This week’s Maddy report will discuss “Drilling Down on California’s New Rules on Groundwater Pumping” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 on KVPT (Valley PBS). Host Mark Keppler discusses groundwater issues with State Assemblymember Roger Dickinson and Caitrin Chappelle of the Public Policy Institute of California. The Valley Views Edition, “New Groundwater Regulations: Valley Concerns,” will air at 10 a.m. Sunday Dec. 7 on KMJ 580AM (radio/podcast) with Sarge Green, California Water Institute Program director; Phoebe Seaton, Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability co-founder and co-director; and David Orth, Kings River Conservation District general manager. They will discuss the impact of the state’s new groundwater regulations on the Valley. The El Informe (Spanish) Maddy edition, “Affordable Care Act: 1 Year Later,” will air at 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 on Univision 21 (KFTV) and UniMas 61 (KTFF). Guests Lizelda Lopez of Covered California and Maria Ortiz Briones, reporter for Vida en el Valle newspaper, discuss the Affordable Care Act with hostess Ana Melendez, Maddy Institute deputy director. The Maddy Report is a public affairs program that is also available online at The Cal Channel. INFO: 559.278.1133.
