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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Can Prop C Help Overturn Citizens United?

    Last year's local, state and federal election campaigns cost a record $6 billion. Prop C asks LA voters to send a message to Washington: get big money out of politics.

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    By Warren Olney • May 15, 2013 • 23m Listen

    Last year's local, state and federal election campaigns cost a record total of $6 billion. Proposition C asks LA voters to send a message to Washington: get the big money out of politics. The LA Times calls it, "a primal scream?" Also, who's paying for not one, but two, measures on medical marijuana? Speaking of money, Governor Brown says Sacramento is a "spending machine." We hear about his revised budget, with a cautious approach to increased revenue.

    On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, when a building collapse killed 1100 garment workers in Bangladesh, it exposed the high cost of cheap clothing. We hear what's happening now in that country, what clothing companies are — or are not — doing and whether there's anything you can do.

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      Brown Delivers Another Frugal Budget

      Governor Brown presented his revised budget today, based on revenues that were $4.5 billion higher than he expected earlier this year. But the Governor only wants to spend $2.8 billion more, vowing "I'm gonna keep this budget balanced as long as I'm around here." John Myers is political editor for KXTV , the ABC affiliate in Sacramento.

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      5 min
    2. 5:46

      Next Week's LA City Elections and Campaign Spending

      When the US Supreme Court decided the Citizens United case three years ago, it said corporations, labor unions and other special interest groups could spend unlimited amounts of money on independent political campaigns.

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      11 min
    3. 16:39

      Who's Backing the Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ballot Measures?

      There are three measures on next week's LA ballot dealing with medical marijuana. The backers of Measure E have switched over to Proposition D, which was placed on the ballot by the LA City Council.  It's now competing with Measure F, and the two campaigns have raised a total of almost a million dollars.

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      7 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:005 min

      Brown Delivers Another Frugal Budget

    2. 5:4611 min

      Next Week's LA City Elections and Campaign Spending

    3. 16:397 min

      Who's Backing the Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ballot Measures?

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