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Trying to cancel "Flip or Flop" won't improve home affordability
Orange County Register | April 12, 2022
Kerry Jackson
One of the most popular home renovation shows has been “Flip Or Flop,” starring an Orange County couple that buys ratty houses, renovates them, then sells – usually but not always – at a profit. The pair, who eventually split, developed a loyal following of viewers. But in the eyes of some California lawmakers, they’re predatory speculators who need to be shut down.
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Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Pew Stateline on Cities Suing Oil Companies
Pew Stateline | Wayne Winegarden
April 13, 2022
PRI senior fellow in business and economics Wayne Winegarden was interviewed by Pew Stateline on the growing trend of cities filing lawsuits against oil companies for their supposed impact on climate change.
“We choose to use energy, which is mostly fossil fuel, because it makes our lives better,” said Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based think tank that advocates for free-market principles […]. “Imagine they win $100 billion in one of the suits. That becomes a per-barrel tax that gets passed on to consumers.”
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The 2022 Education Landscape and the Coming Homeschool Tsunami
Right by the Bay | Lance Izumi
April 11, 2022
There is so much going on in education, both in California and nationally, that I thought I would give an overview of some of the key issues facing us and what the future holds in store, especially in regard to homeschooling, which is the subject of my new book The Homeschool Boom.
First of all, I think we should ask where are we right now? What exactly has happened to our children during the pandemic and the ever-changing policies of the public school system?
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Lance Izumi Discusses The Homeschool Boom On The Voice Of Reason
Voice of Reason Radio Show | Lance Izumi
April 8, 2022
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his latest book The Homeschool Boom and other topics on the education landscape on “The Voice of Reason” with host Andy Hooser in Wichita, KS. The interview begins at the 23:30 mark.
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If Cutting The Work Week By 20% Means More Productivity, Why Not Cut It By 50% Or More?
Right by the Bay | Kerry Jackson
April 13, 2022
Should California workers work fewer hours in the work week? Some state lawmakers say yes.
Under Assembly Bill 2932 ([link removed]) , the work week for companies with more than 500 employees would fall to 32 hours. Those working more than eight hours a day and 32 hours in a given week would receive overtime pay. The California Employment Development Department says 2,585 employers
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