07Apr

Common Core: A Course Correction?

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 […]

07Apr

The Local Control Funding Formula: The Devil is in the Details

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 […]

07Apr

Fracking: Boom or Bust?

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 […]

07Apr

The State Water Plan, Peace in the Valley?

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 […]

07Apr

High Speed Rail: Derailed in the Valley?

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.

07Apr

CA Business and Jobs Forecast: Sunny on the Coast, Partly Cloudy in the Valley

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 […]

07Apr

Public Employee Pensions: Fiscal Implications for the State and Valley

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 […]

07Apr

Armed and Potentially Dangerous: Crime, Weapons, and Mental Illness in the Valley

Guests Fresno Superior Court Judge Hilary Chittick, Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health director Dawan Utecht, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims discuss issues related to crime, weapons and mental illness in the Valley with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by California State Auditor Elaine Howle.  

07Apr

State Auditor: California’s High Risk Issues

Guests Paul Hurley, former opinion page editor of the Visalia Times-Delta; Bill McEwen, editorial page editor of the Fresno Bee; and Melinda Morales, Community Conversation Editor of the Visalia Times-Delta, discuss the impact of California’s high-risk issues on the Valley with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by State Auditor Elaine Howle.