California And Bernie Sanders a Snug Political Fit
Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
January 9, 2020
There was no indication if the number of California endorsements is more or less relative to those from other states. But the Sanders’ campaign website lists endorsements by state, and no other, not Massachusetts, not New York, not Illinois, has nearly as many.
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New Year, New Laws
Right By the Bay Blog | Rowena Itchon
January 6, 2020
If you thought that Obamacare’s health insurance mandate was an old acquaintance long forgotten – not so. It’s back for Californians. Residents who don’t have health insurance for themselves or their dependents will be subject to a penalty unless they fall into one of the exemptions.
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Assembly Bill 5 Demolishes Autonomous Driving as Biggest Trucking Threat
Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
January 7, 2020
The regulatory sucker punch from state lawmakers and the governor came last fall with the passage of Assembly Bill 5. Truck drivers were one of the many classifications of workers that did not receive an exemption from the new law. It’s no surprise that many truck drivers and the firms that employ them are not Fortune 500 companies.
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Upcoming Events
Register now for PRI's "California Ideas in Action" conference
The 2020 California Vision:
How Free Market Ideas Can Address the New Decade’s Major Challenges
Join us for PRI’s second annual California “Ideas in Action” Policy Conference and hear policy experts, opinion leaders, and real life changemakers at informative panel discussions on:
• Preventing Future Power Outages, Wildfires Through the Governor’s Executive Powers
• Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity
• School Choice as a Tool to Help Special Needs Students Beat the Odds
• Homelessness in California
Followed by a reception celebrating the publication of False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All by Sally C. Pipes, PRI President, CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy
Wednesday, February 19
Hyatt Regency Sacramento, Capitol View Room (15th Floor)
Registration starts at 11:30 AM
Keynote luncheon feat. The Hon. Janice Rogers Brown* starts at Noon
Panel discussions from 1:30 to 5:30 PM
Reception celebrating False Premise, False Promise by Sally C. Pipes at 5:30 PM
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Registration is complimentary
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Upcoming Events
National School Choice Week Event: The State of School Choice in California in 2020
Join Pacific Research Institute for a policy discussion during National School Choice Week 2020
As California celebrates National School Choice Week, the future of charter schools is uncertain following legislation enacted in 2019. Join Pacific Research Institute Senior Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi as he leads a panel of education reform experts at the State Capitol in discussing the impact of last year’s legislative changes, 2020 legislative efforts that could impact school choice, and reform ideas to preserve and expand school choice options for students and parents.
Featured Speakers:
Lance Izumi, Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education
Larry Sand, President, California Teachers Empowerment Network
Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, Vice-Chair, Assembly Education Committee
Friday, January 31, 2020
12 – 1 PM
State Capitol, Room 125
Sacramento
Registration is complimentary and includes lunch but space is severely limited!
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