State GovernmentBrown Moving "Heaven And Earth" To Get Legislature To Extend Cap And TradeMay 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Ben BradfordOn the eve of his departure for China, where he’ll hold meetings on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown is imploring California lawmakers to extend the state’s “cap-and-trade” greenhouse gas reduction program. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentWednesday Roundup: Bail System Overhaul, Renewable Energy Requirement, Education Incentives For CalWORKS Recipients, Dialysis StaffingMay 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Chris NicholsState senators have passed a bill that would overhaul the state's bail system and a bill that requires California to go green by 2045. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the Assembly passed a bill offering grant increases to welfare recipients.
State Government Roundup: Late School Start, Expanded Family Leave, Prescription Drug Price Hike TransparencyMay 30, 2017 | Ben Adler | Sally LongeneckerCalifornia lawmakers kicked off a full week of action by advancing hundreds of bills ahead of a key deadline Friday. That's the final day for Senate and Assembly bills to pass their "House of Origin" and cross over to the other chamber.
California Economy Expected To Grow More SlowlyMay 30, 2017 | Amy QuintonA new economic forecast shows slower economic growth for California compared to recent years. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCould California Go Completely Green Energy By 2050?May 30, 2017 | Ben BradfordThe California Senate will consider this week whether the state’s electricity should come entirely from renewable power by mid-century. There’s debate about whether it’s possible for utilities to go 100 percent renewable by 2050.
State GovernmentProposal Aims To Lighten Fines For Rolling Right TurnsMay 30, 2017 | Daniel PotterA California lawmaker wants to lower the fine for drivers who don’t fully stop before turning right at a red light. The proposal faces a deadline in the state Senate this week. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Congressional Delegation In The SpotlightMay 30, 2017 | Chris Remington | Cody DrabbleKen Rudin takes the week off from his Political Junkie duties and the LA Times' Sarah Wire steps in with a review of California’s Congressional Delegation on the move in Washington this Memorial Day weekend. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAssembly Committee Blocks Dam Inspection Mandate, Political Contribution LimitMay 26, 2017 | Ben AdlerA California Assembly committee has shelved nearly 200 bills for the year, including efforts to toughen penalties for sex offenses and ban unlimited campaign contributions from political parties to candidates. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalif. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye To Lawmakers: Spend More On Foster Children AttorneysMay 26, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerCalifornia Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye is urging state lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown to approve an additional $22 million in the state budget for attorneys serving foster children.
Lawmaker Misleads With Claim Jerry Brown Has Axed Funds For California’s Dying TreesMay 26, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican Assemblyman Jim Patterson of Fresno recently claimed Gov. Jerry Brown has slashed nearly all the money in the state’s budget to help local governments remove dead and dying trees in California’s forests. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
