Journalists Roundtable — June 11th

Pennsylvania continues to be rocked by protests following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis, MN police officer. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette controversially removed two black journalists from coverage of the protests. Calls for change have found their way to the Pennsylvania legislature, as House Democrats seized the rostrum to demand action. The Pennsylvania House […]

Journalists Roundtable — June 4th, 7pm

Another Election Day has come and gone in the Commonwealth. This one was one for the record books, as officials braced for an unprecedented confluence of issues. Between new voting machines, a no-excuse mail-in option, a pandemic, and protests around the state, local elections officials had plenty on their plates. While we still are waiting […]

Journalists Roundtable — May 28th, 7pm

Pennsylvania returned from Memorial Day weekend to discover that the state legislature has developed a temporary budget. The plan, if it succeeds, would be to fund the budget at current levels until the end of November. At that point, another budget would need to be crafted to fund the rest of the fiscal year. As […]

Journalists Roundtable: May 21, 2020

Pennsylvania continues to reopen the state, with an additional 12 states moving to the Governor’s ‘yellow’ phase. The momentum for reopening seems to be steady, with cases in the state continuing to drop. Legislative Republicans have seen some small wins as well, with the Governor allowing for real estate transactions to continue. Tonight’s host is […]

Journalists Roundtable — May 14th

Several Pennsylvania counties have recently stated their intentions to preemptively re-open their economies, against the orders of Governor Wolf. Beaver, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties will move to reopen May 15th despite their place among the Governor’s ‘red phase’ counties. Senate Republicans continue to press forward with subpoenas to obtain information about the controversial business waivers, […]

Journalists Roundtable — May 7th, 2020

Senate Republicans have issued subpoenas over the Wolf administration’s business waiver process right as budget negotiations start to get off the ground. Questions remain over what the reopening of the Commonwealth looks like, and whether we risk another wave of the pandemic. Phil Beckman hosts this week’s episode of Journalists Roundtable, and is joined by; […]

Journalists Roundtable – April 30th, 2020

The Governor has laid out his proposal to reopen Pennsylvania, creating a tiered system of what businesses can reopen and when. The uncertainty, and concern about potential starts and stops, hangs in the air. Meanwhile, millions have been made unemployed and wonder whether they can pay their bills. Francine Schertzer hosts this week’s episode of […]

Journalists Roundtable: April 23rd, 2020

The coronavirus has turned the country on its head, and Pennsylvania struggles to keep pace with the mounting problems it faces. As demands for the re-opening of the economy grow, Governor Wolf and the state legislature have found themselves in a divide over how soon that re-opening can happen. Joining our host Larry Kaspar to […]

Journalists Roundtable: February 6, 2020

Another February brings another Budget Address. Gov. Wolf introduced his 2020 budget to the House and Senate Tuesday, with a list of big ticket agenda items, including renewed efforts to move forward on minimum wage increases and a severance tax.  To discuss Gov. Wolf’s 2020 Budget, new overtime rules, and the introduction of a paid […]

Journalists Roundtable: January 30, 2020

Election 2020 starts next Monday with the first presidential contest in the nation, the Iowa Caucuses. Pennsylvania’s Primary Election is Tuesday, April 28, but nomination petitions began circulating this week for candidates for statewide offices, 18 Congressional seats and the General Assembly members who are up for election. To discuss announced legislative retirements, and the […]