Morning Edition 2008-05-30


 
Friday, May 30, 2008

    Part of Series

  • Vote-by-Mail Turnout Low So Far in Sac Mayor's Race
    The Sacramento County elections department says vote-by-mail ballots for Tuesday’s primary are trickling in more slowly than in previous elections.
    Thursday, May 29, 2008
  • State Senate Rejects Prison Bonds Again: Deficit Could Grow
    The California State Senate has once again rejected a seven billion dollar bond package to build new medical and mental health care facilities in the state’s prisons. The move could worsen a potential state cash crunch.
    Thursday, May 29, 2008
  • Eminent Domain: The Dueling Measures On Tuesday's Ballot
    Next week you’ll be asked to vote on two very different ballot measures that deal with the same subject: The right of the government to take private property -- known as eminent domain. We’re talking about propositions 98 and 99.
    Thursday, May 29, 2008
  • Commentary: Results Count, Not Race
    When a Sacramento principal changed the racial designation of a handful of students to meet federal standards, some were critical, but commentator Ginger Rutland was not.
    Friday, May 30, 2008
  • Airport Officials To Passengers: Plan Ahead
    Getting to Sacramento International Airport may take you longer. That’s because a major route into the airport will be closed starting Friday night for the much-anticipated “Fix I-5” construction project.
    Friday, May 30, 2008
  • Business Journal: Sacramento 12th Best Carbon Footprint City
    Sacramento is one of the best cities in the nation for addressing the carbon footprint of residents. That’s according to a new study.
    Friday, May 30, 2008
  • Sacramento's Long-Term Budget Problem on Officials' Minds
    As the Sacramento city council works its way through the budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1st, city staff are working behind the scenes to shore up a much greater long-term problem.
    Friday, May 30, 2008
  • A Different Kind Of Drug Problem Part 1
    When you go to a flea market, you expect to find clothing, furniture, jewelry -- maybe a Star Trek lunch box. But in California’s Latino community some people go to swap meets to buy prescription drugs that are sold illegally.
    Friday, May 30, 2008