Nevada State of the State Nevada Governor Brian
Sandoval delivered his State of the State speech Wednesday
night in Carson City, unveiling a record $6.5 billion General Fund
budget for the next two fiscal years that is balanced by extending
most of the tax increasesa nd revenue diversions put in place two
years ago. The proposed spending plan is about 5% higher than
the current budget, with most of the increased spending going to
K-12 education and Health and Human Services programs. We'll
get context and analysis of the speech from Vegas PBS' Nevada Week in Review host Mitch Fox.
True Cost of Oil Conservationist
and environmental photo journalist Garth Lenz will be
presenting "The True Cost of Oil: Images of Beauty and
Devastation" about the Alberta Tar Sands in Sacramento on
Thursday the 17th. From the outset, a central theme of Lenz's
work has been the contrasts between the industrialized and natural
landscape. As his understanding of ecological issues has
grown, so has the range of his photographic subjects. His
work has appeared in leading editorial publications including Time,
GEO, the New Yorker, The New York TImes, BBC Wildlife, and more.
Lenz's work on the Alberta Tar Sands was the
subject of a recent TED Talk and he joins us today to discuss
the status of our 20th century landscape.
BARK the Musical Sacramento Theatre Company has partnered with
the SPCA to
present "BARK the Musical" on the Pollock Stage. It's a
hilarious, fast-paced, and poignant tribute to man's best friend,
performed by a six member cast and told and sung from the dog's
point of view--from the little puppy who yearns to bark like a real
dog, to an opear singing poodle and a street mutt who raps. We'll
hear about the musical and talk about the partnership bringing it
to the stage.
Sound Advice: Jazz In our regular weekly
music series, Capital Public Radio's All Things Considered and
Jazz host Devin Yamanaka joins us with her jazz picks.