The Maddy Report

Mark Keppler speaks with California State Auditor Elaine Howle about California schools and their plans to keep students safe. Then, Doug Collins with the Merced City School District and Steve France with the Clovis Unified School District chime in with their take on student safety from gun violence in local Valley schools. 

How are climate change policies at the state level impacting California's economy, particularly, the transportation sector? Listen in on Mark Keppler's conversations with Ross Brown of the LAO, Will Barrett, Director of Advocacy at Clean Air for the American Lung Association in California, and Samir Sheikh, Executive Director of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. 

Listen in on Mark Keppler's conversation with Laurel Beck and Shannon McConville of the Public Policy Institute of California about the increasing number of senior citizens and how that will impact California. 

Listen in on Mark Keppler's conversation with Rebecca Martinez, Clerk/Recorder/Registrar of Voters for Madera County about Madera County's new voting process.

Mark Keppler discusses the increasing population of senior citizens with Laurel Beck and Shannon McConville with PPIC.

Hear from President Joseph I. Castro from California State University, Fresno; President Ellen Jun from  California State University, Stanislaus and President Lynette Zelezny from California State University, Bakersfield on the state of the Valley's public universities. 

On this week's episode, Mark Keppler is joined by Mindy Romero of the USC Price School of Public Policy, John Myers of the LA Times, and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to discuss voter turnout in the 2018 Midterm elections. Then you'll hear from State Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), State Sen. Andreas Borgeas (R- Fresno) about the new state senators out of the Valley. 

This week, hear from Mark Keppler and Former California's Legislative Analyst, Mac Taylor about his long tenure in California government and how the landscape has changed over the years. Then you'll hear from Dan Walters from CALmatters on the legacy Governor Brown is leaving behind as well as the agenda of incoming Governor, Gavin Newsom. 

Hear from Mark Keppler as he discusses the overlapping issues of the 2020 census and immigration with Laura Hill with the Public Policy Institute of California, Taryn Luna with the Sacramento Bee, Dan Walters with CALmatters, Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Sarah Bohn with the Public Policy Institute of California, and John Myers of the LA Times. 

Hear from Mark Keppler and Ellen Hanak, Director of the Water Policy Center at the Public Policy Institute of California on the San Joaquin Valley's water challenges and the unsustainable nature of groundwater.