The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, CA. Image by jsolieIt’s been another busy week around the Capitol, with some of the highest profile activity centered on the horrific events taking place in Minneapolis. But not everything under the Capitol Dome this week was all about ICE.
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by longtime capitol consultant – now retired – Brian Green, who worked in communications for the Senate Dem Caucus from 2011 until last year. As principal consultant, Green prepared talking points and issue updates, recorded videos, set up press conferences and hosted the “Then There’s California” podcast featuring in-depth interviews with Democratic senators. One year into retirement, he has launched his own podcast, “California Voices, with Brian Green.”
3Image by NeoLeo. After a California judge or justice determines there is ambiguity in a state statute, they will turn to consideration of extrinsic evidence in an effort to ascertain the intent of the Legislature in crafting the statute. What sort of evidence
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
Ohman by OhmanCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Jack Ohman has been a political cartoonist for 48 years; he got his start at the Minnesota Daily when he was still a college student, and at 19 he became the youngest-ever syndicated cartoonist in the United States. He has worked at major papers across the US, including The Detroit Free Press, The Oregonian, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Sacramento Bee, where in 2016 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. He joined us to talk about his history in the news biz, the state of editorial cartooning, the death of Scott Adams, and much, much more.
Image by Wpadington. A ceasefire over sports betting in California may be ending after DraftKings and FanDuel recently adopted business models that threaten the political power of the state’s gaming tribes.
Image by Dadan. Urgency statutes, fiscal emergency statutes, right of public access, local or special statutes, and reimbursement disclaimers utilize explanatory statements. Several of these three types of measures are actually required to do so by the state Constitution.
Lobbyist, author and McGeorge law professor Chris Micheli offers a quick look at what’s coming up this week under the Capitol Dome.
The Great Seal of the State of California on the floor of the State Capitol Building. Image by Sundry Photography.This week’s Capitol Briefs features leadership changes, new PPIC survey results, California’s slow growth, the Planned Parenthood annual legislative scorecard and the sad passing of a California musical icon.
CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by Clarissa Laguardia, Executive Director of the California Center for Civic Participation (CalCenter). CalCenter is a non-profit organization that works to engage young people in the democratic process. Laguardia is passionate about CalCenter’s projects – she knows firsthand the importance of engaging in the political experience. She grew up in El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War and migrated to the United States after high school.