School Safety

In the aftermath of shootings across the nation, more steps are being taken to try and protect students. Rep. Warren Kampf, R- Chester, and Rep. Madeleine Dean, D- Montgomery, talk about legislation they would like to see enacted to better equip schools to deal with these kind of threats.

June 18: PA Budget

The final weeks of the budget are upon us. Rep. Garth Everett, R-Lycoming, and Rep. Pete Schweyer, D-Lehigh, members of the House Appropriations Committee, talk to us about how the process and negotiations are coming along. They tell us what to expect in the final product.

PA Budget

In this final month before the budget deadline, negotiations between the General Assembly and Governor continue. Darren Smith, Senior Associate, and Steve Crawford, President of Wojdak Government Relations, let us know about the process, and the issues that are going to be most important to getting this budget done on time.

Redistricting

The state Senate debated a redistricting measure Tuesday that would create an 11-member redistricting commission, and added an amendment that would have the commission draw statewide appellate judicial districts for the first time in state history. New Congressional districts were drawn by the state Supreme Court for the 2018 Primary Election after they overruled maps […]

New Voting System

In April, the PA Department of State told counties to have new voting systems in place by end of 2019. Senate State Government Committee Chairs, Sen. Mike Folmer and Sen. Anthony Williams, and Douglas Hill, Executive Director of the County Commission Association of PA, tell us what it’s been like working on getting the new […]

Summer Weather

The official first day of Summer is June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere. Fred Gadomski, and Jon Nese, Hosts of Weather World, come on our show to talk about the Summer months ahead, and what to expect in our forecasts.

School Safety

In the wake of school shootings throughout the country, the PA House Judiciary Committee met to discuss options to make our schools safer for children. Rep. Ed Gainey, D-Allegheny, and Rep. Jeff Pyle, R-Armstrong, talk to us about their proposal’s of how to make schools a safer environment.

Sexual Misconduct

The recent #MeToo movement has brought more awareness to allegations and cases of sexual assault and harassment. Sen. Randy Vulakovich, R- Allegheny, Sen. Judy Schwank, D- Berks, and Donna Greco, Policy Director of the PA Coalition Against Rape, tell us about legislation being worked on at the Capitol to help victims, and punish perpetrators of […]

May 23: PA Budget

As June approaches, so does the PA Budget deadline. Lowman Henry, Chair and CEO of the Lincoln Institute, and Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, talk to us about issues like a natural gas severance tax, minimum wage, pensions, and property taxes.

Environmental Protection

Sec. Patrick McDonnell of the PA Department of Environmental Protection, comes on our show to tell us about what kind of issues face the department, and our environment. Discussion focused on permitting, clean water, electric vehicles, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, natural gas pipelins and the natural gas severance tax.