Paper Trail Podcast

Paul and Reggie talk about the Governor's latest push for CARE Courts that are intended to help people suffering from homelessness and severe mental illness and put them into a housing and rehabilitation program (2:50); Then the cost of Visalia's new civic center plans has gone up from $29 million to just under $70 million (23:00).

Paul and Tootle talk about the increase in food commodities as a result of the war in Ukraine, and whether making Russia a "pariah nation" increases the chances of drawing the U.S. and NATO into war (2:52); Then they talk about South Carolina's changes to corporal punishment, giving way to options such as firing squads and the electric chair (16:53).

Paul and Reggie talk about the contentious state of things between Farmersville teachers and their administration as negotiations all but stall out before the end of the 2021/2022 school year (3:33); Then they talk about the Visalia City Council's decision to impose a 1,000 foot buffer between school sites and smoke shops (19:45).

Paul and Tootle go over some listener feedback at the top of the show before jumping into the first topic of how ridiculous senators approaches Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearing last week (6:20); Then they go over North Korea's latest ICBM launch and why they did it even after President Trump elevated the rogue state to the United States' level (18:40).