Guests: Ross Brown (LAO), Dan Walters (Sac Bee), John Howard (Capitol Weekly), Bill McEwen (Fresno Bee Opinion Page Editor), Prof. Nate Monroe (UC Merced Poli Sci Dept. Chair), Paul Hurley (fmr. editor of the Visalia Times Delta). Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
The Maddy Report – Valley Views Edition
K-12 Education in the Valley: Rising Expectations and Rising Costs
Guests: Judy Lin (Cal Matters Reporter), Dr. Todd Oto (Superintendent of the Visalia Unified School District) and Michael Johnston (Associate Superintendent for Administrative Services, Clovis Unified School District). Host: Mark Keppler, Maddy Institute Executive Director.
El Nino, The Perfect or Not So Perfect Storm?
Guests: Rachel Ehlers (Analyst, LAO), Alvar Escriva-Bou (PPIC Analyst), Joe Del Bosque (Del Bosque Farms), Sarge Green (CA Water Institute @ Fresno State), Jason Peltier (San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority), and Johnny Amaral (Westland’s Water District). Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
Governor Brown’s 2016 Budget: What It May Mean for the Valley
Guests: Mac Taylor (CA’s Legislative Analyst), Fred Silva (Fiscal Policy Analyst, CA Forward), Jeff Cummins, Fresno State Political Science Professor and Bill McEwen, Editorial Page Editor, Fresno Bee. Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
Valley Seniors: Programs and Prospects
Guests: PPIC Analyst Laurel Beck, Jeremy Oliver (Program Director for Kern County Office of Aging and Adult Services), Prof. Helen Miltiades (Fresno State). Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
Exposing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in State & Local Government
California State Auditor Elaine Howle, Paul Hurley (former Editorial Page Editor of the Visalia Times Delta) and Bill McEwen (Editorial Page Editor of the Fresno Bee). Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
Adapting to Climate Change: Implications for the Valley
PPIC Analyst Dean Bonner, John Capitman (Executive Director, Central Valley Health Policy Institute) and Seyed Sadredin (Executive Director, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District). Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
College Grads: Can the Valley Grow Its Own?
PPIC Analyst Sarah Bohn, Debbie Young (Career Development Center Director, Fresno State), Jeffrey Michael (Dir. at Career Development Center, University of the Pacific), and Garo Kalfayan (Dean, School of Business and Public Administration at CSU Bakersfield). Host: Mark Keppler, Executive Director of The Maddy Institute.
Sacramento Politics, Valley Implications
Guests Senate Democratic Leader, Kevin de León and Senate Republican Leader Jean Fuller with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Bill McEwen (Fresno Bee Opinion Page Editor), Prof. Nate Monroe (UC Merced Political Science Department Chair), and Paul Hurley (former editor of the Visalia Times Delta).