PRI Coronavirus Update
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Smoothing the Bumpy Road to Reopening
Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D. and Andrew I. Fillat | American Greatness
May 27, 2020
. . . Social distancing, testing, and the wearing of masks in relevant settings should be continued, along with contact tracing . . . Keeping the most dangerous—i.e., potentially most prolific—sources of spread contained should be the focus of enforcement . . . We need effective drugs and better clinical management practices.
In the meantime, we believe that dispensing with unnecessary and unscientific restrictions on our behavior and the economy will go a long way toward safely returning the nation to some semblance of normality.
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Hear an expert panel debate the impact of COVID-19 on technology, breakdown state regulations in California and New York on data privacy, and highlight pending threats to cybersecurity, data privacy, and the security around the Internet of Things.
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Dr. Wayne Winegarden - Legislating Energy Prosperity
May 26, 2020
PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden joins us to discuss his latest study “Legislating Energy Prosperity,” which makes the case that if lawmakers acted to alleviate the unnecessary costs from state energy mandates, Californians living through these unprecedented times could save more than $2,000 annually – while still lowering emissions.
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Newsom's Executive Orders are Too Much for State Lawmakers
Right by the Bay | Evan Harris
May 27, 2020
California, like the rest of country, is slowly opening cities and counties after more than two months of shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders. California Governor Gavin Newsom has been the unequivocal face of the pandemic response.
As the state legislature prepares to vote on a trimmed-down budget in June, the governor’s leading man role governing by executive order during the coronavirus pandemic may have turned the legislature against him.
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Coronavirus Recovery - Want to Help the Economy? Don't Do This
Fox News | Sally C. Pipes
May 26, 2020
. . . Between the unemployment boost and free health insurance, the HEROES Act would essentially pay people to stay home through early 2021. Congress doesn’t need to fund such generous benefits packages for so long.
At the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, it made sense to pay people to stay home to help “flatten the curve.” But as the economy begins to reopen, there’s no reason for so many workers to remain at home. Congressional Democrats seem determined to give them one.
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Racial Preferences Returning to California?
Right By the Bay | Rowena Itchon
May 28, 2020
. . . The current environment provides the optimal conditions for those who want to repeal it. The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the state’s economy. Shrewd Prop. 209 repealers know that Californians are singly focused on saving their lives and livelihoods.
Moreover, public health restrictions hamper attempts to try and organize an opposition. The last time the legislature tried to dismantle Prop. 209 was in 2012 when it was met with fierce opposition from Asian Americans who largely lean Democrat.
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