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August 24, 2024

Tune in as PRI’s former speechwriters – Rowena Itchon, Lance Izumi and Tim Anaya – review the just-completed Democratic National Convention. They break down President Biden’s farewell speech, discuss whether Kamala Harris’ big speech ticked all the boxes and set her on a strong path to the general election, evaluate how well Tim Walz introduced himself to the American people, and, of course, talk about whether Oprah’s surprise appearance scooped up key votes for the Democratic ticket.

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Harris Commits to Worst of Biden Healthcare Policies
Washington Examiner | Sally C. Pipes | August 24, 2024

Democrats flocked to Chicago to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president. They also handed her a policy platform stuffed with all things progressive, from a global minimum tax on corporations to Medicaid expansion.

One proposal Harris has explicitly backed would enshrine President Joe Biden’s enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which are slated to expire in 2025. “Republicans want to let those credits expire, increasing premiums,” the Democratic platform asserts. “Democrats will fight to make them permanent.”

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California's Expensive But Ineffective Income Support Spending
Wayne Winegarden | August 26, 2024

California devotes a larger portion of its bigger budget toward income support programs (20.5%) than the average for all other states (18.9%).

Despite California’s greater expenditures, the state continues to suffer a relatively larger poverty problem. This higher poverty rate results from policy choices that are causing an affordability crisis in the state.

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