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On brink of recession, Newsom and lawmakers must budget cautiously
Orange County Register | January 10, 2023
Wayne Winegarden

The Newsom spending plan does some good things – including paying down public pension debt, making $5.7 billion in cuts and $3.9 billion in trigger cuts if revenue doesn’t materialize, and suspending new ongoing spending. Unfortunately, it avoids some of the tough budget choices these uncertain economic times requires to get our fiscal challenges under control and prevent painful future cuts.


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To help patients save money, Congress needs to tackle the middlemen in health care
Lexington Herald-Leader | Sally Pipes
January 6, 2023

As a Republican-controlled House of Representatives with a small majority opens for business in January, one member has especially big ideas for saving patients money on prescription drug costs — and the research to back it up.


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What's in a label? Ag should re-evaluate its belief in COOL
Right by the Bay | Pam Lewison
January 6, 2023

Data suggests country of origin labeling (COOL) on meat packaging had little effect on purchasing habits by consumers. If loyalty purchases can’t be guaranteed with COOL, maybe producers should pivot to a more personal approach to food labels.


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Urban flight: Removing cars won't revive our cities
Free Cities Center | John Seiler
January 11, 2023

Ironically, there’s a new effort by urbanists to push cars out of cities and supposedly return them to the pristine conditions of the horse-and-buggy era, before car exhaust replaced aromatic horse manure – as if that will stem the urban exodus.


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