Fresno State President Joseph Castro talks about the university’s future with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Pete Weber, member of the CA State University, Fresno […]
The Maddy Report – Valley Views Edition
CA Agriculture and Immigration Reform: Will it Die on the Vine?
California and the San Joaquin Valley have a higher share of undocumented farmworkers than anywhere in the nation. Estimates are that 60 to 70 percent of CA farmworkers are undocumented. […]
Immigration Reform: What it Could Mean for California and the San Joaquin Valley
Guests Professor Manuel Pastor, director of the USC Center for the Study of Immigration Integration; Gabriela Villareal, policy manager of teh CA Immigrant Center; and Glen Goto, CEO of the […]
California Retrospective: A Conversation with Dan Walters
Long-time Sacramento Bee reporter Dan Walters talks with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by John Ellis, political reporter for the Fresno Bee; UC Merced political science […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
CA’s Community Colleges: Can the meet the State’s Education and Workforce Needs?
There are 72 community college districts and 112 community colleges in CA. Under the state’s Master Plan for Higher Education, community colleges have offered an open door to anyone who […]