That’s Not It
What to know: The leftist CNBC network claims that the war in Iran “is compounding California’s energy crunch.”
The TPPF take: California’s energy problems are entirely of its own making.
“Back when I served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, I warned that these laws, regulations and subsidies would instead drive up electricity costs for Californians, making the grid less reliable and California’s economy less competitive,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “Now, two decades later, the results are in. In 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that California had the second-highest electricity prices in the nation for the second year running, behind only Hawaii.”
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Transparency
What to know: President Donald Trump is gaining support for his push for health care price transparency.
The TPPF take: Health care price transparency is a big part of TPPF’s Legislative Action Agenda for the upcoming legislative session.
“True health care costs are routinely hidden from patients, access is obscured by complex rules and opaque pricing, and financial decision-making has been removed from individuals and families,” says TPPF’s Dr. Cliff Porter. “The result is a system that discourages competition, rewards inefficiency, and leaves Texans paying more for less.”
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Grade Inflation
What to know: Fortune magazine warns that college grade are meaningless; grade inflation means Ivy League college hand out “easy A’s.”
The TPPF take: Fortune is right.
“Grade inflation is no harmless campus eccentricity,” says TPPF’s Tom Lindsay. “It is a slow-motion catastrophe that has turned college transcripts into worthless Monopoly money, robbing students of genuine learning and crippling workforce competitiveness.”
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