PA Budget

Pennsylvania’s budget deadline is June 30, three months away, but all of the information gathered during recent budget hearings is being analyzed before budget bills are drafted and supporting legislation is considered. A number of issues have been discussed that could affect the budget, including the minimum wage, infrastructure and transportation funding, and career training […]

Legislative Agenda

The House and Senate calendars are getting full as committees meet and report bills to the floor. To discuss legislation including a workforce development package, infrastructure funding plan, transportation funding and other legislation being considered by the General Assembly are this week’s guests: Abe Amorós, President, Amorós Communications; and Christopher Nicholas, President, Eagle Consulting Group.

Opioid Addiction and Treatment

Each day in Pennsylvania, 13 people die from drug overdoses. Pennsylvania’s drug overdose rate is twice the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This has been exacerbated by the opioid crisis and proliferation of fentanyl in illegal drugs like heroin. To discuss opioid abuse and treatment are: PA Drug and Alcohol Programs […]

Opioid Addiction and Treatment

Last week, the House Human Services Committee held a hearing on two bills that would ease the transition from overdose crisis to treatment, known as the warm handoff.  Thousands of Pennsylvanians have been dying each year from drug overdoses. Last year in the commonwealth, about 20,000 overdoses have been reversed with the use of naloxone […]

Opioid Addiction and Treatment

More than two million Americans abuse or are addicted to opioids, which often starts prescription pain relievers, and can lead to addiction and the use of heroin, which is often laced with synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. In 2017, more than 70,000 Americans died due to drug overdoses. Though statistics for 2018 are incomplete, preliminary […]

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 […]