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Read About California's New Pork Production Law:
Regulation Without Representation
Real Clear Politics | January 4, 2022
The Hon. Daniel Kolkey

. . . May a single state (California) usurp Congress’s authority over interstate commerce by enacting a regulation that forces the restructuring of an entire U.S. industry, in this case the national pork products industry?

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Listen to PRI's Next Round Podcast: Chris Wright - Energy, Environment, and the North Face
PRI Next Round
January 4, 2022

Following the opening segment where Tim Anaya and Rowena Itchon discuss their “favorite” new California laws of 2022, listen to PRI’s recent webinar conversation with Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and PRI board member. PRI senior fellow Steven Hayward moderates a conversation with Wright about energy and the environment, and the critical role that oil and gas plays in the modern world.

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What Cereal Can Teach Us About the Generic Drug Market
Washington Times | Sally C. Pipes
January 3, 2022

Imagine you’re walking the aisles of your local supermarket, on the hunt for your favorite cereal. You usually purchase the generic version, since it tastes nearly the same and is much cheaper than the name-brand version.

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In 2022, Will Lawmakers, Courts Respect Freedom of Californians to Work as They Choose?
PRI Right by the Bay | Bartlett Cleland
January 4, 2022

Known as AB 5, the law upended 30 years of the freedom for people to work as independent contractors and reclassified millions as employees. The worst of legislative hubris, the law was unprincipled, exempting the politically-well-connected and clearly targeting certain companies for punishment for failing to conform to desires of the political class.

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Separating Out Food Waste: Another California Green Waste of Time
PRI Right By the Bay | Kerry Jackson
January 03, 2022

Starting in the new year, food waste will be banned from black trash bins. Californians will be expected to dutifully throw their scraps into their green composting cans.

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Upcoming PRI Events

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PRI invites you to a 2022 National School Choice Week celebration featuring
Lance Izumi
Senior Director, PRI's Center for Education
discussing his new book The Homeschool Boom

Followed by a panel discussion on school choice and homeschooling

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Natomas Charter School PACT Academy
2920 Advantage Way, Sacramento

Reception and book signing to follow event

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