Proposed .06 Cent Gas Tax Hike; Contingency Plan For Fiscal Stability; Business And The Making Of The American Univeristy; FilmWeek
Proposed .06 Cent Gas Tax Hike
In her review of the state budget, Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill suggested that lawmakers add a six cent tax increase to the gasoline tax, in addition to rejecting Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed $2 billion cut to the transportation budget. Guests Joel Riphagen, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the Legislative Analyst Office, and Tom Hudson, Executive Director California Taxpayer Protection Committee join Host Larry Mantle to discuss the proposed tax hike.
Contingency Plan For Fiscal Stability
Larry Mantle talks with the State Treasurer, Phil Angelides who Thursday unveiled a contingency plan for fiscal stability as a back-up in case Californians reject the $15 billion bonds that go before voters in the March 2nd statewide election.
Business And The Making Of The American Univeristy
Larry Mantle talks with author and university professor Christopher Newfield about his new book Ivy and Industry in which he traces major trends in the intellectual and institutional history of the research university from the late nineteenth century through the 1970s. He also discusses how the American university has the dual and sometimes conflicting role of expanding the mind and of the individual while at the same time stimulating economic growth.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Against the Ropes, Welcome to Mooseport, Eurotrip, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen , and Kitchen Stories.
Larry and the critics also review the Berlin International Film Festival as well as this week's new video releases.
FilmWeek will be at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood this coming Wednesday, the 25th of February from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, for a special two-hour taping. americancinematheque.com has ticket and parking information.