Journalists Roundtable – May 6th

While we still must wait another month for the legislature to begin their annual budget process, there are things happening in Harrisburg right now. Both parties are making their cases on two key constitutional amendments that voters will decide on in two weeks. The redistricting process has begun, and Pennsylvania has officially lost a congressional […]

Journalists Roundtable — April 22nd

This week on Journalists Roundtable, we turn our attention to stories happening both in Pennsylvania and outside. The PennDOT bridge tolling plan continues to evoke ire from legislative Republicans, and we will take a look at what comes out of the Senate Transportation hearing on Wednesday. Lt. Gov. Fetterman staged a 4/20 rally for marijuana […]

Journalists Roundtable — April 8th

Journalists Roundtable is back, with a special look at the city of Scranton. As part of our efforts with Pennsylvania’s Neighborhood: Scranton, we sit down with three members of the Scranton Times-Tribune and get a up close and personal look at what is happening in the city. Whether the story is local politics, the economic […]

Journalists Roundtable — March 18th

This week on Journalists Roundtable, we look at a variety of big ticket news items that have dominated the news cycle here in Pennsylvania. With the end of the Coronavirus in sight, there has been a big push by the Biden administration to ensure that everyone who wants a vaccine can have one by the […]

Journalists Roundtable 2/25/2021

Normally, the House and the Senate would be holding their budget hearings right now. Due to the pandemic, however, the Senate wants more time to get a clearer idea of the financial picture in the Commonwealth. As a result, the House is having a normal hearing schedule, and the Senate is in normal session this […]

Journalists Roundtable 2/4/2021

The last time the Governor gave a budget address, there was optimism about the budget forecast and there wasn’t a pandemic. Neither of those things are true this year, as the Governor unveils his penultimate budget address. COVID-19 took a wrecking ball to the state’s finances, and without federal intervention, there are fears of serious […]

Journalists Roundtable 1/27/21

This week on Journalists Roundtable, the issue of redistricting is front and center. Not only has the legislature begun the process of enacting a constitutional amendment to change how judges are elected in the Commonwealth, there is a brewing fight for how the legislative map is drawn up. The budget is back as a concern […]

Journalists Roundtable — January 21, 2021

Journalists Roundtable returns this week to a busy news week. Joe Biden begins his term as the nation’s 46th president, and the panelists weigh in on the unrest in DC and across the nation. COVID continues to tear its way across the world, with new strains emerging. Will vaccine rollouts continue as planned? We discuss […]

Journalists Roundtable — November 19th

This Journalists Roundtable marks the last episode of our Fall season, and somehow there’s still plenty to talk about here in Harrisburg. We’re still getting the final results from the election on Nov. 3rd, and there are several lawsuits outstanding. Could their resolution change the final results of the election in PA? The state legislature […]

Journalists Roundtable — November 12th

Another election night has come and gone, but the election drama has continued. We have a new President-elect, though Democrats nationwide are disappointed with outcomes downballot. Meanwhile, the opposite is true for Republicans: they have to be thrilled with their performances downballot from the Presidential race, but there is distinct disappointment that President Trump looks […]