Coverage of Governor Jerry Brown's State of the State address, the Dow plunges as crude oil sinks low, how to understand all those poll numbers.
Price of oil and your money
On Wall Street, the Dow dropped 250 points yesterday .... with a part of that loss salvaged this morning as numbers slowly climbed back up.
Part of the reason for sinking numbers: oil. The price of one barrel has dropped to $27 -- a level not seen for more than a decade.
We talk about it with Gabriel Wisdom, he's with the firm American Money Management.
Hillary Clinton’s Latino pollster on why millennials aren’t voting
A poll released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center uncovered some surprising statistics about young, Latino voters.
The survey revealed something we were already aware of: the group is one of the fastest-growing in the country.
But the data also shows something a little more surprising: Latinos are more unlikely to vote than almost any other part of the electorate.
Why aren’t Latino voters harnessing their potential power at the polls?
Take Two put that question to Matt Barretto. Matt is a professor of political science and Chicano studies at UCLA. He was recently hired by the Hillary Clinton campaign to research and develop messaging for the Latino electorate.
Press the blue play button above to hear the interview.
Making sense of all those darn primary polls
It's a busy time of year for horse race pollsters.
A CNN poll gives GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump a 20-point lead in New Hampshire. The same poll has Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders trampling Hillary Clinton in the state.
There are polls aplenty as we head into the most volatile stage in the campaign season.
So, how do you make sense of all the information coming at you?
Harry Enten is a senior political writer and analyst for FiveThirtyEight. He joined Take Two to help parse the data.
Press the blue play button above to hear the interview.
State of Affairs: What to expect from Jerry Brown's State of the State
In this edition of State of Affairs:
- Gov. Jerry Brown is set to give his State of the State address on Thursday morning. We look ahead to what could be on his to do list this year. We will bring you a special broadcast of the State of the State from Capitol Public Radio live at 10 a.m.
- The California U.S. Senate Race is suddenly a thing — but why?
- There are some developments with 2016 ballot measures, including Prop. 30.
- Groups like Black Lives Matter are becoming more savvy in their tactics, but are they effective in reaching their end goals?
Joining Take Two to discuss:
- Politico's California Playbook reporter
- Capitol Public Radio's Capitol Bureau Chief
The Wheel Thing: Who's responsible when things go wrong in the 'sharing economy?'
Three years ago a driver for Uber X was involved in an accident that took the life of a pedestrian. The company claimed it wasn't responsible, because the driver didn't have an Uber passenger in the car at the time.
That led to a California law that requires ride-hailing services, such as Uber and Lyft, to provide insurance for drivers any time they have the service's app open. But there may still be times when drivers aren't covered, and many have found out, too late, that their personal auto insurance is void when they are engaged in commercial activity.
Now a couple of insurance firms have announced they'll offer special policies for ride-hailing drivers. What's not clear yet, is how much such policies will cost, or whether drivers will choose to purchase them.
What is clear is that on-demand transportation companies are not only disrupting the traditional taxi business, they're forcing insurance companies to re-evaluate their businesses as well. As the 'sharing economy' expands, and more people begin renting out their cars, homes and even things like power tools, there will be lots of new ways to be liable for damage. That means complications for both the people who sell insurance, and the people who buy it.