Patrick Lalley continues to live on the edge, inviting me onto his “Renaissance show” on KSOO Radio to talk about campaign finance and Initiated Measure 26. First we discuss the pre-primary campaign finance reports filed by yesterday’s deadline by our candidates for governor and attorney general. Then we turn to Initiated Measure 26, which, as Lalley noted, seems to have scooted under the radar amidst all the other ballot measures. We spend a little time talking about IM 26 itself, the proposal to cap the prices the state pays for drugs at the prices paid by the Veterans Administration. We also tackle the court challenge that the pharmaceutical lobby has filed to keep IM 26 from going on the ballot.
My conversation with Patrick Lalley begins around 35:20—listen, enjoy, and share!
Following up on Lalley’s comment about the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary, I found that sixteen years ago, pre-primary, Steve Kirby spent $2.5 million and Mark Barnett spent $1.75 million, just to lose to Mike Rounds, who spent $200,000 pre-primary.
And yes, after the show, I did go for that run. Beautiful day for making radio and pounding the pavement!
My computer TV screen doesn’t show the sounds right now, so I hoped you would have synopsed it in your blogging. Be ye for the IM #26, or be ye again’ it?
I don’t support out-of-state circulators. If the challengers can prove their case, then throw those signatures out (and invite the Supreme Court challenge that will get that law thrown out).
I support spending less of the public wealth on prescription drugs. If the pharmaceutical industry opposes it, IM 26 must be a good idea.