School Safety

Acc. To the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, school districts will have access to “$60 million in safety grants for a menu of security, training, prevention and counseling programs. Those grants will allow school districts to identify their unique safety challenges and meet them in cost-effective ways.” This is in addition to a new Safe2Say program, which […]

The Economy and the Governor’s Race

Numerous economic issues have been discussed by gubernatorial candidates, the minimum wage, job creation, vocational training for students. To discuss how the economy factors into the governor’s race are Bob Dick, senior policy analyst with the Commonwealth Foundation and Marc Stier, Director of We The People PA Action.

Race for Governor

PCN will air the first and only joint appearance by the two major party gubernatorial candidates, Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf and Republican challenger Scott Wagner, who appeared together at the Chamber Dinner with Alex Trebek hosting. Call-in program guests Charlie Gerow of Quantum Communications; and Dan Doubet Executive Director of Keystone Progress answered viewer questions.

Election 2018

Libertarian candidate for governor Ken Krawchuk was on the ballot for governor twice before – 1998 and 2002 – and is a candidate again in 2018. He’ll tell us about his platform, why he’s running and explain the differences between the Libertarian party and the two major parties.

Business and Labor Climate

The economy is strong, and unemployment rates are at historical lows, 3.9% nationwide and 4.2% in Pennsylvania, but are businesses able to hire the skilled employees they need to continue to expand? Also discussed werer the minimum wage, prevailing wage, and job training programs. The guests were: Gene Barr, President and CEO of PA Chamber of […]

Child Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury identified more than 1,000 child victims from more than 300 abusive priests across 54 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties over a span of seven decades. Matt Haverstick, an appellate attorney with Kleinbard, a Philadelphia-based law firm; and Commonwealth Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm, with the Office […]

PA Budget

The PA budget and associated bills are now law, more than a week before the deadline. To discuss what is in the budget and the many bills that passed in the General Assembly’s flurry of activity over the past few weeks are: Colleen Kopp, Vice President with Wojdak Government Relations; and Matt Brouillette, President and […]

Opioid Addiction

The opioid epidemic still claims the lives of Pennsylvanians and others across the nation. Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, Patricia Sue Grigson-Kennedy, Director of the Penn State Addiction Center for Translation, and Graham Hetrick, Dauphin County Coroner, tell us what can be done to help stop the crisis, and save loved ones.

June 20: PA Budget

Education has been a priority for Gov. Tom Wolf for his last four budget addresses. Senate Education Committee Chairs, Sen. John Eichelberger, and Sen. Andy Dinniman, talk to us about the budget and how education funding factors in.