The PRI All Stars discuss the big takeaways from Super Tuesday – including Joe Biden’s big comeback, which candidate would easier for President Trump to defeat, and voter attitudes on single-payer health care and socialism. We also talk about the interesting California legislative races and preview the mega ballot battles that will be coming to California in the November election.

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That sound you hear this morning is millions of California voters feeling relieved that the primary election is finally over in the Golden State.  Many are rejoicing the fact that they won’t have to see any more campaign advertising the next time they turn on their TV or log on to their computers. Unfortunately, the respite will be short-lived.

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Senate Bill 926, authored by Sen. Jerry Hill, a Democrat from San Mateo, would require retailers to accept cash in an era when many are going cashless. Fines would be $25 to $500 for each violation. Online businesses would be exempt under the law, as would car rental companies, provided they take cashier’s or certified checks. Businesses would also be allowed to refuse to take bills larger than 20s.

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Free tuition? Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google ($49.8 billion according to Forbes), could handily cover the first year, but to fund the next 10 years (estimated cost of $480 billion), it would take the wealth of the America’s six richest billionaires: Bezos, Gates, Buffet, Ellison, Zuckerberg, and Bloomberg to pay for it.

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As a parent of a boy and girls, I love their curiosity and excitement. But I’m also not crafting public policy ideas from my kids. Ask anyone who regular takes their kids down a toy aisle and they’ll tell you that toy aisles are not set-up by gender anymore. They’re usually organized by age or types of toys.

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