The PCN Capitol Preview highlights the top news and issues before the Pennsylvania state government and allows viewers to connect directly with public officials, advocates, and newsmakers on political and public policy topics.
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THIS WEEK
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Megan Martin, COO and General Counsel of the Commonwealth Foundation, and Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director of Keystone Research Center, discuss the state budget. Then, Sen. Devlin Robinson talks about his legislation to keep schools safe from lead and radon.
PREVIOUS EPISODES
June 23 and 24, 2025
Joanna Doven, Executive Director of the A.I. Strike Team, Dr. Hooman Rashidi, Associate Dean of A.I. in Medicine at Pittsburgh Medical School, and Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, Chair of the Senate Communications and Technology Committee, discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence in Pennsylvania. Later, Sen. Camera Bartolotta talks about her legislation to create a specific logo for veteran-owned businesses.
Members of the House State Government Committee discuss legislative changes to Pennsylvania’s voting procedures. Later, Rep. Mary Isaacson talks about her bill involving ticket resale fees.
June 16 and 17, 2025
Kate Huangpu, Government Reporter with Spotlight PA, discusses her article about the recent minimum wage bill that passed the House. Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, and fellow committee member Sen. Anthony Williams, talk about school funding in PA. Later, Garry Pezzano, President and CEO of LeadingAge PA, tells us about his budget priorities for older Pennsylvanians.
Talked about efforts to raise the state’s minimum wage with Greg Moreland, PA State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business, and Wendell Young, President of UFCW Local 1776. Later, Rep. Leanne Krueger tells us about her legislation regarding the trafficking of animals.
June 9 and 10, 2025
Angela Couloumbis, Investigative Reporter with Spotlight PA, discusses her recent article on PA's new elderly care agency grading system. Sens. Rosemary Brown and Nick Pisciottano discuss the PA Senate's legislative priorities. Then, Rep. Tom Mehaffie talks about his new Voter ID bill.
Mike DaVanney, Founding Partner at ColdSpark, and Brittany Crampsie, Principal at Brit Crampsie Communications, discuss state politics, including the recent primary election and the impact of federal policies. Later, Rep. Martina White talks about funding for the Philadelphia School District.
June 2 and 3, 2025
Christen Smith, Regional Editor with the Center Square, discusses rising utility costs. Hannah Barrick, Executive Director of the PA Association of School Business Officials, Reese Flurie, Board President of the PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools, and Kevin Busher, Chief Advocacy Officer with the PA School boards Association, talk about school funding in PA. Later, Rep. Dan Miller tells us about his paid family leave legislation.
House Whips, Rep. Mike Schlossberg and Rep. Tim O'Neal, discuss their priorities within the State House legislative agenda. Later, Rep. Bryan Cutler talks about his bill that would create pharmaceutical drug repositories in pharmacies across the state.
May 19, 2025
Carter Walker, reporter with VoteBeat, talks about the recent Voter ID bill that came before the PA House. Then, Andrew Tubbs, President and CEO of the Energy Association of PA, and Flora Cardoni, Deputy Director of PennEnvironment, discuss the reliability of Pennsylvania's electrical grid. Later, Rep. Jared Solomon tells us about his bill to ban legislators from accepting gifts.
May 12 and 13, 2025
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Rep. Sheryl Delozier and Rep. Mary Jo Daley talk about the House's legislative agenda. Later, Rep. Carol Hill-Evans discusses her legislation to reinstate CDL licenses to banned drivers.
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Reps. Dan Frankel and Marla Brown discuss legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana. Later, Rep. Joe Ciresi talks about his bill to increase the film tax credit.
May 5 and 6, 2025
Chris Borick, Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, and Stephen Medvic, Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College, discuss how President Trump's policies could impact Pennsylvania. Later, Christi Buker, Executive Director of the PA Library Association, talks about funding cuts to libraries.
TJ Rooney, Senior Partner at Rooney, Novak, Isenhour Group, and David LaTorre, Founder of LaTorre Communications, discuss the state budget process. Later, Rep. Perry Stambaugh talks about his legislation to designate a state reptile.
April 28 and 29, 2025
Hallie Lauer, staff writer with The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jerry Shuster, Professor at The University of Pittsburgh, and Charlie Wolfson, local government reporter with PublicSource, discuss the Pittsburgh Mayoral Race. Later, Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill talks about her legislation that addresses abuse and fraud in state government.
Rob Bair, President of the PA State Building & Construction Trades Council, and Steve Catanese, President of the SEIU Local 668, talk about how Gov. Shapiro's budget proposal would impact their unions. Later, Rep. Lindsay Powell discusses her bill on digital stalking.
April 22, 2025
Mike Manzo, Senior VP Government Affairs at Triad Strategies, and Sam Chen, Principal Director of the Liddell Group, discuss the state budget. Later, Sen. Steve Santarsiero talks about his bill to give death benefits to the families of first responders who commit suicide.
April 14 and 15, 2025
Former Congressmen Phil English and Conor Lamb discuss the impact of President Trump's policies on Pennsylvania. Later, Rep. Chris Pielli talks about his bill that would require a disclosure on all work created by Artificial Intelligence.
Senate floor leaders Joe Pittman and Jay Costa discuss the Senate's agenda for this session. Later, PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll talks about Real ID.
April 7, 2025
We discuss Voter ID with Phillip Hensley-Robin, Executive Director of Common Cause PA, and Kevin Harley, Managing Director of Quantum Communications. Later, newly-elected State Senator James Malone talks about his priorities after being the first Democrat to represent his Lancaster county district since the 1980’s.
April 8, 2025
Russell Redding, PA Secretary of Agriculture, joins us to talk about agriculture in PA. Later, Rep. Louis Schmitt discusses his bill that protects cemeteries from eminent domain.
March 31, 2025
We focus on school funding. Donna Cooper, Executive Director of Children First PA, Edward Albert, Executive Director of PA Association of Rural and Small Schools, and Jeff Piccola, Board Chairman of Commonwealth Charter Academy, join us. Later, Rep. Mary Jo Daley talks about wildlife corridors in the state.
April 1, 2025
We're joined by Senate Transportation Committee members Sen. Judy Ward and Sen. Tim Kearney. Later, Rep. Abby Major talks about her bill to penalize releasing animals into the wild.
March 24, 2025
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, we’ll discuss Pennsylvania’s minimum wage with Rep. Jason Dawkins, and Rep. Aaron Bernstine, both of the House Labor and Industry Committee. Then, Rep. Jim Haddock talks about is legislation to create an organ donation tax credit.
March 25, 2025
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, we look at regulating skills games in Pennsylvania with Rep. Patrick Harkins and Rep. Danilo Burgos.
March 17, 2025
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, the Chairs of the House Energy Committee, Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler and Martin Causer, discuss the Governor's energy plan. Later, Rep. Arvind Venkat tells us about his bill to eliminate medical debt.
March 18, 2025
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, PA House Floor Leaders, Reps. Matthew Bradford and Jesse Topper, discuss their legislative priorities. Later, Maureen May, President of the PA Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, talks about what can be done to keep nurses safe.
March 10, 2025
Monday’s PCN Capitol Preview will center on the Senate legislative agenda. Sen. Art Haywood and Sen. Wayne Langerholc join us to discuss the Governor’s budget proposals, which include raising the state minimum wage, transportation funding, and the closure of state prisons. Later, Rep. Joe Webster appears to talk about his proposed study on climate change.
March 11, 2025
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, David Taylor, President and CEO of the PA Manufacturers’ Association, and Ryan Unger, President and CEO of Harrisburg Regional Chamber and the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation, discuss how Governor Shapiro's budget proposal would impact businesses in PA. Later, Rep. David Rowe discusses PA's energy potential.
March 3, 2025
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Stephen Bloom, Vice President of The Commonwealth Foundation, and former PA Lt. Governor Mike Stack discuss the state budget. Later, Rep. Paul Friel talks about his bill addressing cyber charter school funding.
March 4, 2025
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, PA Game Commissioner Stephen Smith talks about hunting, avian flu, and wildlife in PA.
February 24, 2025
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairs, Sen. Scott Martin and Sen. Vincent Hughes, discuss the state budget process. Later, Rep. Gina Curry explains her legislation on insurance protections for overdose reversal drugs.
February 25, 2025
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Ron Grutza, Senior Director of Government Affairs for the PA State Association of Boroughs, Amy Sturges, Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy for the PA Municipal League, and Sherene Hess, President of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, discuss their legislative priorities for local governments. Later, Rep. Jason Ortitay talks about his legislation to bring awareness to eating disorders.
February 18, 2025
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, John Cole, reporter with the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, talks about his interview with State Representative and new DNC Vice-Chair, Malcolm Kenyatta. Then, Fletcher McClellan, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Elizabethtown College, discusses the impact President Trump's executive orders may have on Pennsylvania. Later, Rep. Ann Flood tells us about her legislation to make rideshares safer.
February 10, 2025
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, House Appropriations Committee Chairs, Rep. Jordan Harris and Rep. Jim Struzzi talk about Gov. Josh Shapiro's recent budget proposal. Then, Rep. Dane Watro tells us about his legislation that would require schools to teach cursive writing.
February 11, 2025
On Tuesday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Rep. Peter Schweyer, Majority Chair of the House Education Committee, discuss education in Pennsylvania. Then, Rep. Jamie Flick talks about his bill to require cameras in courtrooms.
February 3, 2025
On Monday's episode of The PCN Capitol Preview, Carter Walker, reporter from Votebeat, discusses his article on PA's voter registration system. Then, Former PA Lt. Gov. Mark Singel, and Todd Brysiak, Vice President of Government Affairs at Triad Strategies, share their predictions for what will be included in this year's state budget. Later, Rep. Lisa Borowski talks about her legislation to allow PA homeowners to dry their clothes outside.
January 27, 2025
Harrison Cann, reporter for City and State PA, tells us about US Sen. John Fetterman’s housing proposal. Then, Speaker of the PA House Joanna McClinton talks about her priorities for the new legislative session. Finally, Charlie Gerow of Quantum Communications joins us to discuss the Trump administration’s agenda.
January 28, 2025
Kate Huangpu, reporter with Spotlight PA, tells us about proposals to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania. Then, Lizzie Bailey, Executive Director of the PA State Council of Farm Organizations, Martha Ebersol, former President of the PA State Association for County Fairs, and Nathan Tallman, CEO of the PA Co-Operative Potato Growers, discuss issues affecting Pennsylvania agriculture. Finally, Sen. Devlin Robinson joins us to explain his bill to require radon testing in schools.
January 21, 2025
Tom Riese, reporter with WESA, talks about his recent article on school funding. Then, Jake Corman, partner at One+ Strategies and former PA Senate Pro Tempore, and Bill DeWeese, former PA Speaker of the House, discuss Gov. Josh Shapiro's upcoming budget address. Later, Rachael Garnick, Coalition Manager of the PA Literacy Coalition, joins us to highlight the work of her organization.