Alcohol Justice
Executive Director and CEO of Alcohol Justice, formerly known as the Marin Institute, a nonprofit industry watchdog
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Bruce Lee Livingston
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FROM Bruce Lee Livingston
Which Way, L.A.?
State Finances and Taxes on Alcohol It's harder than ever to raise taxes in the midst of a recession. Around the country, states are beginning to increase levies on alcohol. How long has it been since California increased alcohol taxes? Alcohol Justice has just published a study called " Drunk with Power : Industry Kills Alcohol Mitigation Fees in California 2010."
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White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.