Guests California Legislative Analyst Ryan Miller, and Sacramento Bee Reporter Jon Ortiz discuss public employee pensions with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Fresno Bee Opinion Page Editor Bill McEwen, and Stockton Record Reporters Michael Fitzgerald and Roger Phillips.

Guests Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Congressman David Valadao (R-Hanford) discuss November election results with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Paul Hurley, former editor of the Visalia Times Delta, offers commentary. Radio commentary provided by CSU Fresno Political Science Professor Jeff Cummins; UC Merced Political Science Professor Nate Monroe; and Paul Hurley, former editor of the […]

Guests Anton Favorini Csorba, Ryan Miller, Ross Brown, Drew Soderberg, and Anita Lee, of the California Legislative Analysts Office discuss November propositions with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Bill McEwen, Political Columnist for The Fresno Bee; Jeff Cummins, Professor of Political Science at CSU Fresno; and Melinda Morales, Senior Editor/Community Conversations Editor […]

Guests Mark Baldasarre of PPIC and Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee discuss the November elections with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Bill McEwen of the Fresno Bee offers commentary. Radio commentary provided by John Ellis, Political Reporter for The Fresno Bee; Nate Monroe, Political Science Professor at UC Merced; and Pete Weber, Boardmember of […]

Guest Mac Taylor of the California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office discusses the state budget with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler.  Radio commentary provided by CSU Fresno Political Science Professor Jeff Cummins; UC Merced PL SI Prof. Nate Monroe; and Paul Hurley, former editor of the Visalia Times Delta.

Guest Leilani Barnett, Regional Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Development discusses the Federal Reserve with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Great Valley Center President & CEO Ben Duran; CSU Fresno Office of Community & Economic Development Executive Director Mike Dozier; CSU Fresno Economics Chair Antonio Avalos; […]

Guests State Assemblymember Roger Dickinson and Caitrin Chappelle of the Public Policy Institute of California discuss groundwater regulations with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by California Water Institute Program Director Sarge Green; Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability Co-Founder & Co-Director Phoebe Seaton; and Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth.

Guests Jeff Morales, CEO of California High Speed Rail Authority, and Diana Gomez, Central Valley Regional Director of High Speed Rail Authority, discuss the high speed rail with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Fresno Bee Reporter Tim Sheehan, and Hanford Sentinel Reporter Seth Nidever.

Guests Diana Dooley, California Secretary of Health & Human Services, and Dan Weintraub, Editor of the California Health Report, discuss California healthcare with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler.  Radio commentary provided by John Capitman, Executive Director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute; California Endowment Senior Vice President Daniel Zingale; Michelle Von Tersch, Vice President of […]