Guests David Orth, General Manager of the King’s River Conservation District; Laurel Firestone, Attorney for the Community Water Center (both members on the California Water Foundation’s Steering Committee on Sustainable Groundwater Management); and Mark Grossi, award-winning environmental reporter from the Fresno Bee discuss groundwater issues with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by […]

Guests Richard Howitt, UC Davis Professor of Agriculture and Resource Economics; Jonas Minton, Senior Water Policy Advisor with the Planning and Conversation League; Jeanine Jones, Deputy Drought Manager with the California Department of Water Resources and Dan Morain, Editorial Page Editor of the Sacramento Bee. Radio commentary provided by Dean Florez, former State Senate Majority Leader and […]

Guests Hanford Sentinel reporter Seth Nidever and Fresno Bee reporter Tim Sheehan discuss high-speed rail issues with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by California Transportation Secretary Brian Kelly and Lou Thompson, chair of the California High Speed Rail Peer Review Group.  

Guests Tammie Calzadillas, executive director of educational services with the Merced Union High School District, and Charlene Stringham, Tulare County Office of Education – Student Academic Services Administrator, discuss Common Core with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Nancy S. Brownell, Senior Fellow for the State Department of Education and the State […]

Guests Mike Berg, superintendent of Central Unified School District; Maryjane Skjellerup, senior director of programs at the Youth Leadership Institute; Ruth Quinto, deputy superintendent and CFO of Fresno Unified; and Eva Ruiz, president of the Fresno Teachers Association, discuss the local control funding formula with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Rachel Ehlers of the […]

Guests Robert Merrill, CSU Fresno professor of geology, Janice Gillespie, CSU Bakersfield professor of geology; and  Tupper Hull, vice president of strategic communications for Western States Petroleum Association, discuss fracking with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Bill Allayaud, Director of Governmental Affairs at EWG; Rock Zierman,CEO of CIPA; and Jason Marshall, Chief Deputy […]

Guests Delta Counties Coalition Coordinator Doug Brown; Jason Peltier, chief deputy general manager of Westlands Water District; and California Water Institute Director Sargeant Green discuss the State Water Plan with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources; Sunne McPeak, President & CEO of California Emerging Technology Fund […]

Guests Hanford Sentinel reporter Seth Nidever and Fresno Bee reporter Tim Sheehan discuss high-speed rail issues with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by California Transportation Secretary Brian Kelly and Lou Thompson, chair of the California High Speed Rail Peer Review Group.

Guests Richard Chapman, president and CEO of Kern Economic Development Corporation, and Lee Ann Eager, President and CEO of the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation, discuss Valley and state business and jobs climate issues with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Ron Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable, and Kish Rajan, executive director of the Governor’s Office […]

Guests Marcia Fritz, director of Californians for Fiscal Responsibility, lobbyist Christy Bouma of Capitol Connection, and Jon Ortiz of the Sacramento Bee discuss public employee pensions and their impact on California with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary by Jean Rousseau, Tulare County Administrative Officer, Bill McEwen, Editorial Page Editor for the Fresno […]