Capitol Chat - We've just gone through
announcement season in American politics. We've seen proposed
budgets and heard addresses and rebuttals on the state of the union
and on the states. So, now what happens? Today on Insight, while
they're in a bit of a lull over at the Capital, we thought we'd
take a look at how proposals actually make their way through the
tangled jungle that is the California Legislature. Here's one
non-surprise: It all happens on deadline. Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler joins us
for our weekly look at California's Capitol and what lawmakers are
working on.
Minimum Wage - President Barack Obama called on congress in
his State of the Union address this week to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. Most people think
it's unlikely this current congress will raise the national minimum
wage any time soon. But California may be a different story.
There's a bill working its way through the state
legislature would raise California's minimum wage to $8.25 by next
year, with additional increases in the future. We'll take a look at
the plan, what it would mean for California's economy, and what the
business community thinks of the idea.
"Sacramento Chronicles" - Sacramento may seem
like a sleepy town these days, but it hasn't always been. The city
boomed when forty-niners flocked to California, but the road from
riverfront trading post to cosmopolitan capital was bumpy and
winding. In "Sacramento Chronicles: A Golden Past,"
historian and local author Cheryl Anne
Stapp reveals the setbacks and successes that shaped the city.
The book is released today with a book launch on Feb. 28 at Time
Tested Books in Sacramento.
Keith Lowell Jensen - Sacramento Comedian Keith
Lowell Jensen is releasing his third album "Elf
Orgy" on Stand Up! Records Feb. 19 and there will be a release party Feb. 24 at the
Punchline Comedy Club in Sacramento. Keith has been a regular
guest on Insight to talk about his various projects, including the
Coexist? Comedy Tour and Comedy Night at Luna's. We'll hear clips from
his new album and talk about a possible war with space.