Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Jerry Brown’s Exit InterviewDecember 13, 2018Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler reflects on Jerry Brown’s accomplishments as governor in this week’s Capitol Chat. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentPoll Tells Gavin Newsom: Make Universal Health Care Highest PriorityDecember 12, 2018 | Ben AdlerOf the many promises Gavin Newsom made during his successful campaign for California governor, a new poll finds his push for universal health care has more support than calls for tuition-free community college and universal preschool. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Lawmaker Arrested On Child Cruelty SuspicionDecember 11, 2018Fresno Police Department Lt. Mark Hudson said Tuesday that Democratic Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula of Fresno was arrested on suspicion of a misdemeanor charge of willful cruelty to a child.
State GovernmentRetiring Cal Fire Director: California Must Mull Home Ban In Fire-Prone AreasDecember 11, 2018Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott will leave his job Friday after 30 years with the agency. In an interview with The Associated Press, he said government and citizens must act differently to protect lives and property from fires.
State GovernmentJerry Brown's Exit Interview: Don't Say He Didn't Warn YouDecember 11, 2018 | Ben AdlerThe outgoing governor of California spoke about climate change, nuclear proliferation, capitalism and more in a wide-ranging interview with NPR. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia GOP Chairman's Dire Warning To National Republicans: 'We're The Canary In The Coal Mine'December 10, 2018 | Ben AdlerCalifornia Republican Party Chairman Jim Brulte says the national GOP should take very seriously the state party’s dismal showing in last month’s midterms. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Regulators: Pot Deliveries Can Be Made Throughout California, Even Cities That Ban CannabisDecember 7, 2018(AP) — California regulators on Friday said marijuana deliveries can be made anywhere in the state, even in locales that ban cannabis.
State GovernmentBills Aim To Get Butte County ‘Back On Our Feet’ After Camp FireDecember 7, 2018 | Chris NicholsTwo bills proposed this week by California lawmakers seek to help with the long-term recovery in Butte County and replace local tax dollars lost due to the fire. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentDisputed North Carolina House Race Puts Spotlight On 'Ballot Harvesting'December 7, 2018(AP) — An investigation into whether political operatives in North Carolina illegally collected absentee ballots has drawn attention to a little-known political tool called ballot harvesting. California passed a law in 2016 allowing the practice.
State GovernmentCalifornia Justices Question Attorneys In Key Pension CaseDecember 5, 2018(AP) — California Supreme Court justices peppered an attorney representing state workers in a lawsuit over a change to public employee pensions that could upend California's long-held rule that retirement benefits can't be taken away once promised.
