Capital Public Radio: Insight Podcast

An investigation into the voting records of state lawmakers. Also, an event tonight at Sac State discusses what reparations could look like in Sacramento. Finally, a Grass Valley author’s new book chronicles the pioneering female physicians of the Old West. Investigation into California Lawmaker Voting Records  They say every vote matters. They say that every vote is important.  However, newly uncovered data about voting records by California legislators shows that many of our elected leaders in the state Capitol habitually don’t cast votes on bills that come up, or that they greenlight everything that comes across their desks by rarely ever voting “No.” CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow joins us with some of the questionable voting trends of state lawmakers, what they might point to and how simply not voting on a bill can derail legislation that voters may find necessary or important to their communities. Sacramento Reparations Event After two years and hundreds of hours of public testimonie