top Free Agent
Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya | December 14, 2023
The biggest deal in Major League Baseball history was recently reached when the most coveted free agent in recent times, Angels player Shohei Ohtani, accepted a 10-year, $700 million deal to sign with the cross-town Los Angeles Dodgers. In doing so, he spurned a similar offer from the San Francisco Giants.
You may think that taxes played the biggest role in Ohtani not signing with the Giants. Think again.
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Portland overrules bureaucrats and streamlines permitting
Free Cities Center | Sal Rodriguez | December 8, 2023
Portland, Oregon, is making strides in making it easier to build much needed housing – whether city bureaucrats like it or not.
Over the last couple of years, city leaders have come to grips with the fact that one significant barrier to tackling Portland’s housing shortage has been within City Hall itself: the permitting process.
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