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 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 […]

Journalists Roundtable: January 23, 2020

PA House Speaker Mike Turzai announced he would not seek re-election, fueling speculation about his future plans and who might succeed him in leading the House, and whether policies supported by Turzai – opposition to a natural gas severance tax, support for stricter abortion laws among them – would have as strong a champion. The […]

Journalists Roundtable: January 16, 2020

The House was in session this week, and passed a bill calling for a moratorium on the closure of two state centers for persons with intellectual disabilities. Also, the House amended and passed a bill that would make the use of hand-held cell phones a secondary offenses, meaning another violation would have to occur first […]

Journalists Roundtable: December 19, 2019

The final week of session of 2019 feature passage of criminal justice legislation, and passage of a bill placing a moratorium on the closure of two state centers for persons with disabilities. A press conference on ghost guns – guns parts that can be assembled into a working firearm without a serial number, and without […]

Journalists Roundtable: November 7, 2019

The 2019 Municipal General Election was held Nov. 5. One Superior Court judge candidate from each party prevailed capturing two open seats on the appellate court, all four judges facing statewide retention will serve 10 more years on their courts, but the post-election focus was shifts in suburban Philadelphia counties to Democratic control (Bucks, Chester, […]

Nov. 7: Journalists Roundtable: Thursday at 7 p.m.

The 2019 Municipal General Election was held Nov. 5 with statewide judicial candidates, judicial retention elections, countywide and local races all up for election. To discuss statewide and local elections are: Dennis Owens, Anchor, ABC27 News & This Week Pennsylvania; John Micek Editor-In-Chief with the Pennsylvania Capital-Star; and Marc Levy with the Associated Press. Our […]