Guests Joseph Minicozzi, Principal – Urban 3; Clovis Mayor Lynne Ashbeck; and Modesto Mayor Garrand Marsh discuss Valley planning issues with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Kepper. Radio commentary provided […]
12Nov
The Maddy Report – Valley Views Edition
12Nov
Maddy Report – Universal Pre-K: Is an Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Debt?
Guests Lillian Mongeau, a reporter with EdSource Today, and Molly Tafoya, Early Edge California, discuss universal pre-K issues with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Kendra Rogers, executive […]
08Sep
Maddy Report – Connie Conway and Valley Republicans: Fork in the Road?
Guests Dean Bonner of the Public Policy Institute of California; Dan Walters, columnist for the Sacramento Bee; and JohnMyers, senior editor, California politics & government for KQED discusses the status of Valley […]
02Sep
Maddy Report – Private, For Profit Colleges: Good Deal or No Deal?
Guests Judy Heiman of the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and Laura Metune, former Chief of the Bureau for Private and Postsecondary Education and current consultant to the California State Assembly Higher […]
14Jul
Maddy Report – California Retrospectives – A Discussion with the California Legislature’s Democratic and Republican Leaders
Visalia Republican and Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway talks with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided by Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell […]
07Jul
Bill Lockyer and the Changing Nature of State and Valley Politics
Guest Bill Lockyer, former leader of the California State Senate, former Attorney General and current California State Treasurer talks with Maddy Institute Executive Director Mark Keppler. Radio commentary provided […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
22May
Food Stamps and Food Banks in America’s Breadbasket
Guests Ryan Woolsey, fiscal and policy analyst with the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and Todd Blank, deputy director of the Welfare to Work Division of the California Department of Social Services, […]