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Capitol Chat

 

A weekly round-up of what's happening (or not happening) in California politics and state government with Insight host Beth Ruyak.

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Insight Digital Special: Capitol Chat On Rent Control And A Move To Unionize Childcare Workers

February 6, 2020

On this week’s Capitol Chat: an initiative to expand rent control in California has qualified for the November ballot, and childcare providers in California rallied at the Capitol and are mobilizing to unionize.
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CapChat: Santa Anita Horse Deaths / Uber Pilots New Pricing / State Of The State

January 23, 2020

There have been more horse deaths at Santa Anita Park, five just since December 28, 2019. Uber is piloting a new pricing program allowing drivers to set rates at three airports. And we wait for the State of the State to be scheduled.
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Presidential Candidate Visits To CA And NV And The Individual Mandate

December 12, 2019

As the primaries approach, candidate visits to the Western US continue. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was just in California and Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in Reno. And we talk about the coming of the state’s individual mandate.
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Capitol Chat: State Refuses To Release Sexual Harassment Complaint Data Since January

December 5, 2019

The California Legislature has refused CapRadio’s public records request for data on sexual harassment complaints, from January to the present. CapRadio’s Ben Adler shares his latest reporting and what this could mean for how accusations are handled
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Impeachment Inquiry Update & California Democratic State Endorsement Convention Preview

November 14, 2019

California Democrats head to Southern California this weekend for their endorsing convention. One question CapRadio’s Ben Adler will be asking is: Is California less important for candidates running for president than it was just a few months ago?
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The Week In California Politics: Gavin Newsom, PG&E, The CPUC And The Gig Economy

October 31, 2019

CapRadio’s Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler talks about the week in California politics from Gov. Newsom’s high profile spat with PG&E to why PUC commissioners have fixed terms, plus a legislative update on AB 5, the high profile gig worker bill.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Midnight Deadline

October 14, 2019

We’ll get an update from CapRadio’s Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler about end-of-session bill signings, as well as a round up of the governor’s reactions to PG&E’s power shut offs.
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CapChat: Round Up Of Presidential Candidates In Nevada; California As The 'State Of Resistance'

October 3, 2019

CapRadio’s Capital Bureau Chief Ben Adler talks about California presidential polls, how California’s top officials are maintaining the “State of Resistance” against the Trump administration and a round up of news from the State Capitol.
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Capitol Chat: It’s Budget Season In The State Capitol

June 6, 2019

It’s budget crunch time in the State Capitol. That’s because the state budget has to finalized no later than midnight on June 15. We’ll have Capitol Bureau chief Ben Adler to tell us where things stand.
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CapChat: Previewing The California Democratic Party Convention

May 30, 2019

The California Assembly has struck a deal on a use of force bill, and Ben Adler is here to discuss. We'll also preview this weekend’s California Democratic Party Convention in San Francisco.
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