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State of Affairs: A tough week for Hillary Clinton, when will Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez debate?
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Aug 25, 2016
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State of Affairs: A tough week for Hillary Clinton, when will Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez debate?
A look at all this and more on this week's State of Affairs, with KPCC's Mary Plummer and POLITICO's Carla Marinucci.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (L) and Attorney General Kamala Harris (R) are vying for a U.S. Senate seat in the 2016 election.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (L) and Attorney General Kamala Harris (R) are vying for a U.S. Senate seat in the 2016 election.
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A look at all this and more on this week's State of Affairs, with KPCC's Mary Plummer and POLITICO's Carla Marinucci.

On this edition of State of Affairs, Take Two's weekly look at government and politics in the Golden State:

  • Hillary Clinton had a tough week, with more conversation about her email practices. The AP released an analysis on Tuesday claiming more than half the people outside of government who got a meeting with Clinton while she was Secretary of State gave money to The Clinton Foundation. How serious is this?
  • How is Donald Trump's changing stance on immigration resonating with voters? And, the Trump Effect is playing out in California's down ballot races, including the District 5 Los Angeles County Supervisor's race. In a candidate statement from Darrell Park, he implies that opponent Republican Kathryn Barger supports Trump. Barger is now challenging the candidate statement. A petition filed this week by Barger in Los Angeles County Superior Court says Barger does not support Trump or his agenda.
  • Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez are facing off for a Senate seat, but Sanchez missed a deadline this week to declare her participation in a proposed debate. As the underdog in this race, how could this impact her campaign?
  • There are nearly 40 school bond measures heading to L.A. and Orange County voters in November. We'll find out if that number is unusual, and why these bond measures will now get oversight.
  • There is a call to completely change the way we vote here in California. Sen. Ben Allen of Santa Monica wants to do away with polling places. We'll hear about what he's proposing instead.

Joining State of Affairs this week is

, senior writer at POLITICO, and KPCC's politics reporter,

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To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.