For years, right to work legislation has failed to reach a final vote in Pennsylvania. But supporters are trying again this session, bolstered by approval of similar laws in states like Michigan and Wisconsin. Representative Daryl Metcalfe and other lawmakers rolled out the Pennsylvania Open Workforce Initiative with the backing of a number of right […]
As the Department of Corrections moves forward with plans to close two prisons in western Pennsylvania, what many described as a “hasty” process was put under the microscope at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “We were planning in-house to try to do it in the best manner, but there really isn’t a playbook, and the […]
Influenza hospitalization rates have increased sharply for people age 65 and older this month according to CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden. He says the elderly tend to be more vulnerable to complications. The CDC is recommending older Americans and anyone with medical conditions that put them at a higher risk seek anti-viral medications within 48 […]
As Governor Tom Corbett preps to unveil his transportation funding plan, House Democrats have already introduced a series of related bills. They reflect the recommendations of the Governor’s Transportation Funding Advisory Committee, which released its report in August 2011. Some of the funding streams it outlined as ways to help close the $3.5-billion dollar annual […]
Created in 1983, and written into law ten years later, the State Food Purchase Program helps food banks feed the state’s hungriest families. However, the 30-year anniversary is one that Hunger-Free Pennsylvania Executive Director Sheila Christopher would prefer not to mark. “We would rather be standing her marking the end of SFPP, a sign that […]
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Brad Christman brings you Governor Tom Corbett’s remarks this week on transportation funding, guns, selling the state’s liquor stores and the new contract for Pennsylvania Lottery Management. U.S. Senator Bob Casey also weighs in on the gun proposals being debated in Washington and nationwide and we review the swearing […]
It seemed like around every corner at the state capitol complex, Tuesday, was a Democrat taking the oath of office. Hundreds filled the rotunda and spilled into the hallways to catch a glimpse of Kathleen Kane being sworn-in as the first Democrat and the first woman elected Attorney General in PA. “I’m proud, I’m excited […]
In just a few weeks, Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog will make his 125th winter weather prognostication. We Pennsylvanians have been celebrating Groundhog Day for 127 years now, but Punxsutawney Groundhog Club President Bill Deeley says they took two years off during World War II. “We just didn’t want to aid and abed the enemy in […]
Talks are continuing between the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and its faculty union as another bargaining unit gives thumbs up to a new four year deal. Members of the State College and University Professional Association (SCUPA) ratified a new contract last week with PSSHE. The union represents about 600 admissions, financial aid, and […]
Details of the Corbett administration’s plans to privatize Pennsylvania Lottery management became clearer at a public hearing convened Monday by the Senate Finance Committee. As the administration seeks to finalize a 20-year, $34-billion dollar deal with Camelot Global Services, Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser did his best to put many of the lingering questions to rest. […]