PA Politics

What unfinished business will the General Assembly address in the limited number of session days they have scheduled before the November election? The size of the legislature, statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, the Supreme Court decision affecting public labor unions, and the number of municipalities in the state were all topics discussed by […]

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.

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.