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New: Patent taxes threaten America's most productive engine of growth, finds the latest brief from PRI's Center for Medical Economics and Innovation. medecon.org/new-pri-brief-…

Join PRI in Southern California on May 7–8 for The Future of Freedom: Reclaiming Liberty in California, America, and the World, a two-day Spring Retreat at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Rancho del Cielo featuring panels, a keynote dinner, and an exclusive Reagan Ranch excursion. Register here: pacificresearch.org/events/2026-an…

California’s private sector isn’t just slowing down. Since 2020, private sector jobs outside of health care have declined in California, even as they continue to grow nationwide. Read the new study here: pacificresearch.org/study-finds-ca…

"Energy policy should focus on outcomes: affordability, reliability and security. That requires reducing barriers to investment..." writes PRI's Wayne Winegarden. Read the op-ed here: realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/…

"Taxpayers will be waiting to see if the Speaker's effort is performative, or whether we will finally see a much-needed push toward efficiency, innovation, and reform in how public services are delivered in California," writes PRI's Tim Anaya. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/why-dont-we-fi…

California isn’t keeping pace with the rest of the country. Since 2020, job growth has been less than half the rate of the rest of the nation, showing that the state’s economic growth is no longer translating into broad opportunity. Read the new study here: pacificresearch.org/study-finds-ca…

"America just can't kick its addiction to the image of gee-whiz, super-speedy intercity travel by train." writes PRI's D. Dowd Muska. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/despite-setbac…

"The medicines we rely on to keep us healthy will be more affordable and more accessible as a result. And that's exactly what effective healthcare reform should achieve," writes PRI's Sally Pipes and Wayne Winegarden. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/the-ftc-is-set…

"Simply put, the fiscal picture is not bright. Fixing this unsustainable position should be Congress’ and the president’s top priority," writes PRI's Wayne Winegarden. Read the entire op-ed: dailynews.com/2026/04/05/wit…

"Medical assistance in dying now accounts for roughly one in 20 deaths in Canada, according to the latest government data," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: forbes.com/sites/sallypip…

"Military schools have cracked the code for educating diverse students," writes PRI's Lance Izumi. Read the op-ed here: edsource.org/2026/military-…

"When schools are overtaken by disorder, students should not be expected to simply accept it as a way of life and lawmakers should not disrupt efforts to give parents alternatives," writes PRI's Rafael Perez. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/students-cant-…

Happy Easter. A reminder of renewal, hope, and new life.

"Patients shouldn’t have to fight through layers of insurance paperwork to receive treatments insurers approve anyway," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: pennlive.com/opinion/2026/0…

"The real profits in healthcare aren’t flowing to the laboratories that discover new medicines. They’re being captured by middlemen who control how those medicines reach patients," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: dcjournal.com/the-real-profi…

The Iran conflict is driving up prices of essential commodities affecting the agriculture industry. Check out PRI's Wayne Winegarden discussing on MSNOW's Morning Joe.

"The shortage of residency slots is in part the result of federal policy," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the Washington Examiner op-ed here: washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer…

"Replacing private insurance with confiscatory tax hikes and a sprawling state bureaucracy will not make care cheaper or more accessible," writes PRI's @SallyPipes. Read the op-ed here: amny.com/news/op-ed-new…

"A recent PRI Spending Watch analysis found that a wealth tax would shrink the economy between 3 and nearly 7 percent – reducing household income, jobs and tax revenue further." writes PRI's Tim Anaya. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/california-can…

"When insurers respond to suppressed risk signals by restricting underwriting, more properties flow into the FAIR Plan, losses and assessments grow during natural disasters, and rising system-wide costs further discourage private market participation." writes PRI's Nikhil Agarwal. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/california-ris…

"While fraud in California’s hospice programs has garnered national headlines, financial aid fraud in California’s community colleges has gotten Congress to act, with a large bipartisan majority on a House committee passing anti-financial aid fraud legislation." write's PRI's Lance Izumi. Read the blog post here: pacificresearch.org/fraud-in-calif…