DA Smittcamp joins Ray to discuss the closures of several California prisons thanks to Gov. Gavin Newsom. They also discuss the effects it is having on the State. President Joe Biden unveiled record spending and several new tax increases on Thursday in his budget proposal for fiscal year 2024. House Republicans have called for significant cuts to federal spending in exchange for lifting or suspending the debt ceiling. Senator Joe Manchin, the Democratic Senator from West Virginia, has criticized his party for refusing to cooperate with Republicans on “reasonable and responsible” budget cuts.

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