The Green New Deal legislation laid out by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey sets goals for some drastic measures to cut carbon emissions across the economy. In the process, it aims to create jobs and boost the economy. Credit: Amr Alfiky / NPR / via CapRadioLast month congressional freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helped lay out a grand plan for the nation to address climate change. It's called the Green New Deal. It draws from California's climate goals. But does California need a Green New Deal?
Story by Ezra David Romero.
2018 voters at Modoc Hall on the Sacramento State campus. Credit: Andrew Nixon / Capital Public RadioA record number of Californians are now registered to vote — and the state’s registration rate is the highest since Bill Clinton's reelection — according to a new report from the Secretary of State’s office.
Story by Ben Adler.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Credit: Beth Cortez-Neavel / FlickrArrest and criminal records for millions of Californians would be kept private under a bill proposed at the Capitol this week.
Story by Chris Nichols.
Credit: John Minchillo / APSeafood fraud? One in five fish is mislabeled or sold as something different, according to research from one environmental group.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
Monday, March 11, 2019
Credit: Beth Cortez-Neavel / FlickrArrest and criminal records for millions of Californians would be kept private under a bill proposed at the Capitol this week.
Story by Chris Nichols.
Credit: John Minchillo / APSeafood fraud? One in five fish are mislabeled or sold as something different, according to research from one environmental group.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
High winds caused havoc for a man using an umbrella as rain pelted Sacramento on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli/via CapRadioThe northern, central, and southern Sierra Nevada have precipitation measuring stations used to calculate rainfall. These are different from the tools used to monitor snowpack. Just about everything is above average except groundwater.
Story by Randol White.
Alex Proimos [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]A single-payer health care system doesn’t appear to be on the table this year, but Democratic lawmakers are pushing 21 other bills to expand coverage and make it cheaper.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, with President Trump at the White House in 2018, approved adding to the 2020 census a question asking, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?" Credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/ via Getty Images / CapRadioA second federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census is illegal.
Story by Steve Milne.
The new proposition would also eliminate California’s heavily contested high-speed-rail project. Credit: California High-Speed Rail / FlickrRepublican Representative Doug LaMalfa of Butte County introduced the High-Speed Rail Refund Act saying it's time to kill—what he calls—a misguided project. His resolution directs the Secretary of Transportation to take all necessary actions to get funds back.
Story by Randol White.
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A new study from UC Davis shows it might be possible to separate the therapeutic effects of hallucinogens from the psychedelic effects.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
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