Spring Weather

A couple weeks before the first day of spring, the hosts of Weather World, Jon Nese and Rob Lydick, will discuss the weather and what to expect as temperatures warm and spring approaches. Climate change, wind chill and long-term weather predictions were discussed.

PA House Agenda

The House is in session for three weeks in March after the conclusion of budget hearings. To discuss the House agenda and budget are: Rep. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery), House Republican Caucus Chair; and Rep. Joanna McClinton (D-Delaware/Philadelphia), House Democratic Caucus Chair.

PA House Agenda

Budget hearings in the capitol are in their final week, as agency heads answer questions from Appropriations Committee members about their funding requests. To discuss the PA Budget and the House Agenda are Rep. Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia), House Democratic Whip; and Kerry Benninghoff, (R-Centre/Mifflin), House Republican Whip.

Gun Laws

In the wake of the Tree of Life shooting, Pittsburgh City Council is considering local gun law ordinances that would preempt state law. In Washington, D.C., the U.S. House has backed a universal background check law and sent the measure to the U.S. Senate for its consideration. To discuss Pennsylvania’s gun laws are: Kim Stolfer, […]

Education Funding

On Monday and Tuesday, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will hold budget hearings with the Pennsylvania Department of Education to discuss education funding for public schools, the school funding formula, vocational education, special education and pre-kindergarten programs. These topics and more will be discussed by Senate Education Committee chairs Sen. Andy Dinniman (D-Chester) and […]

PA Senate Agenda

The legislative session is in full swing as bills are now starting to be voted from committee and going to the full House and Senate floor for final votes. To discuss the Senate agenda are Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny), Senate Democratic Leader; and Sen. Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill/Berks), Senate Republican Policy Committee chair. Property taxes, minimum […]

PA Budget

Budget hearings continue into their third week as the governor’s budget proposal is scrutinized by the House and Senate and agency heads come before each chamber’s Appropriations Committee. Guests Sen. Pat Browne (R-Lehigh), Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Democratic chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, talked about the […]

Higher Education

According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, tuition at a public university averages $6,131 nationwide. In Pennsylvania, the average cost is $12,186. In 2018, the PA State System of Higher Education received $468 million from the state, about 27 percent of its total budget. The average across the country is around 54 […]

Death Penalty

When Gov. Tom Wolf began his first term four years ago, one of the first executive orders he signed was one placing a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Pennsylvania. That order does not prevent the state’s 67 county district attorneys from pursuing the death penalty during murder prosecutions. In 2018, the […]

Sunday Hunting

For the first time in years, a bill that would allow hunting on Sundays in Pennsylvania has been approved by the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee. It’s future in the full Senate and House are uncertain, and it’s unclear when a floor vote in the Senate may take place. To discuss Sunday hunting are Mark […]