The calendar might say spring but the weather still says winter. Despite today’s snow, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation road crews have been keeping up with the season that won’t quit. The parade of smaller storms this winter has not depleted PennDOT’s supplies according to spokeswoman Erin Waters-Trasatt. She says it has been relatively mild winter […]
Amtrak currently runs one train per day in each direction between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, but the so-called “Pennsylvanian” line was at risk of being slashed if the state didn’t pick up part of the tab. Amtrak had been asking for $6.5-million dollars a year in state subsidies, but eventually agreed to a $3.8-million dollar deal […]
Pennsylvania’s jobless rate ticked down in February. It’s still half a point higher than it was a year ago and four-tenths above the national average, but the unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a point last month to 8.1 percent. Department of Labor and Industry secretary Julia Hearthway says the state continues to see job growth […]
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Brad Christman brings you the vote from the state House of Representatives this week regarding privatization of the state liquor stores. Did lawmakers give the thumbs up? If so, will the bill pass the Senate? Also, legislation to allow online voter registration in PA is making its way through the […]
The governing board of the 14 state-owned universities has settled contracts with the union representing faculty and athletic coaches. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors ratified new contracts with the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties at a special meeting. The separate agreements both run through the end of […]
Pennsylvanians would be able to register to vote online under a bill that has earned unanimous support in the Senate State Government Committee. The modernization effort would increase access to voter registration, which ACLU of PA legislative director Andy Hoover says would lead to increased access to voting. “That’s what voting rights are all about,” […]
Our next Ask the Governor program will take place on April 25th. You can submit your questions or comments now by clicking the Ask the Gov link at the top of this page. Please be brief and include your name and town on the form. Video clips from our March 15th show are available now […]
Governance changes are ongoing at the Penn State Board of Trustees. It’s already added a public comment period at meetings and imposed new 12-year term limits on members. In May, trustee James Broadhurst tells lawmakers the board will take up the recommendations of the Committee on Governance and Long-Range planning that he chairs. Those plans […]
The head of the Pennsylvania Turnpike says the commission is making a clean break from any past offenses. After reading the grand jury presentment that led to criminal charges being filed in a “pay-to-play” corruption scheme, CEO Mark Compton tells Radio PA that his emotions went from disappointment to outrage. “The one thing that I […]
Like the plan Governor Tom Corbett outlined in January, the amended version of HB 790 would create 1,200 new private sector wine & spirits licenses. The big change is that existing beer distributors would be given the right of first refusal. The amended bill would also allow state-run liquor stores to stay open until the […]