03Apr

Water Woes: Dealing with the Legacy of Nitrate Contamination

Guests John Borkovich, supervising senior engineer geologist, Ground Water Programs, State Water Resources Control Board, and Mark Grossi, environmental reporter for the Fresno Bee discuss the legacy of nitrate contamination with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio Commentary provided by Laurel Firestone, attorney with the Community Water Center; Dave Orth, GM of Kings River […]

03Apr

High Speed Rail: All Aboard?

Tom Richards, vice chairman of the CA High Speed Rail Authority, and Brian Weatherford from the LAO discuss the high speed rail project with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler on this episode of the Maddy Report. Radio commentary provided by Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) and Lee Ann Eager, president and CEO of the Fresno […]

03Apr

Trade with China — Challenges and Opportunities

Guests John Harris, prominent west-side farmer and CEO and chairman of Harris Farms, and Pete Weber, former corporate executive and current leader in CA Forward and CA Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, discuss CA’s trade efforts with China with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by John Grubb, chief of staff […]

03Apr

The May 2013 Revise: A Debate Over Restoring Cuts v. Holding the Line

Guests Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway (R-Visalia) and State Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres) discuss Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2013 May Revise. (Other guests are Dan Walters, columnist for the Sacramento Bee; John Myers, Political Editor for ABC 10 in Sacramento; and Mac Taylor, Legislative Analyst in the LAO.) ORIGINAL AIR DATE: JUNE 3, 2013

03Apr

President Welty Retrospective

For the last 22 years, our guest has served as President of California State University, Fresno — commonly referred to as “Fresno State.” A fierce fund-raiser whose commitment to academics and research boosted Fresno State’s profile, he will retire as President at the end of the academic school year. President Welty will comment on this […]