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How Newsom could use his powers to revive California’s economy
Orange County Register | Hon. Daniel Kolkey
June 29, 2020
Fortunately, the governor has a potent emergency power to “suspend any regulatory statute” or regulation “where the governor determines … that strict compliance … would … prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the emergency.” The governor should direct his administration to identify every regulation and statute that he might suspend to make it less expensive to hire additional workers while the pandemic lasts.
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Clark Judge – Political Communication Amidst a National Pandemic and Social Unrest
June 29, 2020
PRI Chairman and White House Writers Group founder and managing director Clark Judge evaluates how effectively political leaders in Washington, state capitols, and city halls are communicating with the public during the COVID-19 crisis and the social unrest following the death of George Floyd.
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We must relax restrictions on foreign doctors
The Patriot-News | Sally C. Pipes
June 29, 2020
This month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services authorized foreign doctors in the Conrad 30 program to conduct telehealth visits across state lines. Previously, these doctors — up to 30 per state — could only practice in the rural, underserved communities to which their visas assigned them. The move could reduce pressure on hospitals in COVID-19 hotspots by allowing patients who need care for other reasons to seek it without leaving their homes.
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PRI’s Hon. Dan Kolkey Quoted in Los Angeles Times on state executive orders
Los Angeles Times | Phil Willon
June 29, 2020
“The Department of Public Health would appear to have sufficient authority to direct the public to wear masks in order to prevent the pandemic’s spread,” said former state appellate court Judge Daniel M. Kolkey, who served as Republican Gov. Pete Wilson’s legal affairs secretary and later as an advisor to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. . .
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California Gas Prices Are Rising Again Thanks to Another Gas Tax Increase
Right By the Bay | Wayne Winegarden
June 29, 2020
Starting July 1, California drivers will be paying 50.5 cents per gallon for the gasoline excise tax, up from 47.3 cents per gallon presently. For those who drive a diesel car, the excise tax will jump to 38.5 cents per gallon, up from the current 36 cents. According to the Los Angeles Times, this is the third gas tax increase in the last four years.
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SB 1410 Would Give Renters a Decade to Pay Rent
Right By the Bay Blog | Rowenta Itchon
July 1, 2020
When Tim Anaya first told me about a California senate bill that would give renters who lost their jobs during the coronavirus shutdown until 2034 to pay back their rent, I thought I didn’t hear him right: “Did you say 2024?” (I thought four years was plenty.)
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Damon Dunn Discusses “Punting Poverty” on Andy Caldwell Show
The Andy Caldwell Show | Damon Dunn
July 1, 2020
Listen to PRI’s Damon Dunn discuss his new book Punting Poverty on the Andy Caldwell Show on KUHL AM 1440 in Santa Maria, AM 1290 in Santa Barbara, and K-News 98.5 in San Luis Obispo. The interview begins at the 22:00 minute mark.
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