The Hon. Dan Kolkey – How 2020’s Key Public Policy Issues Are Being Affected by the Courts
PRI Next Round Podcast | Hon. Daniel M. Kolkey
August 11, 2020
The Hon. Dan Kolkey – former legal advisor to Gov. Wilson, former appeals court justice, and PRI board member – joins us to discuss how this year’s key public policy issues, such as the state’s response to COVID-19, the housing crisis, and efforts to prevent mass power outages during this year’s fire season, are being impacted by the courts. He also discusses how the Attorney General is putting his thumb on the scale for several November ballot initiatives with biased titles and summaries.
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With Teacher Unions Blocking Reopening, Parents Seek Alternative Schools
Times of San Diego | Lance Izumi
August 13, 2020
In California, the United Teachers of Los Angeles has issued a long list of demands regarding the reopening of schools, some which involve safety issues, while others, such as raising the personal income tax rate, defunding the police, placing a moratorium on charter schools, and increasing financial aid to undocumented students and families, are highly political.
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Californians Could Wait a Long Time for Election Results
Right By the Bay Blog | Rowena Itchon
August 12, 2020
While it’s doubtful that the outcome of the presidential race will hang on California, there are key ballot initiatives that, if passed, would present a seismic shift in state policy, including the return of racial and gender preferences in college admissions, government hiring, and contracts; eliminating the tax limits on commercial property set by Prop. 13; and the employment status of independent contractors.
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The Nasty Impacts Of Minimum Wage Hikes
The Economic Standard | Kerry Jackson
August 11, 2020
That’s a nice sentiment. But it means nothing for those who won’t get a “raise” because their job disappears, either because their employer can no longer afford their services, or the employer goes out of business because the draining combination of the lockdown; AB5, intended to strip businesses of their right to use independent contractors rather than hired workers; and the new minimum wage will be too much to overcome.
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Damon Dunn Talks Universal Basic Income on the Bottom Line Podcast
The Bottom Line | Roger Marsh
August 13, 2020
Listen to PRI Business and Economics Fellow Damon Dunn on the Bottom Line with host Roger Marsh discuss details from his new book Punting Poverty, the danger of universal basic income, and his upbringing from rural Fort Worth, Texas, to Stanford, the NFL, and entrepreneurship.
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