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Thursday at 7pm: Local Governments in Distress
This month’s episode focuses on municipal pensions. Watch past episodes online here.
Gettysburg 150th: Web-exclusive coverage
This week, learn more about places to visit when you go to Gettysburg.
New Series: Courts 101 with Judge Stevens
In the premiere episode, PA Superior Court President Judge Correale Stevens talks about the role of a judge and more.
SAVE THE DATE: Monday, September 30th
Watch your favorite state legislators play softball for a good cause.
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Upcoming Programming
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May 23: Journalists Roundtable
Guests on this week’s Journalists Roundtable are Brad Bumsted of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Karen Langley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and R.B. Swift of Times-Shamrock Communications. Journalists Roundtable airs Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.
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May 22: State Pensions
Earlier this month Gov. Tom Corbett appeared with Rep. Chris Ross and Sen. Mike Brubaker to formally introduce bills that address the $47 Billion unfunded state pension liability. Jeffrey Clay, Executive Director of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System, and Richard Dreyfuss, Senior Fellow with the Commonwealth Foundation, will be here to discuss.
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May 22: State Pensions with Rep. Chris Ross
Back in February, Gov. Corbett announced his plan to move new state hires into a defined contribution plan, similar to that of a 401(k) plan. Rep. Chris Ross, taking the lead in the House, says the plan will be “a little unpopular.”
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May 21: PA Politics
(VIDEO) Pete DeCoursey, Bureau Chief at Capitolwire.com, and Jim Hoefler, Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College, appear to talk about the latest activity in state politics. We’ll look at how the 2014 Governor’s race is shaping up, and the big issues being considered during the final weeks of the spring legislative session.
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May 21: Court Records Storage with Sen. Matt Smith
(VIDEO) State government still has some catching up to do when it comes to the most efficient and up-to-date methods for storing its records. Sen. Matt Smith’s bill authorizes the use of optical imaging, an electronic scanning and storage process, for the preservation of Pennsylvania’s court records.
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May 20: PA Press Club with Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa
(VIDEO) Sen. Costa is currently serving his 5th term in the Pennsylvania Senate. He has been the Minority Floor Leader since November of 2010.
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May 20: Local Government
(VIDEO) On the eve of Municipal Primary elections, we’ll have representatives of the County Commissioners Association of PA, the PA State Association of Township Supervisors, and the PA State Association of Boroughs to discuss issues of interest to local governments.
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May 20: Mass Transit Funding with Joseph Casey
(VIDEO) Many commuters in the Philadelphia area rely the on the bus, subway, trolley, and train system of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to get to work in and around Pennsylvania’s largest city. SEPTA’s General Manager, Joseph Casey, recently made a trip to the Capitol to impress on lawmakers the importance of state funding to help with overdue maintenance.
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May 19: Discover Main Street PA
(VIDEO) We’re partnering with the Pennsylvania Downtown Center to bring you “Discover Main Street PA.” In this Sunday’s premiere episode, we visit the towns of Danville and Manheim to see what makes these communities great places to live, work and play.
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May 19: Discover PA Business: Chesapeake Energy
(VIDEO) Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the second-largest producer of natural gas, the 11th largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids and the most active driller of new wells in the U.S. David Spigelmyer, Vice President of Government Relations (Eastern Division), talks with PCN about Chesapeake Energy’s conservation efforts, and economic impact in Pennsylvania.
Featured Sports
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Keystone Rugby Conference Finals
The finals in the Keystone Rugby Conference are set. The University of Pittsburgh hosts St. Joseph’s University LIVE on PCN this Saturday, April 13th at 5:00 p.m.
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PIAA Class AAAA boys basketball: Lower Merion dethrones 2-time defending champ Chester
Lower Merion finally gained a measure of revenge Saturday night against Division 1 rival Chester.
The Aces made up for a 14-point loss to the Clippers in this year’s district championship game and a 26-point setback in last year’s PIAA title game by rolling to a 63-47 victory over two-time defending Class AAAA champions in the boys’ championship game. -
PIAA Class AAA girls basketball: South Park soars past Bethlehem Catholic
South Park High School is flying high.
Senior Shelby Lindsay scored 16 of her 20 points in the first half Saturday night as the Eagles soared to their first PIAA Class AAA girls’ basketball title in school history. - More from Featured Sports
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12:30 am (Wednesday) PCN Call In: State Pensions -
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4:15 am Veterans' Issues with Sen. Mike Stack and Rep. Bryan Barbin -
4:30 am On the Issues: State Pensions -
5:00 am State Pensions (repeat)
