The legislature hasn’t been able to pass a natural gas severance tax since Gov. Tom Wolf has taken office, and he’s calling for one as a part budget again this year. Rep. Mike Carroll, and Rep. Garth Everett, members of the House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, talk to us about their thoughts on a […]
Budget hearings are underway for the PA Senate and House Appropriations Committees, as they hear testimony from department and agency officials on how they should spend taxpayer dollars. Sen. Mario Scavello, R- Monroe County, and Sen. Daylin Leach, D- Montgomery County, talk to us about the process and what they think is the focal point […]
Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a natural gas severance tax for the fourth year in a row. Kevin Sunday, Director of Government Affairs for the PA Chamber of Business and Industry, and Larry Schweiger, President Emeritus of PennFuture, tell us what a natural gas severance tax could do for our state.
Sen. John Eichelberger, Senate Education Majority Chair, and Rep. James Roebuck, House Education Minority Chair, talk to us about the budget process, school funding, charter schools, school consolidation, vocational, career and technical education.
The PA Game Commission issued it’s annual report for 2017. Bryan Burhans, Executive Director of the PA Game Commission, tells us about the harvests of this past year, and what to expect from the year ahead.
Education funding has been Gov. Tom Wolf’s major push in every budget address he’s given so far. He’s asked for new funding for basic education, vocational technical training pre-kindergarten programs and Head Start. Mark DiRocco, Executive Director of the PA Association of School Administrators, Rich Askey, Vice President of the PA State Education Association, and Joan […]
Gov. Tom Wolf gave his budget address on Tuesday, Feb. 6th, and outlined what he believes should be prioritized in the state’s 2018-19 fiscal year. Kevin Harley, Managing Director of Quantum Communications, and Pete Shelly, Partner of Shelly-Lyons Public Affairs and Communications, tell us what they expect to get into the finished budget, especially with […]
Terry Madonna, Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College, and Chris Borick, Director of the Institute of Public Opinion at Muhlenberg College, tell us about all of the issues covered in Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget address, and how they expect the legislature to respond. Also discussed was property […]
Charlie Gerow, President & CEO of Quantum Communications, and Mark Singel, President of The Winter Group, talk about what to expect from this years budget process, and how elections play a factor in the bills that can be pushed through the legislature.
Gov. Tom Wolf gives his budget address on Tuesday, Feb. 6th. Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, and Matt Brouillette, President & CEO of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, give us a snapshot of PA’s current financial status, and what to expect from the Governor’s address.