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the number of female minority representatives increased in the california legislature, but the legislature was less likely to challenge the governor on his budget. researchers examine more specific questions in oklahoma. for example, legislators seem to be serving longer after term limits were enacted than before. but it is such a small difference of about a year and a half to two years in office. we also take a look at what is called the last term effect. what happens to a legislator or member of congress in their last term? most research has found that there is no significant difference in the activities. they are either not enacting or introducing as much legislation or they are introducing less legislation and focusing on quality versus quantity. probably the best source if you are looking for information is a really thick book that looks specifically at the state of michigan. they actually looked at term limits for 13 years, interviewed about 460 members of the state legislature, and they essentially found that the legislature has become less accessible to the executive branch, which
the number of female minority representatives increased in the california legislature, but the legislature was less likely to challenge the governor on his budget. researchers examine more specific questions in oklahoma. for example, legislators seem to be serving longer after term limits were enacted than before. but it is such a small difference of about a year and a half to two years in office. we also take a look at what is called the last term effect. what happens to a legislator or member...
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legislatures, what is the secret sauce. hutchinson: if i had a icret sauce i could sell, wouldn't be doing this. the national conference of state has 7300res legislatures across the country. the interesting thing is you can have a conversation with someone for 10 minutes and then go, or you d or r? goopposed to if you across the country, if you cross the middle of the street, you might be libertarian, we look at almost everything for partisan lens right now. states, one in the of the think the governor mentioned, we have rules and procedures put in place that you can't go around. a budget has to be done at a certain time. there are constitutional things that say you have to do x by this time, and that requires conversation, participation in a way that we don't see when it is constant like a rolling calendar that never ends. in those moments, you get to think what does you get to what we are alluding to, relationships -- you get to what we are alluding to, relationships. in our body politic, i know who just got a baby, who j
legislatures, what is the secret sauce. hutchinson: if i had a icret sauce i could sell, wouldn't be doing this. the national conference of state has 7300res legislatures across the country. the interesting thing is you can have a conversation with someone for 10 minutes and then go, or you d or r? goopposed to if you across the country, if you cross the middle of the street, you might be libertarian, we look at almost everything for partisan lens right now. states, one in the of the think the...
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late as the 1940's, you only have 1.5% of state legislatures and 1.5% of congress being women. what that averages out to is in your local state legislature, it -- there would be three women on average in the state legislature and that is both houses. 1970 thatly not until you see the first jump in women serving in political office. 1970's you see women entering state legislatures in bigger numbers for the first 1990and it is not until that you see the first real job in women entering into congress. sadly, even with those numbers come you're talking about not that large of a percent. worldwide, the u.s. really does not look very good in terms of women's representation at the national or local level. of women'sh in terms representation. you think the legacy of the 19th amendment is for different ethnic groups? who were the leaders for women's rights in those different groups? >> one legacy of the 19th amendment for african-american women and for latino women was that they still had to fight for the right to vote. senses, you see white women saying -- we are done. we have the vote
late as the 1940's, you only have 1.5% of state legislatures and 1.5% of congress being women. what that averages out to is in your local state legislature, it -- there would be three women on average in the state legislature and that is both houses. 1970 thatly not until you see the first jump in women serving in political office. 1970's you see women entering state legislatures in bigger numbers for the first 1990and it is not until that you see the first real job in women entering into...
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try to find your legislature, it is not easy. going back to what i'm trying to say, i hope this experience, i will be an agent of change, ask for change, to ask them to push and get nowhere. they had results. and awakening, learning process, something they can to and cultivate and take advantage of this moment, what a citizen can accomplish and what is the proper conduct of an active citizen. that is one thing to be learned from. the other thing that worries me an awful lot is this coalition. this is a highly organic coalition. the urban artist, really interesting because a lot of the people that were there don't listen -- i am not into that. people love him. these people pulled together, people who don't like this type of music they produce. somebody wrote an article about the role of the arts and united puerto ricans, they are very funny. they are very creative. and they unite it and they see expressions of creativity and art and recognize themselves in it and the way they protest beyond funding. this man who would go with 3000
try to find your legislature, it is not easy. going back to what i'm trying to say, i hope this experience, i will be an agent of change, ask for change, to ask them to push and get nowhere. they had results. and awakening, learning process, something they can to and cultivate and take advantage of this moment, what a citizen can accomplish and what is the proper conduct of an active citizen. that is one thing to be learned from. the other thing that worries me an awful lot is this coalition....
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we have only had an elected governor and legislature since 1948. through most of that. , both of our main parties basically shared power. they acted like a cartel. whenhad common interests they approach the administration of the colony. they pay close attention to certain things. there came a point where they were undistinguishable. system of levees to contain the waters. university students there the way to responsibly for very violent protests. unions have protested in the past. and there have been civil manifestations. in 2003, we had a huge march to get the navy out. that protest lasted one day and was convened by the governor and religious leaders. i remember her marching down the street. it came from authority. and it only lasted one day. it is a series of events that led to the navy leaving. i'm using it as a reference. i'm not saying it is the same thing. the more angry people became and the more frustrated with what was going on on the island, in that moment, the levees broke. when you saw artists calling on people to manifest themselves,
we have only had an elected governor and legislature since 1948. through most of that. , both of our main parties basically shared power. they acted like a cartel. whenhad common interests they approach the administration of the colony. they pay close attention to certain things. there came a point where they were undistinguishable. system of levees to contain the waters. university students there the way to responsibly for very violent protests. unions have protested in the past. and there...
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and why the legislature? because it was only -- people like it why, they thought they were going to come clean the house. we learned since 2016 they haven't been that willing to do anything that may disturb status quo. people actually wanted la hoonta to take extreme measures against politicians. we know they won't do it. why? because they also have interests. however, recently, they started putting controls on legislature, demanding the legislature budget be revealed. and that is the ultimate thing. because the legislature is where past politicians, relatives and friends find jobs. surrendering control of the legislature budget is like the ultimate step. so at this point i expect people to turn their anger towards the legislature because right now after the governor's resignation, what we have seen is everyone vying for position. but vying for partisan positions, not for citizen positions. if that were the case, they would have chosen a completely different interim governor, someone with credibility, moral c
and why the legislature? because it was only -- people like it why, they thought they were going to come clean the house. we learned since 2016 they haven't been that willing to do anything that may disturb status quo. people actually wanted la hoonta to take extreme measures against politicians. we know they won't do it. why? because they also have interests. however, recently, they started putting controls on legislature, demanding the legislature budget be revealed. and that is the ultimate...
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and i'm sure the biggest source of donations to the legislature. a lot of people work in the oil industry. a lot of people know the benefits they get from the state come from the money taxed from the oil industry. and then we have in the state this thing called the alaska permit fund, which was made up entirely from part of the oil revenue. it now stands i think at around $60 billion. the income from that fund is now starting to pay for state government because oil revenues have declined as oil production has declined. within of t one of the uses that fund has been put to is the alaska pe permanent fund didividend. once a year the state sends every alaskan a check, once a year, every alaskan gets this check, alaska permanent fund dividend and all know it comes from oil money, basically, now it's the earnings from the fund but that fund came from oil money. so as i was saying earlier, oil, and the oil industry, just has this tremendous mineshare in alaska. at time it's definitely a love/hate relationship. people -- a lot of people hated the oil indu
and i'm sure the biggest source of donations to the legislature. a lot of people work in the oil industry. a lot of people know the benefits they get from the state come from the money taxed from the oil industry. and then we have in the state this thing called the alaska permit fund, which was made up entirely from part of the oil revenue. it now stands i think at around $60 billion. the income from that fund is now starting to pay for state government because oil revenues have declined as oil...
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the big two are bp and exxon. >> you mentioned their influence over the legislature. what does that mean for regulations regarding oil in the state? >> that meant it was always an enormous battle to get any new regulation in place and the trend really ran in the opposite direction. regulations tend to get looser, not tighter. that was factor of what happened in the oil spill. most regulations having to do with the operation of that tanker, the exxon valdez were federal in origin and focus. the regulations having to do with cleanup, on the other hand, were fundamentally at the state level. that was part of the problem. regulations were a big part of the problem. the federal oversight was too loose and that's why the tanker had to leave and the state oversight of cleanup was too loose and that's why the company that runs the system was just unprepared for a cleanup. for the first three days or so there was no clean up effort. there was ideal cleanup weather. they had sound at that time of the year. they had three days of really good weather after the spill. we had this
the big two are bp and exxon. >> you mentioned their influence over the legislature. what does that mean for regulations regarding oil in the state? >> that meant it was always an enormous battle to get any new regulation in place and the trend really ran in the opposite direction. regulations tend to get looser, not tighter. that was factor of what happened in the oil spill. most regulations having to do with the operation of that tanker, the exxon valdez were federal in origin and...
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so in the 1970's, you see women entering state legislatures in bigger numbers for the first time, and it is really not until 1990 on the national level that you see the first real jump in women entering into congress. sadly, even with those numbers, you are talking about not that large of a percent. so if you look worldwide, the u.s. really does not look very good, in terms of women's representation on the national or local level. we've ranked 78th out of all countries in terms of women's representation. greta: what do you think the legacy of the 19th amendment is for different ethnic groups, and who were the leaders of women's rights for those different groups? dr. banaszak: yeah. well, so, one legacy of the 19th amendment for african-american women as they still had the right to vote, so you see white women saying, we are done, we have the vote, now we are going to focus on other issues, but for african-american women, that was not true. so for the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's, african-american women are still fighting for the right to vote, and many of them had been active in the wom
so in the 1970's, you see women entering state legislatures in bigger numbers for the first time, and it is really not until 1990 on the national level that you see the first real jump in women entering into congress. sadly, even with those numbers, you are talking about not that large of a percent. so if you look worldwide, the u.s. really does not look very good, in terms of women's representation on the national or local level. we've ranked 78th out of all countries in terms of women's...
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we are in a deeply divided time, two thirds republican legislature at the time. during my state of the state i said my name is steve i work for the state, but i also said you will be hearing different noises from the governor's house. i think we as elected leaders need to learn that our kids learn from our words and our deeds. what we say is what we do. our kids are watching today. [cheers and applause] gov. bullock: we need to make sure we give something for them to aspired to and be inspired by. at some point this president is going to have to answer that. we can build a better union bringing people together and not caring this country apart -- tearing this country apart. thank you so much. thank you for having me. stevebullock.com. thanks for your iowa nice. it will take me to number one on the list. >> [inaudible]
we are in a deeply divided time, two thirds republican legislature at the time. during my state of the state i said my name is steve i work for the state, but i also said you will be hearing different noises from the governor's house. i think we as elected leaders need to learn that our kids learn from our words and our deeds. what we say is what we do. our kids are watching today. [cheers and applause] gov. bullock: we need to make sure we give something for them to aspired to and be inspired...
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the big three are bp and exxon . >> you mentioned their influence over the legislature. what did that mean for regulations regarding oil in the state? >> this was always an enormous battle to get any new regulation in place and the trend ran in the opposite direction. regulations tend to get looser not tighter that was really affect in what happened in the oil spill. most regulation having to do with the operation of the tanker of the exxon valdez were federal in origin and focus. the regulations having to do with lena, on the other hand, were fundamentally at the state level and that was part of the problem regulations were a big part of the problem. the federal oversight of tanker operations were to lose and that's when the tanker hit the reef. the state oversight of cleanup readiness put to loose and that's why alaska, the company that runs the tanker terminal escort tugs were just unprepared for cleanup. so, for the first three days or so there was essentially no cleanup effort. it was ideal cleanup weather. they had weather and characteristic for that time of year.
the big three are bp and exxon . >> you mentioned their influence over the legislature. what did that mean for regulations regarding oil in the state? >> this was always an enormous battle to get any new regulation in place and the trend ran in the opposite direction. regulations tend to get looser not tighter that was really affect in what happened in the oil spill. most regulation having to do with the operation of the tanker of the exxon valdez were federal in origin and focus....
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the legislature is where politicians find jobs.urrendering legislature's with the resignation, what we have seen is everybody getting positions. they would have chosen a different governor. right now, if the parties, they are going to have an uphill battle to get reelected, they want someone they can trust. that's how i see it. >> who was there with capital -- >> the mayor, they expect him to come forward. they were never approached. this is just a game of who can i trust? the president of the senate know he has zero power. whoever states there is going to be someone who can respond to his interests. >> thank you. gretchen, you are in washington, how is washington and different parts from responding to events in the last three weeks? what do you anticipate will be the reaction if there's a sense that this is a real opportunity? what is your sense with congress, administration, different parts of that scene? >> i think what started 15 days ago, people were giving space for events to develop. i think to some extent, they still are. i
the legislature is where politicians find jobs.urrendering legislature's with the resignation, what we have seen is everybody getting positions. they would have chosen a different governor. right now, if the parties, they are going to have an uphill battle to get reelected, they want someone they can trust. that's how i see it. >> who was there with capital -- >> the mayor, they expect him to come forward. they were never approached. this is just a game of who can i trust? the...
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but we have a very conservative pro gun legislature.ing to have to go to the people, collect signatures. if the legislature doesn't act, we have direct democracy here in ohio. we'll go directly to the vote. >> a referendum you mean. >> we'll do a referendum. that's what our group of ohioans for gun safety are doing. we're collecting signatures. we'll collect 133,000 signatures this year. the legislature will have four months to act on our proposal. if they do nothing, we collect an additional 133,000 signatures and right to the voters. >> i should note for our viewers, this is air force one landing here in dayton, ohio, right now taxiing down the runway. this is the president visiting when he comes. if he gives comments, we'll give you those live. let me ask you, as the president arrives here, does that help or hurt the cause of gun safety? >> i really think that the president has a bully pulpit, but unfortunately, he's been using it to bully the underdog, the working person. i think that it would be wonderful if he would use the bully
but we have a very conservative pro gun legislature.ing to have to go to the people, collect signatures. if the legislature doesn't act, we have direct democracy here in ohio. we'll go directly to the vote. >> a referendum you mean. >> we'll do a referendum. that's what our group of ohioans for gun safety are doing. we're collecting signatures. we'll collect 133,000 signatures this year. the legislature will have four months to act on our proposal. if they do nothing, we collect an...
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into people in the legislature were leading the fight leading the charge to stop that. to keep that from turning into a slave state one was general putnam who was the leader of the group that came out to settle here along with ephram. and the other was cutler himsel himself. and he is absolutely devoted to stop this and he gets quite ill. he could hardly get out of bed. there was even some question if he would survive. and the day the vote would take place, rufus putnam came into the boarding house room. he was old enough to have been his father. he came in and said you must get well and be in your place or doom and gloom to your favorite measure. according to one account putnam carried him to the convention on the stretcher. there is no reliable evidence of this but cutler himself went to the convention and moved to strike out to make my objections as forcibly as i was able. it was an active fortitude and the result was never to be forgotten here. it cost me every effort i was capable of making to be tasked by a majority of one vote only. because he got up from his suf
into people in the legislature were leading the fight leading the charge to stop that. to keep that from turning into a slave state one was general putnam who was the leader of the group that came out to settle here along with ephram. and the other was cutler himsel himself. and he is absolutely devoted to stop this and he gets quite ill. he could hardly get out of bed. there was even some question if he would survive. and the day the vote would take place, rufus putnam came into the boarding...
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we are in a deeply divided time, two thirds republican legislature at the time.uring my state of the state i said my name is steve i work for the state, but i also said you will be hearing different noises from the governor's house. i think we as elected leaders need to learn that our kids learn from our words and our deeds. what we say is what we do. our kids are watching today. [cheers and applause] gov. bullock: we need to make sure we give something for them t aspired to and be inspired by. at some point this president is going to have to answer that. we can build a better union bringing people together and not caring this country apart -- tearing this country apart. thank you so much. thank you for having me. stevebullock.com. thanks for your iowa nice. it will take me to number one on the list. gov. bullock: absolute. as a gun owner myself and someone who has had to lower the flag nine times since the vegas shooting, someone who has a child whose first week of school he had to learn where to go in case of an active shooter, gun owners want to make sure that
we are in a deeply divided time, two thirds republican legislature at the time.uring my state of the state i said my name is steve i work for the state, but i also said you will be hearing different noises from the governor's house. i think we as elected leaders need to learn that our kids learn from our words and our deeds. what we say is what we do. our kids are watching today. [cheers and applause] gov. bullock: we need to make sure we give something for them t aspired to and be inspired by....
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in any event, he got to the legislature. he gave a powerful speech, and he voted. and the measure to introduce slavery into ohio and thus the whole northwest territory was defeated by one vote. [applause] >> and yet nobody has ever heard of his name. [applause] >> people have said to me, if you had put this in a novel, your editor would say no, this would never happen in real life. it did happen in real life. and we should know about that and know about him and he's the one who did more than anybody else to get education passed by the legislature later on providing school -- public schooling -- public learning all the way through the university of ohio. :: 30% of our population is illiterate. we have still got a long, with long way to go and we have got to get busy and fixed that. [applause] >> absolutely. you are doing a good piece of it. you know you are in many ways a great american teacher of history and you have brought history to the masses. i want to know, what is at stake for history and schoolrooms today? do you have an idea? >> i think it's largely i'm no
in any event, he got to the legislature. he gave a powerful speech, and he voted. and the measure to introduce slavery into ohio and thus the whole northwest territory was defeated by one vote. [applause] >> and yet nobody has ever heard of his name. [applause] >> people have said to me, if you had put this in a novel, your editor would say no, this would never happen in real life. it did happen in real life. and we should know about that and know about him and he's the one who did...
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in 1871, the michigan legislature prohibits segregated schools. in 1883, the year the supreme court uphold as prosecution for an interracial marriage in alabama, the state of michigan repeals its last remaining restriction on race relations which involved interracial marriage. we have the country still going in two directions, most northern states accepting the outcome. this doesn't mean there is a racial nervana in the north. it doesn't mean bigotry has disappeared. it means at the formal level the northern states, even states which are notoriously racist, like indiana and illinois, states which were the last two states to restrict black migration into their states, even those states are passing civil rights acts. in 1884, ohio, new jersey, colorado, minnesota passed new civil rights acts in response to the civil rights decision in 1883. in allegheny 85, michigan, indiana, illinois and nebraska passed similar laws. in 1887, my new home state of pennsylvania passes such a law. kansas had done so in 1874, before the 1875 civil rights act had even b
in 1871, the michigan legislature prohibits segregated schools. in 1883, the year the supreme court uphold as prosecution for an interracial marriage in alabama, the state of michigan repeals its last remaining restriction on race relations which involved interracial marriage. we have the country still going in two directions, most northern states accepting the outcome. this doesn't mean there is a racial nervana in the north. it doesn't mean bigotry has disappeared. it means at the formal...
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and i took office by legislature -- the legislature was deeply divided. that same outrage was there we moved in the governor's house. 10, theare six, 8, youngest in 40 years. my son, we moved into the ed thence in my son kick soccer ball and a -- it bounces up this painting. my wife says, that painting is worth $200,000. i'm like, let's get rid of all the paintings because we have to live here. of the state, talked about the sounds of the governor's residence and the governor's office are going to be a little bit different with young kids. we as elected leaders have to recognize that our children learn from our words and our deeds. what we say and do matters and our kids are watching it i believe that more true today than ever before. what are we providing to get that next generation to get inspired -- to be inspired by? certainly outrage and there is reason for outrage the last 2.5 years. outrage may drive some of the discussion dialogue, but we have also got to figure out a way to elevate the system in a manner where our kids and grandkids can be proud
and i took office by legislature -- the legislature was deeply divided. that same outrage was there we moved in the governor's house. 10, theare six, 8, youngest in 40 years. my son, we moved into the ed thence in my son kick soccer ball and a -- it bounces up this painting. my wife says, that painting is worth $200,000. i'm like, let's get rid of all the paintings because we have to live here. of the state, talked about the sounds of the governor's residence and the governor's office are going...
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that i'm joined now by senator john mccollister he's a republican and a member of the nebraska legislature in omaha nebraska so there is good to have you on the day we just heard what u.s. president trump said today about climate change and chasing windmills today you tweeted something about climate change i want to show our viewers you tweeted it's important to listen to different ideas and belief systems with one the exception climate change deniers don't deserve a seat at the table their doubt is insincere unscientific and often funded by industries intentionally trying to deceive. you are a republican just like when he was president do you know what his intention was when he skipped the climate change talks i mean what signal is he sending to the people where you are in the heartland of america. well he has making a grave mistake the farmers of nebraska have suffered grievously with some of the
that i'm joined now by senator john mccollister he's a republican and a member of the nebraska legislature in omaha nebraska so there is good to have you on the day we just heard what u.s. president trump said today about climate change and chasing windmills today you tweeted something about climate change i want to show our viewers you tweeted it's important to listen to different ideas and belief systems with one the exception climate change deniers don't deserve a seat at the table their...
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in 1871 michigan will legislature prohibits segregated school, 1973, the year that the supreme courtupholds a prosecution for an interracial marriage in alabama the state of michigan repeals his last remaining restriction on brace religions that have interracial marriages so we have the country going into directions, most northern states accepting the outcome. this does not mean there is a racial nirvana, in the north. that does not mean, that bigotry is disappeared. but it does mean, at the formal level, northern states, even states which are notoriously racist, like indiana and illinois, states that are the last two states to restrict black migration into the states, even those states are passing civil rights acts. 718 84, ohio, new jersey, minnesota passed to civil rights acts in response to the civil rights decision in 1883. in 1885, michigan, indiana, illinois and nebraska past laws, in 1887 pennsylvania passes such a long, by the way, kansas had done so in 1874, before 1875 civil rights act had even been passed. so, if we only looked at the history of that, we would think, that
in 1871 michigan will legislature prohibits segregated school, 1973, the year that the supreme courtupholds a prosecution for an interracial marriage in alabama the state of michigan repeals his last remaining restriction on brace religions that have interracial marriages so we have the country going into directions, most northern states accepting the outcome. this does not mean there is a racial nirvana, in the north. that does not mean, that bigotry is disappeared. but it does mean, at the...
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a democratic member of the texas state legislature. thanks so much for joining us. you represent el paso where we've seen the death toll rise today. how is your community doing? >> well our community continues to be sad, wolf. two more people as you just mentioned passed away today. and several people are still -- still remain in the hospital battling for their lives. just a tragic day and we're all trying to -- to work together here in el paso to get through this. >> when we last spoke, you described a community that is majority latino where many chu -- including yourself has served in the u.s. military what goes through your mind knowing the suspect specifically targ targeted your city? >> naturally it brings fear to communities not only latino communities by african-american communities, to communities of color throughout our country.
a democratic member of the texas state legislature. thanks so much for joining us. you represent el paso where we've seen the death toll rise today. how is your community doing? >> well our community continues to be sad, wolf. two more people as you just mentioned passed away today. and several people are still -- still remain in the hospital battling for their lives. just a tragic day and we're all trying to -- to work together here in el paso to get through this. >> when we last...
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democratic state senator lauren book has authored a bill that would prohibit the florida legislature from voting on a bill that would affect access to abortions unless at least half of the members of the chamber are women. currently, men make up 70% of the house and senate. senator book says the bill is in response to recent attempts to restrict access to abortion in several states. >>> all you saw was just orange , billowing smoke and it lit up the sky line. >> a dozen fires break out in the east bay. coming up, how people forced to leave their homes describe the scene. >>> an emotional vigil in new york today. one week after twins died in a hot car. >>> closed captioning for the 10:00 moon news brought to you by mancini's sleep all. head over to mancini's sleep world triple bonus sleep world. visit sleep world .com.
democratic state senator lauren book has authored a bill that would prohibit the florida legislature from voting on a bill that would affect access to abortions unless at least half of the members of the chamber are women. currently, men make up 70% of the house and senate. senator book says the bill is in response to recent attempts to restrict access to abortion in several states. >>> all you saw was just orange , billowing smoke and it lit up the sky line. >> a dozen fires...
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means only the legislature. now, fast forward to this year, a 5-4 conservative majority ruled, essentially, that the voters have no ability to challenge extreme partisan gerrymandering in court. but at the same time, the opinion -- written, this time majority opinion written by the chief justice -- seemed to suggest that other remedies like independent redistricting commissions provide they were ways to address -- alternative ways to address the problem of partisanship in redistricting. so could you please explain what's going on here? [laughter] have the court's conservatives changed their minds about redistricting? is it just window dressing or what? >> as one lives, one learns. so i think the chief learned that he was wrong in the arizona -- [laughter] [applause] >> so i want you to look at this crowd. they tell me this is 4,000 people, i'm not quite sure. next week you and i are going to another interview in little rock, arkansas, in a venue that holds 18,000 people. and not only are all the tickets gone, th
means only the legislature. now, fast forward to this year, a 5-4 conservative majority ruled, essentially, that the voters have no ability to challenge extreme partisan gerrymandering in court. but at the same time, the opinion -- written, this time majority opinion written by the chief justice -- seemed to suggest that other remedies like independent redistricting commissions provide they were ways to address -- alternative ways to address the problem of partisanship in redistricting. so...
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well i expect we'll see this both some gun legislation in the brown school legislature and also in the u.s. congress i hope mitch mcconnell is willing to at least consider some of the democratic proposals coming out of the house it's high time i think the american public demands that and you know i for one in the nebraska legislature will be looking at such things as universal checks will be also looking at the length of time that passes between an application and receipt of the receipt to have a gun those are some of the things we're going to be looking for and i think we'll see it on the national stage as well where do you think this is all leading us then senator when we reach election day in 2020 is a democrat democratic president is that going to be the only solution to president drunk wolsey who that democrat is but polls and indicate that president trump is garnering between 40 and 45 percent of the population so that obviously leaves more than 50 percent unhappy with our president . i think it's likely that he'll continue to alienate people in this country and he will go down t
well i expect we'll see this both some gun legislation in the brown school legislature and also in the u.s. congress i hope mitch mcconnell is willing to at least consider some of the democratic proposals coming out of the house it's high time i think the american public demands that and you know i for one in the nebraska legislature will be looking at such things as universal checks will be also looking at the length of time that passes between an application and receipt of the receipt to have...
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living conditions on - - constitution spawns expert agencies from the epa to make rules like the legislature to administrator like the executive and adjudicate and punish like the judiciary this regime with the government by decree from bureaucrats and judges and lack of separation of powers is not democratic self-governance something more like tyranny hard or soft depending on whether or not you are caught in its clutches. but to the living constitutionalist from yale and harvard trained judges making rules for a progressive society to use their language, guided by enlightened principles of social justice to protect workers, the disadvantaged and other groups that is what constitutes real democracy. so now we have the freedom party with unelected judges and bureaucrats saying what fairness is. my book recounts the amazing and tragic tale of this retreat from self-government. this constitutional d formation as justice thomas has driven to appear for brevity's sake let me recount that history here from his most of important opinions to hear the saga at the same time a clear view of his remark
living conditions on - - constitution spawns expert agencies from the epa to make rules like the legislature to administrator like the executive and adjudicate and punish like the judiciary this regime with the government by decree from bureaucrats and judges and lack of separation of powers is not democratic self-governance something more like tyranny hard or soft depending on whether or not you are caught in its clutches. but to the living constitutionalist from yale and harvard trained...
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reporting progress to the legislature, every year, about finding new sources of water especially for future droughts. another law, in 2,002, it authorized the formation to represent the interests of all water users in the three counties because there was no regional government or body to do so. the third law was passed, senate bill 1870 that created the san francisco bay area regional water system financing authority to issue, if necessary, revenue bonds to fund the capital project to improve the systems reliability. extending the state oversight provided by the 1823 until 2026 and the regional financing authority's ability to issue bonds until 2030. they appreciate the puc's support for this bill which is now in governor these laws are especially important right now. all water users dependent upon the system face a threat of mandatory 50% water use reduction during multiple year droughts, if the state water resources control board delta plan is implemented as adopted. the plan would give more water to the twombly river and less money to the people, businesses and communities and our
reporting progress to the legislature, every year, about finding new sources of water especially for future droughts. another law, in 2,002, it authorized the formation to represent the interests of all water users in the three counties because there was no regional government or body to do so. the third law was passed, senate bill 1870 that created the san francisco bay area regional water system financing authority to issue, if necessary, revenue bonds to fund the capital project to improve...
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dara: if the legislature works in the interests of making something happen, absolutely. we are making very significant investments in safety as far as the safety center, tracking your ride, etc. we believe we are the leader in safety as far as transportation goes in the world and we will continue to invest very aggressively. emily: as the stock is down, drivers are picketing outside, the press is writing about helium balloons, how do you stay focused on the long-term? dara: you put your head down and you work and you know this is a once in a generation company that is going to change how people access opportunity and how people move. the work we are doing is really important. everyone is going to look at the short-term prices. part of being a global company -- people have worked really hard and equity is a representation of their work. i think the people here understand that if they keep innovating, if they keep working hard, the rewards will come. you cannot control the timing, but you can control the outcome. emily: my exclusive conversation there with uber ceo dara kh
dara: if the legislature works in the interests of making something happen, absolutely. we are making very significant investments in safety as far as the safety center, tracking your ride, etc. we believe we are the leader in safety as far as transportation goes in the world and we will continue to invest very aggressively. emily: as the stock is down, drivers are picketing outside, the press is writing about helium balloons, how do you stay focused on the long-term? dara: you put your head...
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the state legislature advanced two bills that help the stadium plan. one bill passed the assembly and would help with the financing. the other passed a key committee and would speed up the development of the project. project. . >>> more people are leaving the bay area than arriving from other states. the bay area lost 35,000 people between 2013 and 2017. alameda saw the biggest loss. santa clara lost 8,000 people and san francisco had the lowest move out rate. housing and texas anoregon are popular destinations. >>> a graduation ceremony in napa that men and women who were homeless or struggled with substance abuse, they have learned cooking skills. >> the talent is huge in this class. >> in a class of seven the graduates get to speak. >> we need someone to bring it out of us. >> after four months of training they get a food handling certificate. we work in a team. with sobriety and skills his family is here to celebrate his milestone and new restaurant job. >> i know this can be gone any second. every is a blessing. >> that gratitude make grads solid
the state legislature advanced two bills that help the stadium plan. one bill passed the assembly and would help with the financing. the other passed a key committee and would speed up the development of the project. project. . >>> more people are leaving the bay area than arriving from other states. the bay area lost 35,000 people between 2013 and 2017. alameda saw the biggest loss. santa clara lost 8,000 people and san francisco had the lowest move out rate. housing and texas...
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we have to think about what legislatures do. resolvesistration problems with the application of expertise. if you are wrong, you are dumb or wrong. in the legislature, you adjudicate disputes and concerns of equals, citizens. it is about persuasion and bargaining. if you lose, you can come back the next day. it reconciles you to the outcome. when the most controversial decisions are being made in environments that don't do persuasion bargaining and negotiation for very good reasons, you don't want the administration, you want to apply expertise to a lot of things. it doesn't legitimize and reconcile losers to the outcome. it is very difficult to make policy in that kind of environment. that is a bad thing. a doesn't matter if you are democrat, republican, liberal, or conservative. i think it shifts things back. at the end of the day, politics -- if you are making decisions seen as legitimate, it is been a -- people don't think that it's legitimate. excellent point. i would add that for the same reason we object to be ruling by t
we have to think about what legislatures do. resolvesistration problems with the application of expertise. if you are wrong, you are dumb or wrong. in the legislature, you adjudicate disputes and concerns of equals, citizens. it is about persuasion and bargaining. if you lose, you can come back the next day. it reconciles you to the outcome. when the most controversial decisions are being made in environments that don't do persuasion bargaining and negotiation for very good reasons, you don't...
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next week is another big test bill. >> it will full senate and legislature by next week.13th. we will see a lot of movement and activity in the next week or so. >> executives at uber and lyft, jordache, threatening to spend $90 million to keep them as independent contractors. the uc center for labor research says 8.5% of california workforce are full- time independent contractors. that means 1.5 million workers not including part-time and independent contractors. >>> a san francisco man order to rebuild the historic home that was torn down without the proper permit winning the battle against the city. the city planning commission ordered ross johnson to rebuild the exact replica of the home saying it had historic value. the board reversed its decision after johnson filed a lawsuit. he off the property in 2017 and wanted to remodel it hopkins avenue was designed by the influential architect. >>> bay area homes prices fell for the third month in a row in july. they are still well above the national average and the medium price for a home in the bay area last month was $815,
next week is another big test bill. >> it will full senate and legislature by next week.13th. we will see a lot of movement and activity in the next week or so. >> executives at uber and lyft, jordache, threatening to spend $90 million to keep them as independent contractors. the uc center for labor research says 8.5% of california workforce are full- time independent contractors. that means 1.5 million workers not including part-time and independent contractors. >>> a san...
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as governor, even with a deeply divided legislature -- about 60% now republican, the best it is ever been -- we have been able to address many of those seemingly intractable problems. from keeping college costs affordable to criminal justice reform to kicking dark money and foreign money out of our elections. after 20 years of trying in montana, passing unearned income tax credit, after 20 years of trying, finally providing firefighters protections against cancer and other illnesses for exposure to workplace dangers, after a decade passing the largest infrastructure program in over a decade, we have done that and more. i know politicians always tell you this election is the most important election in your lifetime. this one really is. and it is not because i am on the ballot. not even because donald trump and his hate fueled presidency is on the ballot. the american dream itself is on the ballot. more than anything else in this 243 year experiment called representative democracy, i am seeking the presidency to revive the american dream. i have lived that dream. when you go from deliv
as governor, even with a deeply divided legislature -- about 60% now republican, the best it is ever been -- we have been able to address many of those seemingly intractable problems. from keeping college costs affordable to criminal justice reform to kicking dark money and foreign money out of our elections. after 20 years of trying in montana, passing unearned income tax credit, after 20 years of trying, finally providing firefighters protections against cancer and other illnesses for...
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the legislature such as is going on now in the united states.nvolved in so many lawsuits against the federal government involved in so many lawsuits against the state of california you've seen the breakdown of compromise between legislatures and the judiciary, the gradual loss of independence of the judiciary. recently the legislature of the state of west virginia impeached all of the supreme court justices of the state of west virginia. so the breakdown of the decline of the political compromise i see as the most serious problem now threatening the united states because democracy is a great form of government, but the democracy involves compromise. and if there is not compromise, then it's not a democracy. the other problems in the united states, you know well, democracy involves voting, and if a substantial fraction of citizens are prevented from voting, they are prevented from registering a as is the case in the united states. but it involves citizens have succeeded in registering to vote and actually voting. the united states has the lowest
the legislature such as is going on now in the united states.nvolved in so many lawsuits against the federal government involved in so many lawsuits against the state of california you've seen the breakdown of compromise between legislatures and the judiciary, the gradual loss of independence of the judiciary. recently the legislature of the state of west virginia impeached all of the supreme court justices of the state of west virginia. so the breakdown of the decline of the political...
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he enters the senate, the first african-american in the national legislature, followed by six in the house the following year. there are more than 15 african-americans who served in congress before 1890 and there are two in the senate. there are a significant and huge number of black state legislators, state office holders, sheriffs, county clerks, city council members. this is a revolution in politics. it's a revolution in law. in the meantime, in the north the same revolution is taking place. for example, in the 1880s benjamin ar net is elected in greene county, which mad am president, is in which state? >> ohio. >> ohio. she is still a loyal buckeye. and benjamin was not from a black district. greene county is an overwhelmingly white county. they sent him to the ohio legislature in the 1880s and he sponsors the ar let bill which repeals all race discrimination in ohio in terms of law at that time. my colleague randy kennedy will shortly be talking about the 1875 civil rights act and the civil rights cases of 1883. i just want to make one prelewd to that. the 1883 decision in the c
he enters the senate, the first african-american in the national legislature, followed by six in the house the following year. there are more than 15 african-americans who served in congress before 1890 and there are two in the senate. there are a significant and huge number of black state legislators, state office holders, sheriffs, county clerks, city council members. this is a revolution in politics. it's a revolution in law. in the meantime, in the north the same revolution is taking place....
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what the legislature is doing with the secrecy stuff should just absolutely piss people off . honestly. if. you think. this is what is your position in this situation it's the courts or the rule this is. this. this is this it. started with. this is. killing mr rhodes is not going to bring my daughter back in i'm holding on tight to my other 2 children it's like. and i don't like to see them going through this. a murderer both you go over there forever changed your life and forever changed your other gospel of. mark it forever changed the relationship you had with those 3 lost of course but it's gotten worse . when if this would be over with in the state would accept the offer we can focus on getting it all back together that's the point i'm trying to stress to you i don't care about james or rose i don't care about the public defender's office i shouldn't have to be sitting up here going through what i'm going through i feel like you're attacking me we're supposed to be on the same side here. this is not about me it should be about shelby fair the victim has everybody forgotte
what the legislature is doing with the secrecy stuff should just absolutely piss people off . honestly. if. you think. this is what is your position in this situation it's the courts or the rule this is. this. this is this it. started with. this is. killing mr rhodes is not going to bring my daughter back in i'm holding on tight to my other 2 children it's like. and i don't like to see them going through this. a murderer both you go over there forever changed your life and forever changed your...
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what the legislature is doing with the secrecy stuff should just absolutely piss people off. on this is still a deal. where. if you look at the mentions and you think if. this is true what is your position that it's such an old. school children rule this is 0 we are victims of this brother who are against this. with the world this is who will. killing mr rhodes is not going to bring my daughter back and i'm holding on tight to my other 2 children it's like. and i don't like to see them going through this. murder of a turbo dollar for ever changed your life and forever changed your other daughter. that's why it is for ever change the relationship you had with those 3 those 2 kids of course but it's gotten worse. when if this would be over with in the state would accept the offer we can focus on getting it all back together that's the point i'm trying to stress to you i don't care about james or rose i don't care about. at the public defender's office i shouldn't have to be sitting up here going through what i'm going through i feel like you're attacking me we're supposed to be
what the legislature is doing with the secrecy stuff should just absolutely piss people off. on this is still a deal. where. if you look at the mentions and you think if. this is true what is your position that it's such an old. school children rule this is 0 we are victims of this brother who are against this. with the world this is who will. killing mr rhodes is not going to bring my daughter back and i'm holding on tight to my other 2 children it's like. and i don't like to see them going...