Lance Hastings: California Manufacturing and the Truth about Tariffs

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Founded in 1918, the California Manufacturers and Technology Association promotes policies designed to stimulate economic growth and create jobs. Today, CMTA represents 400 manufacturing businesses in California, which is the largest manufacturing state in the country. Heading up that operation is Lance Hastings, who began his career as a capitol staffer and has a long history with California trade associations. Hastings probably thought that the COVID pandemic would be the biggest disruptor of the state’s manufacturing industry in his time, but President Trump’s ‘on again, off again’ tariff policy may give COVID a run for its money. He joins us to talk about the state of California’s manufacturing industry, tariffs, and just how long it might take to reshore production.

Plus, Who Had the Worst Week in California Politics?

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3:12 Trump vs. Musk poll

4:08 Budget funds private foster agencies

4:42 The Top 100 is coming

9:53 Matt Rexroad

10:45 Lance Hastings

12:01 California: largest manufacturing state in the country

13:21 Workforce

17:39 Tariffs

24:52 it took 40 years to lose manufacturing – it will take at least that long to bring it back

25:31 Impact of retaliatory tariffs

27:47 Finding common ground with environmental advocates

33:45 Cap and invest

36:42 California Lowrider Holiday

38:46 #WWCA