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Subject California Wildfires: Where Did All the Tax Dollars Go?
Date January 18, 2025 5:00 PM
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"But now in a situation like this, when there's total mismanagement, when people are scared, when there's 0% containment, people are asking themselves a question, what did all those tax dollars go for?" Research Fellow Kristian Fors joins Fox News to ask hard questions about LA’s devastating wildfires.

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Senior Fellow Alvaro Vargas Llosa argues for a realistic, common-sense immigration policy … one that punishes criminals and grows the economy.
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** Suspension of environmental regulations is a “move in the right direction,” California resident says ([link removed])
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Research Fellow Kristian Fors reacts to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order suspending environmental regulations on Fox Business.
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** Action Could Have Prevented the Deadly Blaze in Los Angeles ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley laments that lessons from past fires were lost on California’s bureaucrats and politicians.
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Senior Fellow John Goodman has a plan to save $7 trillion on healthcare without trying hard at all.


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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Journalist Amy Furr shares Research Fellow Kristian Fors’ story about the LA fires. Read more » ([link removed])


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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook argues Congress should reinstate ATF appropriations for removal of disabilities. Read more » ([link removed])


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Research Fellow Kristian Fors joins NewsNation to share a reality check about wildfire policy. Watch now » ([link removed])


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Research Fellow Christopher Calton explains why homelessness is rising (and why politicians like California Governor Gavin Newsom are only making it worse). Listen now » ([link removed])


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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook explains why citizens ultimately are (and ought to be) responsible for their own security. Read more » ([link removed])


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