An all-out war with the federal government is neither sustainable nor wise. The state will have to choose its battles.” – Los Angeles Times editorial board
With the fractured relationship between California and the White House, a supermajority in Sacramento, a looming pension crisis, the recently approved transportation infrastructure bill, and immigration issues across industries, the political landscape is more interesting than ever.
We have invited a veteran democratic senator, a freshman republican assemblyman, a public policy expert, and the Los Angeles Times’ Sacramento bureau chief to give us a behind-the-scenes look into how it is all playing out, and the story of the politics around policy at the state level.