Jeff Bartos, Republican for Lt. Governor

Jeff Bartos is a real estate investor and lawyer from Montgomery County.  During his campaign for US Senate in 2017, he changed his plans when he met Scott Wagner, a Republican running for governor.  Now the two men are running mates in November’s election.  They say they’ll eliminate the school district part of Pennsylvanians’ property […]

Child Sexual Abuse Laws with Rep. Frank Burns

A lawmaker from Cambria County thinks a grand jury report on the sexual abuse of children by priests in Pennsylvania didn’t go far enough.  He wants to motivate federal authorities to launch a nationwide investigation of such abuse.  He also wants nondisclosure agreements – legal exchanges of money for victims’ silence – to not interfere […]

John Fetterman, Democrat for Lieutenant Governor

November’s election for lieutenant governor is happening under unusual circumstances, because the incumbent lost his primary.  The Democratic spot on the ticket has been filled by the mayor of a small town in western Pennsylvania.  John Fetterman, the mayor of Braddock, says his community has been ravaged by decades of deindustrialization.  But if Braddock can […]

Child Sexual Abuse Laws with Rep. Paul Schemel

Ever since a grand jury report came out about sexual abuse of children by priests, several legislative proposals have been made.  Eliminating the statute of limitations, expanding the list of mandatory reporters, and making sure  nondisclosure agreements don’t interfere with law enforcement investigations are being debated.  But Rep. Paul Schemel wants to take a difference […]

Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick, Green Party Candidate for Lt. Governor

Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick says the major political parties let the money and ideas of the rich and powerful dictate their values and goals, and that’s what make them ineffective at reducing poverty.  She’s in favor of universal health care for all, improvements to education, and cutting the military budget by more than half.  Ms. Bowser-Bostick was […]

Tim Silfies, Libertarian for Congress, District 7

Tim Silfies grew up in Bethlehem, and has experience as a television business reporter and producer.  Working in the TV field taught him an appreciation of limited government, economic liberty, and personal liberty.  He says Americans have had to live with compromises to their freedom since the terrorist attacks of 2001.  Mr. Silfies says the […]

Kathleen Smith, Libertarian for Lt. Governor

Kathleen Smith is the manager of the Libertarian Party’s Washington County chapter, and the manager of Business and Professional Women of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.   A former inventory manager at Borders Books, Ms. Smith attended Duquesne University, where she studied special education.   She’s on the Libertarian side of the ballot in November’s election for lieutenant governor.

Amish Heritage Foundation with Elam Zook

Elam Zook considers himself a “noncompliant” Amish person.  That means he left the Church, remains Amish, but chooses to live within the dominant culture.  As Director of the Development of Amish Literature at the Amish Heritage Foundation, Mr. Zook maintains that no library in the world has a credible source of Amish information.   He believes […]

Child Sexual Abuse Laws with Rep. Todd Stephens

Rep. Todd Stephens sponsored the original law in 2014 to help protect children in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky Penn State sexual abuse case.  Motivated by a recent grand jury report on sexual abuse of children by priests, the representative wants to make sure the existing law is applied as broadly as he originally […]

PA Budget with Fletcher McClellan, Elizabethtown College Professor

Predictions were made that lawmakers would have little trouble putting together a state budget before the deadline.  Well, those predictions turned out to be right.  Fletcher McClellan, a Professor of Political Science at Elizabethtown College, explains the overall spending increases in the budget, the news for education, and the factors that may have greased the […]