May 23: PA Budget

As June approaches, so does the PA Budget deadline. Lowman Henry, Chair and CEO of the Lincoln Institute, and Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, talk to us about issues like a natural gas severance tax, minimum wage, pensions, and property taxes.

Environmental Protection

Sec. Patrick McDonnell of the PA Department of Environmental Protection, comes on our show to tell us about what kind of issues face the department, and our environment. Discussion focused on permitting, clean water, electric vehicles, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, natural gas pipelins and the natural gas severance tax.

Privacy and Technology

In the era of the National Security Agency, and Facebook monitoring your web activity to provide ads for your personal experience, we take a look at how technology takes your data and gives it to the government and marketing programs. Former PA Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens, and Matthew Jackson, Associate Professor of Communications at […]

Funding for Older Adult Services

This month’s episode of Focus on Aging Adults will cover the funding of older adult services in Pennsylvania with guests from AARP of Pennsylvania, PA Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the PA Homecare Assocaition. 

Election 2018 Results

Republican and Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. Senate and 18 Congressional seats have been chosen. So have candidates for 203 state House and 25 state Senate seats up for the General Election on Nov. 6.  The day after Pennsylvania’s primary election, we hear from political experts Kyle Kopko, Associate Professor of Political […]

May 14: Election 2018

The night before the Primary Election, Chris Nicholas, President of the Eagle Consulting Group, and Don Cunningham, President & CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, talk to us about what to expect from Tuesday’s results. Races include PA Governor, U.S. Senate, and adjusting to the new Congressional District maps.

May 6: Election 2018

With the Primary Election a couple weeks away, Ray Zaborney, Partner at Red Maverick Media, and Jim Burn, Attorney at Abes Baumann, come on our program to talk about the 2018 Election. Focus will be on the PA Governor’s race, and U.S. Senate.

May 8: PA Budget and Business

Leaders of business, Gene Barr, President and CEO of the PA Chamber of Business and Industry, and David Taylor, President and CEO of the PA Manufacturers’ Association, tell us their perspective on the PA budget, and the issues that matter most to business owners in the state.

May 7: Election 2018

Kevin Harley, Managing Director of Quantum Communications, and Daniel Doubet, Executive Director of Keystone Progress, discuss the latest news on the the governor’s race, the U.S. Senate primary and the Lt. governor election.

PCN Remembers: Stephen McEwen Jr., 1932-2018

Stephen McEwen Jr. was a two-term Delaware County district attorney and former president judge of the PA Superior Court. He served on the Superior Court for 31 years, and as president judge emeritus for another decade. McEwen was known for presiding over the court with wit, intelligence, and a deep knowledge of history, according to […]