State GovernmentCapitol Roundup: Deported Veteran, Communist Worker, Student Defiance Bills Move ForwardMay 8, 2017 | Ben AdlerCalifornia lawmakers have advanced bills that would provide legal aid to deported veterans trying to re-enter the United States, block the state from firing a Communist Party member, and ban the suspension of students for "willful defiance.
State GovernmentReport: California Doesn't Know If Its Business Tax Breaks WorkMay 8, 2017 | Ben BradfordCalifornia does a poor job tracking the impact of billions of dollars in tax breaks and credits it provides to businesses each year, according to a new national study. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitical Junkie: Health Care, Sanctuary Cities And Trump's 100 DaysMay 8, 2017 | Cody DrabblePolitical Junkie Ken Rudin goes over the heavily discussed topic of health care while also recapping Trump's first 100 days, immigration and the French Presidential election. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBills To Fight Fake News Moving Forward At California CapitolMay 5, 2017 | Chris NicholsBills that ask California public schools to fight fake news by developing media literacy curriculum are moving forward at the state Capitol. But a key advocate says they've been watered down and risk being ineffective.
State GovernmentCalifornia's Firefighting Agency Faces More Testing ProblemsMay 5, 2017California's firefighting agency plans to discipline two employees blamed for forcing the state to redo a battalion chief examination for nearly 500 employees.
State GovernmentGov. Jerry Brown Signed A New Gas Tax Into Law. Now A California Republican Wants To Repeal ItMay 5, 2017 | Ben BradfordAssemblyman Travis Allen is trying to get voters to overturn California's new gas tax and transportation funding package. The initiative will need more than 350,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAll 14 California Republicans Back House GOP Health Care BillMay 4, 2017 | Ben AdlerIt’s not a stretch to argue that California’s Republican congressional delegation pushed the House GOP health care bill over the top. Half the state’s delegation was either opposed or undecided beforehand, and the bill passed by a single vote. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalif. Lawmakers Vote For Earlier Presidential PrimaryMay 4, 2017 | Ben BradfordCalifornia lawmakers call the measures a way to return the state to relevancy in choosing each party’s presidential contenders. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Interview With Assembly Speaker Anthony RendonMay 4, 2017Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler spoke with California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon following calls to strip the University of California of its constitutional independence following a scathing audit. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAssembly Speaker: "Not Our Desire" To Strip UC's Constitutional IndependenceMay 3, 2017 | Ben AdlerCalls to strip the University of California of its constitutional independence have intensified after an audit of the UC president’s office. But California’s Assembly Speaker appears reluctant to take such a far-reaching step. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
