The PCN Call-In Program: PA Budget

Gov. Tom Wolf presented his sixth budget proposal to a joint session of the General Assembly on Tuesday. We’ll have reaction and commentary from Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. The State Police local coverage fee, natural gas extraction tax, charter schools, public education and gun safety were all discussed.   Watch the PCN Call-In Program and […]

PCN Call-In Program: Public Education Funding and Charter Schools

Gov. Tom Wolf presented several new ideas in his 2020-2021 fiscal year budget proposal and continued to push for school funding increases, changes to charter schools laws and a school infrastructure funding plan. Susan Spicka, Executive Director of Education Voters of PA,  and Ana Meyers, Executive Director of PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools. Watch […]

The PCN Call-In Program: PA Politics

Election 2020 is just around the corner and it’s time to discuss the issues in the campaigns for Congress, statewide races, and presidential primaries. Two of the states top political consultants join the program, Dennis Roddy, Senior Advisor with ColdSpark will be in our Pittsburgh Bureau and Mark Nevins, Partner with The Dover Group will […]

Jan. 28 PA Senate Agenda

The PA Senate is in for its first full week of the year. Our guests will discuss the bills on the Senate calendar as well as each member’s legislative priorities. Sen. Anthony Williams (D-Delaware/Philadelphia) and Sen. Mike Regan (R-Cumberland/York) join us. Topics ranged from the minimum wage, probation and parole, to fracking.  This PCN Call-in […]

Jan. 29 PA House Agenda

Criminal justice issues, property taxes, school district consolidation were discussed, as well as gun safety. Our guests discussed the House agenda as well as each member’s legislative priorities. Rep. Tim Briggs (D-Montgomery) and Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) will be tonight’s guests.

Jan. 21 Higher Education and College Affordability

Parents and students begin the college loan and grant application process for the 2020-2021 school year early in the year. The cost of higher education, tuition and room and board is increasing, and state support leveling off or even decreasing compared to inflation, so college affordability is on every high school parent’s mind. To explain […]

Jan. 13: Election 2020

The 2020 presidential election year is here and the Iowa Caucus is just three weeks away, the first presidential election of the year. Though Pennsylvania’s primary election on April 28 is one of the later contests, Pennsylvania’s 20 delegates make it a crucial state for any presidential candidate to win. The commonwealth also has three […]

Jan. 14 PA House Agenda

The House is in session this week to get is 2020 legislative agenda kicked off with a package of criminal justice bills, one of which increases penalties for multiple driving under the influence convictions that are significantly above the legal minimum of 0.08 blood alcohol content, and a couple others increasing mandatory minimum sentences for […]

Jan. 15 Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller

In a press conference on Jan. 2, Gov. Tom Wolf announce he wanted to do mental health what the administration did for the opioid crisis, increase awareness, encourage conversation, and protect the mental health of Pennsylvanians diagnosed with mental illness. He declared on all agency push to de-stigmatize mental illness and those who suffer from […]