New California State Laws; Governor Schwarzenegger's Second Term; The Year's Most Overlooked Foreign Policy News Stories; Domestic News Stories Overlooked In 2006
New California State Laws
New state laws were voted in this year and will take effect on January 1, including an increase in the minimum wage, a ban on driving with passengers in the trunk, and the nation's first limitations on industrial greenhouse gas emissions. Which new laws will affect you the most? Ted talks with Judy Lin of The Sacramento Bee, Robert Pugsley of Southwestern Law School, and Elaine Beno of the Auto Club of Southern California for a rundown of some of the most important new state laws.
Governor Schwarzenegger's Second Term
Now that he's been re-elected, how bi-partisan will Governor Schwarzenegger's next term be? Ted and political analysts, Arnold Steinberg and David Menefee-Libey discuss the Governor's agenda for the next four years, including his political loyalties, and his future political aspirations.
The Year's Most Overlooked Foreign Policy News Stories
Although you may consider yourself a news junkie there are always stories that don't make the front page. Did you know that Tamiflu, the drug meant to fight Bird Flu, has taken more lives in the developed world than the disease itself? How about the U.S. inadvertently funding the Taliban? Ted talks with William Dobson, managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, about the top ten overlooked foreign policy stories of 2006.
Domestic News Stories Overlooked In 2006
Ted talks with Bob Steele of the Poynter Institute for Journalism about some of the domestic news stories he thinks deserved greater coverage in 2006.