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SOA: Trump backs off DACA, CA's new budget, Rohrabacher's newest challenger
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Jun 16, 2017
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SOA: Trump backs off DACA, CA's new budget, Rohrabacher's newest challenger
Take Two's weekly peek at California politics.
The dome and exterior of the California State Capitol building in 2015, in Sacramento.
The dome and exterior of the California State Capitol building in 2015, in Sacramento.
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Take Two's weekly peek at California politics.

This week on State of Affairs:

  • President Trump backed away from his campaign promise to end the DACA program
  • California lawmakers finalize the state budget
  • And Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has yet another Democratic challenger — a man from the world of science, not politics.

Guests:

  • Jack Pitney, Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics at Claremont McKenna College
  • Scott Shafer, Senior Editor for Politics and Government at KQED

Press the blue play button above to hear the full interview.