Proposition 29 Proposition 29 will increase the cost of
cigarettes by a dollar a pack and the new revenue will be used to
fund cancer and tobacco-related research. In early polling
the ballot measure looked likely to pass, but the gap between "yes"
and "no" votes for the new cigarette tax is closing as tobacco
interests and health advocates ramp up media advertisements. Jim
Knox, Vice President for Legislative Advocacy, American Cancer
Society, California Division explains why voters
should support Prop 29. David Spady, State Director for California,
Americans for Prosperity, explains why Californian's should vote no on
Prop 29.
Top-Two Primary Tuesday, June 5,
Californians will vote in the state's first open - "top-two" - primary. In an open primary,
you don't have to belong to a political party to pick a nominee for
congressional, legislative and statewide races. You get one vote
for each office, but the first- and second-place winners,
regardless of party, move on to the November general election. What
impact will the new format have on the legislature, state policies
and programs? Allen Hoffenblum, Publisher of California
Target Book explains pros and cons of the top-two primary
system.
Beth Levy The musical landscape of America in
the early 20th century was dominated by figures such as Aaron
Copland, Roy Harris, and Virgil Thomson who composed popular
"classical" music paying homage to the Western American landscape,
cowboys, Indians, ranchers, farmers, etc. It's the kind of
music that looks back to the "frontier era" of American history and
a genre that UC Davis music professor Beth Levy focuses on in her new book Frontier Figures--American Music and the Mythology
of the American West. She joins us today to talk
about popular classical music and the American West, as well as to
listen to a few songs from that era.
Margaux Filet
Davis high school flutist Margaux Filet
recently returned from a trip to New York City to perform on
NPR's "From the
Top." Catch her performance on the nationally-broadcast
show Sunday, June 3 at 3 pm on Capital Public
Radio.