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Summer Suspense: California Politics Podcast

Who knew one week could offer so much political intrigue, from the cloud of scandal to the potential for a 2016 ballot measure smackdown? This week’s California Politics Podcast examines the new...

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Back In Sac: California Politics Podcast

The final sprint of the California Legislature’s work for 2015 is about to begin, and there’s a lot on tap before the last gavel falls in early September. On this week’s California Politics Podcast, we...

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Turning Up The Heat: California Politics Podcast

It was a hot week in Sacramento, with triple-digit temperatures outside and heated debate and accusations under the state Capitol dome. This week’s California Politics Podcast examines some new clashes...

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The Capitol Backstory: California Politics Podcast

Sometimes, you don’t know how to evaluate what happens in front of the public in Sacramento until you understand what happened behind closed doors. On this week’s California Politics Podcast, we...

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The Legislative Soup: California Politics Podcast

Any good chef will tell you it takes just the right ingredients and the right amount of time on the heat to produce a great soup — a not too different scenario from how negotiations over new bills come...

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The Intensified Zeal: California Politics Podcast

It was a quintessential Gov. Jerry Brown quip, the moment when his frustrations over climate change legislation all spilled into a single sentence. “My zeal has been intensified to a maximum degree....

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On Location: California Politics Podcast

Capitol watchers all wanted to know the same thing after legislators wrapped up their work for 2015 and headed home: Who won what, and why? This week, our California Politics Podcast hit the road for a...

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Fighting Words: California Politics Podcast

It’s not even 2016, and yet it’s starting to feel like someone will soon shout, “Let’s get ready to rumble!” Welcome to some pre-election skirmishing. This week’s California Politics Podcast tackles...

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The Beat Goes On: California Politics Podcast

There was a steady drumbeat of political news this week, led on the California front by Gov. Jerry Brown passing final judgment on some closely watched pieces of legislation. This week’s podcast...

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The Road Ahead: California Politics Podcast

In several important ways, the road ahead in California political circles became a little more clear this week. Our podcast examines some potentially game-changing 2016 ballot initiatives that were...

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California Politics Podcast: Trouble for Unions, a New Leader for the Assembly

It’s back! After a hiatus, here’s the latest California Politics Podcast, featuring KQED California Politics and Government Reporter Marisa Lagos, Los Angeles Times Sacramento Bureau Chief John Myers...

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California Politics Podcast: State of the Union, New Rules for Lobbyists

Here’s the California Politics Podcast for the week ending Jan. 22. We talk Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State speech, and new rules that will require lobbyists and special interest groups to...

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California Politics Podcast: Prison Reform, Democratic Politics

This week, KQED’s Marisa Lagos talks about Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to change California’s sentencing structure — and hopefully reduce the prison population — with Los Angeles Times host John Myers and...

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California Politics Podcast: Is the CPUC ‘Too Big to Succeed’?

On this week’s California Politics Podcast, we mull a proposal to break up the behemoth California Public Utilities Commission, and hash out the latest campaign finance filings from Senate candidates...

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High Times In 2016: California Politics Podcast

Two measures to legalize marijuana both submitted in one week, and yet no clear front runner? This week’s political podcast examines the politics of pot for the 2016 ballot, the changing narrative...

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Minimum Wage Slugfest 2016: California Politics Podcast

There are “known unknowns,” as Donald Rumsfeld so once famously said. And it certainly feels like it holds true when assessing the potential for a 2016 fight over California’s minimum wage. This week’s...

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2016 Chess Moves: California Politics Podcast

Political campaigns, especially those involving ballot initiatives in California, are often like a big chess board. You need to think about not just the move you’re making now, but about what moves you...

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Revised and Reignited: California Politics Podcast

Two big political stories that both happened on the same day this week — one a revised plan of action, one a reigniting of talk about a competitive statewide race in 2016. This week’s California...

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The Duel of Democrats: California Politics Podcast

No political party can be completely homogenous, and so differences inside California’s dominant partisan ranks shouldn’t come as a surprise. But in some races, those differences seem more like a...

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The Demands of Democrats: California Politics Podcast

Gov. Jerry Brown has an impressive streak going when it comes to calling most of the shots in crafting a state budget. Can he keep it going? This week’s California Politics Podcast looks at the budget...

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Political Power Tomorrow, Today: California Politics Podcast

Political power is an interesting thing, in that it’s usually most valuable for its perception — especially among those who fear being on the losing side. This week, we examine some glimpses at both...

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Measuring the Mood: California Politics Podcast

Politics is not only the art of the possible, but figuring out what people want, and why. Which brings us to this year’s state budget debate. This week, our California Politics Podcast examines how the...

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The Budget Deal Explained: California Politics Podcast

It took less than 24 hours for legislators to send a state budget proposal to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk and then concede that it was a spending plan in need of an overhaul. Such is politics. This week,...

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That’s (Almost) A Wrap: California Politics Podcast

For some long-running political and policy storylines in California, important — and close to final — chapters were written this week. Our podcast tackles two of them: Gov. Jerry Brown quietly signing...

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The Rule of Law: California Politics Podcast

From high drama in court to putting a new law on the books, this week’s theme in the world of California politics seems to have a decidedly legal feel to it. This week’s California Politics Podcast is...

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A Summer of Special Sessions: California Politics Podcast

When someone calls this summer a special one in Sacramento, it doesn’t mean what it might everywhere else. In the capital city, it’s primed to be a season where some of the most complicated policy...

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Jerry Brown Goes to the Vatican: California Politics Podcast

It’s an event that combines two of Gov. Jerry Brown’s favorite topics: Religion and climate change. The governor heads to the Vatican next week for Pope Francis’ symposium on climate change and modern...

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High Stakes of California’s Lowest Wages: California Politics Podcast

For the last few years, the statehouse has been the center of the debate over raising the minimum wage. But as this week’s events make clear, that’s changed. On this episode of our California Politics...

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Political Climatology 2016: California Politics Podcast

Bob Dylan may have famously once sang that “You don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind blows,” but in politics you do need some data. And right now, it’s looking like Democrats in...

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Trump Impeachment Trial, Jerry Brown Podcast, MLK Speech

Impeachment Moves to U.S. Senate On Thursday, seven House Democrats walked to the U.S. Senate to hand deliver two articles of impeachment against President Trump. The articles were read aloud by...

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