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Attempt to overthrow Proposition 209 ignores K-12’s responsibility
Lance Izumi | The Center Square
June 4, 2020
The legislation, ACA 5, introduced by Assembly members Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, Mike Gipson, D-Compton, and Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, would place a measure on the November ballot to reverse Prop. 209. As justification, ACA 5 lays out a number of very dubious claims.
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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
Distance and Online-Learning Options for Parents and Children During COVID-19
June 1, 2020
Listen to a special presentation of PRI’s webinar featuring a panel of policy experts, education specialists, and homeschooling practitioners discussing the coronavirus impact on education in the United States. They discuss the many options available to parents, how to make good decisions as to what will best meet the needs of their children, and give practical information that parents and educators can use to help children learn well.
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Assembly’s Festivus-Style ‘Airing of Grievances’ Does Not Disappoint
Right By the Bay | Tim Anaya
June 1, 2020
Anyone who watched the proceedings at home could not help but think how divorced from reality many lawmakers are with the economic struggles of hard-working Californians today. (If you missed it, you can watch the proceedings here.)
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‘Fixing’ Assembly Bill 5: Better If It Never Existed At All
Right by the Bay | Kerry Jackson
June 2, 2020
Two days later, a ballot measure that will give voters a chance to decide if app-based drivers should be exempt from AB5 qualified for the November election. It if passes, Sacramento’s capacity to reclassify rideshare drivers as employees who have to be hired, which was the primary objective of AB5, will be sharply limited. While an AB5 weakened by AB1850, introduced by the same Lorena Gonzalez who authored AB5, is better than the bill that became law, it’s an imperfect remedy.
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June Single Payer Poll Watch: Support Continues to Tick Upward
Right By the Bay | Evan Harris
May 26, 2020
The puzzling question is that despite the recent jump in support for Medicare for All, why is Congress or state legislatures not rushing to pass it into law? Colorado recently shelved a version of a public health insurance option. Given the pending recession and financial trauma staring down state government budgets, it’s safe to say most legislatures and governors want to avoid the expensive costs of a single-payer system for now.
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The Lars Larson Show Talks to Henry Miller About Health Implications from Protests and COVID-19
The Lars Larson Show | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
June 3, 2020
Dr. Henry Miller joins the Lars Larson Show for his weekly update on the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19. Larson and Dr. Miller look at the impact and potential threats of the spread of COVID-19 due to the unrest in cities around the United States and why PPE equipment and social distancing measures have fallen by the wayside.
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