News and this is 89.3 k.p. C.c. Tonight before midnight to be exact is the deadline to request a vote by mail ballot for the June 5th statewide primary you can request a vote by mail ballot by applying online. Returning the application on the back of the sample ballot or requesting a ballot in person at the registrar recorder s headquarters in Norwalk You can also go to dot org slash voter game plan to learn about the candidates issues and where to vote so far this year California has 13 new state laws they range from minor technical changes to responses to some of the year s most prominent issues Capital Public Radio s Ben Bradford reports this month lawmakers passed the most recent new protection for immigrants in the country without legal documentation there are situations where attorneys will ask witnesses on the stand about their immigration status whether or not it s relevant to the case Democrat Senator Scott winners measure requires a private ruling from a judge before an atto
N.p.r. News good pay their ancient Mesopotamia and get ready for the Epic of Gilgamesh. Bill Kurtis. Schuster Performing Arts Center am. I Ok thank the thank you the. We. Have a great show today later on we re going to be talking to Adam Scott the star of Parks and Recreation and the new sitcom ghosted But 1st we need to take a moment to celebrate a wonderful thing that happened just this week which is that after years of dedicated protest the women of Saudi Arabia were finally granted the right to drive themselves yes thank you so this was a big deal because that s something that Hugh Hefner said would happen over his dead body anyway I. Heard so this means that in Saudi Arabia there will be a lot more people sitting in cars stuck in traffic with nothing else to do which means more public radio listeners hate the way it is. By the way since you are new to operating cars let s just tell you there is no way to change the station. Wait wait don t tell me. Also this important. You pull o
And I vary the reason Kelly coming up President Trump has a new tax plan but can he sell it on Capitol Hill also remembering Mr Playboy you have brought America the Playboy centerfold and change the national conversation about sex today is Thursday it s the 28th of September and it s the birthday of Mira Sorvino the star of Mighty Aphrodite turns 50. News next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Dave Mattingly President Trump and congressional Republicans say their broad tax cut proposal affecting individuals and businesses is aimed largely at middle class Americans and he Ropeik with Indiana Public Broadcasting says the president unveiled the nearly 6 trillion dollar tax cut plan yesterday during a speech in Indianapolis the G.O.P. s sweeping tax proposal includes a corporate income tax cap of 20 percent some bigger individual tax breaks and fewer tax brackets in his speech Trump asked the public to tell Congress to support the plan then he smiled at Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly