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State of Affairs: Big tobacco's big threat, gig economy reforms, homeless sue LA city

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Mar 17, 2016

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State of Affairs: Big tobacco's big threat, gig economy reforms, homeless sue LA city

It's Thursday, which means it's time for Take Two's weekly look at state politics.

California State Capitol Building in Sacramento.

It's Thursday, which means it's time for Take Two's weekly look at state politics.

On this week's State of Affairs:

Big Tobacco responds in a big way to a new slate of anti-smoking laws
An attempt to limit out-of-state students at UC schools fails
A plan that would allow workers in the so-called "gig economy" to organize and form unions

Guests

Ben Adler, Capital Public Radio capitol bureau chief

Jack Pitney, Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics at Claremont McKenna College