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Calif. Legislature May Have To Reauthorize Funding For LA 2028 Summer Olympics

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The California Legislature has approved a quarter-billion dollars for the Los Angeles Olympic Games, but that was with the expectation the city would host in 2024.  Monday's announcement that the games will take place in 2028 could require lawmakers to reauthorize state funding.  Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford reports.

Ben Bradford is a city kid, who came to Charlotte from San Francisco by way of New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to his career in journalism, Ben spent time as an actor, stuntman, viral marketer, and press secretary for a Member of Congress. He graduated from UCLA in 2005 with a degree in theater and from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. As a reporter, his work has been featured on NPR, WNYC, the BBC, and Public Radio International.