Entries by PAMatters

Radio PA Roundtable – June 21, 2013

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, state budget talks continue and lawmakers are still dealing with the big issues of liquor privatization, transportation funding and pension reform. Updates all around from lawmakers and the state’s Budget Secretary. Click the audio player below to hear the full broadcast:

AAA Releases Holiday Travel Projections

AAA is out with its projections for Fourth of July travel, and expects to see fewer people on the highways this year.   The auto club predicts that more than 40 million travelers will make trips of fifty miles or more over the Independence Day holiday, a decline of just under one percent from last year. […]

Stripped Down Pension Bill Moves Out of State Senate Committee

The  state Senate Finance committee has moved a pension reform bill to the floor, after gutting most of Governor Corbett’s proposals. The stripped down bill was amended to impact only future state and public school employees. Starting in 2015, they would be placed in a defined contribution 401 (a) plan.  The amendment removes all language […]

Radio PA Roundtable – June 14, 2013

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the state House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget. You’ll hear segments of the final debate; also, a major twist this week in the Philadelphia building collapse story. Governor Tom Corbett stops by and we bring a very special surprise celebrity guest in segment 3. Radio […]

House Passes Republican Spending Plan

After nearly five hours of debate, the state house has approved a 28.3 billion dollar Republican spending plan.  The 108 to 92 vote came along party lines. Education was a main theme as members rose to speak about the proposed General fund budget.   Republicans say it increases spending for education.  Democrats say it does not […]