30Jun

2014 State Budget: Impact on the Valley

Guests State Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor, Gov. Brown’s Finance Spokesperson HD Palmer and KQED Senior Editor for Government, and KQED’s Senior Editor John Myers discuss the new state budget with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Jeff Cummins, a Fresno State political science professor, and former Visalia Times-Delta editorial page editor Paul Hurley.

19Jun

Obamacare: Impact on Valley’s Health Care System

Guests Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California; John Kabateck, executive director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses/California; Duane Donner, president/CEO of the California Hospital Association; and Charlies Bacchi, executive vice president of the California Association of Health Plans, discuss the Affordable Care Act with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary […]

04Jun

Valley Republicans – Fork in the Road?

Guest state Sen. Tom Berryhill (R-Twain Harte) and state Assemblymembers Frank Bigelow (R-O’Neals) and Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) discuss the state of California Republicans with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Fresno State political science professor Tom Holyoke and UC Merced political science professor Nate Monroe.