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Award-winning journalist Vicki Gonzalez hosts interviews with community leaders, advocates, experts, artists and more to provide background and understanding on breaking news, big events, politics and culture in the Sacramento region and beyond.
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Dozens of supporters of a measure to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors circle the Capitol during a rally in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo
In the midst of the past few days of news out of Iran, Iraq and Washington, DC, came a story with this headline: “US Contractor Killed in Iraq, Lived, Now Buried in Sacramento.” The reporter who broke it shares the story.
Each new year rings in new laws with it. CapRadio’s Scott Rodd looks at some of this year’s new laws: payday loans, private prisons and the controversial contractor law, AB 5. He also previews the current legislative session.
The 10-year bull market - the longest in U.S. history - has continued into 2020. What goes up, eventually will come down. But that doesn’t mean it has to drag you down with it. What does retirement readiness and financial wellness look like in 2020?
John McCutcheon comes through Northern California every year at this time. But, McCutcheon’s visits are anything but routine. His songs are always timely and topical. He plays live in the studio.
