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Journalists Roundtable: June 21, 2018
On Wednesday, the House passed a budget bill and funding bills for state agencies and colleges. The budget requires no tax increases, but does rely on transferring surpluses from various state funds. Several legislative redistricting bills were considered in committee. A bill decreasing the size of the House passed the Senate. To discuss this week’s legislative action are: John Micek, Editorial & Opinions Page Editor, PennLive & The Patriot-News; Angela Couloumbis, State Government Reporter, Philadelphia Inquirer; and Robb Hanrahan, Anchor and Host of “Face the State”; CBS 21 News. Our host is Brian Lockman.
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.
PA Budget with House Minority Leader Frank Dermody
Though the governor and the Republican majority in the legislature have their own ideas for the budget, House Democrats say they’re taking their spending ideas directly to the people. House Minority Leader Rep. Frank Dermody says hosting town halls on the phone has given Pennsylvanians a chance to ask questions about Democratic spending priorities like […]
Focus on Aging Adults: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
It’s estimated that nearly 90,000 grandparents in Pennsylvania are raising their grandchildren because their parents are unfit or unable to raise the children themselves. On this episode of Focus on Aging Adults, we’ll discuss the growing epidemic of grandparents raising grandchildren with guests from AARP of PA, the State House of Representatives, and Penn State University.
PA Budget with Appropriations Minority Chair Sen. Vincent Hughes
Governor Wolf and the Republican majority in the legislature seem convinced there’ll be a minimum of drama putting a state budget into place by the end of the month. But Democrats want their voices to be heard too. Senator Vincent Hughes, Minority Chair of the Appropriations Committee, is especially interested in funding that could benefit […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati
When Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court rejected Republicans’ plan to to redraw boundaries for political districts and substitute their own map, one Senate Republican thought the court was way out of line. Senator Joe Scarnati says the court “trampled, shredded and burned” the constitution when they trumped the legislature just before May’s primary election. The battle between […]
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 Books: Road to Rust
As the twentieth century dawned on western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, the region’s steel industry faced a struggle for unionism. Unionists like Philip Murray, John L. Lewis, Samuel Gompers and Gus Hall battled for fair wages, hours and working conditions. Strong managers like Judge Elbert Gary and Tom Girdler opposed their every move. Tensions from […]
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