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California Lawmakers Call 2017 Legislative Session One Of Most "Productive" And "Accomplished" Ever

KVCR | By Ben Bradford

Published September 18, 2017 at 12:23 PM PDT

The California Legislature has adjourned for the year, after a flurry of votes into the early moring hours of Saturday morning. Lawmakers sent Governor Jerry Brown hundreds of bills - about everything from a parks bond to pet stores. They also struck major housing, transportation, and climate change deals this year, which many Capitol-watchers thought could not find support. State government reporter Ben Bradford explains.

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Ben Bradford

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.

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