State GovernmentCalifornia’s Bullet Train Cost Spikes 20 PercentMarch 9, 2018 | Chris NicholsGOP lawmakers and taxpayer groups seized on Friday’s new report indicating high-speed-rail cost overruns to argue the state should stop funding it.
Health CareTribal Lands To Get Funding Boost To Curb Opioid CrisisMarch 9, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaCalifornia is investing in new medication and physician training for American Indian communities. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Villaraigosa Neglects Key Facts In Claim Single-Payer ‘Forces Seniors Off Medicare’March 8, 2018Would seniors in California really be forced off Medicare by the single-payer health plan backed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom?
State GovernmentExplaining The Trump Versus California Immigration LawsuitMarch 8, 2018 | Ben BradfordThe federal lawsuit against California for restricting cooperation with federal immigration agents is the latest in a back-and-forth over so-called “sanctuary” policies. It also goes back to the Trump administration's first days — and even earlier. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentNo More Hugs: California Sen. Bob ‘Huggy Bear’ Hertzberg Disciplined After InvestigationMarch 8, 2018 | Bob MoffittThe Southern California lawmaker has been ordered to refrain from initiating any more hugs — but he will be allowed to keep his job. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCongressman McClintock Weighs In On Controversial Actions On Trade, Immigration, And Guns By Trump AdministrationMarch 8, 2018 | Chris RemingtonCongressman Tom McClintock discusses the sanctuary state lawsuit announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, Trump's proposed steel and aluminum tariffs, and the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Jeff Sessions’ Misleading Claim: California Bans Police Cooperation With ICEMarch 7, 2018 | Chris NicholsDoes California ban local law enforcement from transferring prisoners to and even communicating with federal immigration agents?
State GovernmentAttorney General Jeff Sessions Calls California ‘Open Borders Radicals’; Gov. Jerry Brown Decries His Sacramento Speech As ‘Political Stunt’March 7, 2018 | Nick MillerSessions spoke to local and state law-enforcement officials this morning in downtown Sacramento, where he decried California immigration policy that obstructs enforcement of federal rules. The governor called his speech “more like Fox News."
Insight With Vicki GonzalezAttorney General Jeff Sessions Speaks In Sacramento On Battle Over Sanctuary State PoliciesMarch 7, 2018 | Chris RemingtonAttorney General Jeff Sessions spoke Wednesday morning at the Law Enforcement Legislative Day in Sacramento. Ben Bradford joins with an update on the Trump administration's lawsuit against California over sanctuary state policies. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Would Require Electricity To Be 100 Percent Renewable By 2045 If This Bill Passes March 6, 2018 | Ezra David RomeroSenate Bill 100 starts by boosting the state’s renewable electricity requirement to 60 percent by 2030. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.