Today on Take Two: California legislature is trying to clean up its image after several high-profile scandals by implementing tougher ethical guidelines for politicians, KPCC’s Adrian Florido takes a look at the thousands of low income Angelenos left without health coverage due to a mix up; we talk to UC researcher Paul Gents to help us trace the origins of the domesticated pepper and more.
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• 5:44
Yesterday, lawmakers pushed eleven measures through committee that would set tougher ethical guidelines for politicians.
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• 4:58
Amid controversy, the Congressional Black Caucus has now invited Ryan to a closed-door meeting to discuss strategies for alleviating poverty.
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• 4:16
Hundreds of thousands of low-income Angelenos became newly-eligible for Medi-Cal on January first. The idea under the Affordable Care Act was to switch them away from a transitional program that LA County started a few years ago.
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• 4:14
If desperate times call for desperate measures, then California's severe drought is sure to inspire some unusual efforts.
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• 5:03
New research out of UC Davis traces the family tree of the domesticated chili pepper back to a region of east central Mexico.
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• 9:31
It's hip to Clip except if you're a Dodger fan, the Southern California hockey war may be on ice and and Manchester United is down a manager. This means it's time for sports with Andy and Brian Kamenetzky.
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• 6:05
Last week, Nike reportedly laid off a significant chunk of the the team responsible for its fitness tracker, FuelBand. For more on this, we're speaking with senior editor at CNET.
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• 6:30
African Americans currently make up just 4.6 percent of University of Michigan's undergraduates, but they comprise 14 percent of the state's population.
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• 3:23
For forty years, the school had an interdepartmental program that offered classes in the field and a degree program. Now its become a full-fledged department.
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• 5:01
NYPD launched #myNYPD Tuesday asking community members to tweet cute, friendly pics with officers. It worked for a little bit, but then things went awry.
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• 5:27
It's time for our next installment of App Chat. And today we have three apps that want to save you from jet lag, sketchy situations and your bad memory
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• 5:09
Today, Amazon announced that they had struck a deal with HBO to make old seasons of several of their series available for Amazon Prime subscribers to view.
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• 6:36
We may not realize it but everything around us, from lighting to smells to menu organization can affect how much food we eat.
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• 4:33
Virgin Galactic says it could start sending tourists into near-Earth orbit as early as next year. KPCC's Sanden Totten spoke to the travel agent who's sold more tickets in the US than anyone else.
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• 4:38
A new exhibit tells the story of how bowling alleys became architectural gems of the 1950s.