Patt Morrison for Tuesday, 11/3/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21 – 1:30

Maine’s main man answers question 1

Is Maine picking up where California left off over same-sex marriage? Today the citizens of Maine are voting on whether or not to repeal the state’s new same-sex marriage law. If upheld, it would be the first victory at the ballot box in the battle for same-sex marriage rights. Patt talks to Governor of Maine, John Baldacci about his state’s version of Prop 8.

 

Guests:

John Baldacci, Governor of Maine (Democrat)

HE CALLS US:  Line #9 first, then #10 & 866#

Backup:  David Farmer, 207-557-5968; main # 207-287-3531

 

 

1:30 – 1:58:30

“Race to the Top” is really the race to reform California’s education system

There are 500 million reasons for California to race toward some fairly sweeping education reforms, and ready-or-not the state legislature is ready to pull the trigger.  The special legislative session to change California’s education system, to make the state eligible for $500 million in federal stimulus dollars aimed at education program, starts this week and possible reforms include open school district enrollment, performance pay for teachers and easier creation of charter schools.  Is this the right way to go about reform?

 

Guests:

Sen. Gloria Romero, (D-24^th District; East Los Angeles); Chair of the Senate Education Committee & author of SB X51, the reforms for California to be eligible for federal Race to the Top grants

SHE CALLS US:

• Sen. Romero has been holding special hearings on education reform around the state since August; her committee approved SB X51 yesterday by a vote of 5-0, and it goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee today.

 

Glen Thomas, California Secretary of Education

HE CALLS US:

 

UNCOMFIRMED

David Sanchez, president of the California Teachers Association

CALL HIM

 

2:06 – 2:30

Is climate change also a national security issue? Sen. Boxer thinks so….

Some Democrats and Republicans have expressed reservations about the sweeping climate change legislation being considered in the Senate.  Hearings on the bill, aimed at limiting green house gas emissions, were held last week by California Senator Barbara Boxer, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, with Senator John Kerry, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, NRG Energy's CEO David Crane, and Senator John Warner testifying, among many others.  Senators Boxer and Warner join Patt on the scope of the bill and its role in national security.

 

Guests:

Senator Barbara Boxer, Democratic senator from California.  She is chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and co-sponsor, with Senator John Kerry, of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.

CALL HER:

 

Senator John Warner, former Senator of Virginia and former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee

ON TAPE

 

Senator Warner testified on Wed, 10/28 - on national security issues.

He worked with Senator Boxer last year on the bill.

 

 

 

2:30 – 2:58:30

“In the President’s Secret Service”

Threats against President Obama are 400 percent higher than for his predecessors—and the secret service may not have the money to handle them all. Author Ron Kessler takes us behind the scenes and tells some of the secrets about the presidential protection force.

 

Guest:

Ronald Kessler, New York Times bestselling author of eighteen nonfiction books, including “The Terrorist Watch” and “Inside the White House”; he’s also a former Washington Post and Wall Street Journal reporter

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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