PRI's Focus on California
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Racial preferences or school choice? How to improve education for non-white students
The Washington Examiner | Lance Izumi
July 17, 2020
In the first earthquake, the California Legislature voted to place a measure on the November ballot that would repeal the state’s landmark Proposition 209, which says, “The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.”
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State Move Toward All-Electric Buildings Would Be Another Hit to California’s Working Class
Fox & Hounds | Kerry Jackson
July 14, 2020
At the end of June, CARB declared it was going to “dump dirty diesel” and mandate today’s trucks be replaced with “zero-emission” models. Within four years, manufacturers will have “to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks.”
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Latest Rankings Further Proof California Must Remove Barriers to Opportunity
Right By the Bay | Tim Anaya
July 14, 2020
California ranked last (51st) for “domestic market contestability” – which includes the number of low-income residents in licensed occupations, occupational licensing training costs and time, and age regulations, among other factors. The state ranked near the bottom or last in every one of these categories.
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Would Sacramento raise taxes when economic growth is needed the most?
The Center Square | Kerry Jackson
July 14, 2020
Politicians are more like bank robber Willie Sutton than they would like to admit. He stole from banks, supposedly saying because that’s where the money is. Lawmakers plunder taxpayers because that’s where the money is. But maybe this time the money won’t be there. Tax hikes will choke any nascent recovery.
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California Near Rock-Bottom Again on Yet Another National Ranking
Right By the Bay | Kerry Jackson
July 16, 2020
WalletHub’s own survey found that “60% of U.S. adults feel they pay too much in taxes” while “88% don’t think that the government uses tax revenue wisely.” The results weren’t broken down by state, but given California’s stiff levies and its relatively poor delivery of services, no one should be surprised if both of those figures here were higher.
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