The new Radio PA Roundtable is based on one simple idea: public affairs doesn’t have to be boring! Hosts Brad Christman and Matt Paul mix insightful analysis and commentary with the weekly headlines to provide you with the information you need to become a Capitol insider. Be one step ahead of your friends and colleagues by knowing what’s happening in your state government. Radio PA Roundtable is produced every Friday and is a winner of multiple awards for journalistic excellence, including honors from organizations including the Associated Press, The PA Association of Broadcasters, the National Association of State Radio Networks and many more.

Radio PA Roundtable – May 12-14, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a new poll shows a majority of Pennsylvanians in favor of a controversial issue for the first time ever; state lawmakers grapple with REAL-ID compliance in their own defiant way; and a politically-charged House committee spends valuable time this week debating, of all things, the Syrian civil war.

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Radio PA Roundtable – May 5-7, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the Republican healthcare plan passes the U.S. House; a bill to allow video gaming terminals in bars, clubs & taverns; and we analyze the viral video showing the angry side of a state Senator who’s running for governor.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 28-30, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Governor Tom Wolf stops by for a discussion of the controversy involving Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack and to provide an update on state budget talks. Also, the state Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony this week on a proposal to change the laws concerning DNA testing in cases involving a suspect pleading guilty.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 21-23, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro announces the break-up of a major organized crime ring that scammed PennDOT into issuing license plates, driver’s licenses and vehicle titles under false pretenses; should teachers be able to carry guns in the classroom?; and the state kicks off another amnesty program for delinquent taxpayers and businesses.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 14-16, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack tries to explain away allegations that he and his wife are abusive to his state staff; and several state Senate committees hold a joint hearing in Berks County to hear the pros and cons of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to merge the state Departments of Health, Human Services, Aging and Drug & Alcohol Programs.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 7-9, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the battle lines over the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court stretch from Washington D.C. to Pennsylvania. And just what does the state Department of General Services do?

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Radio PA Roundtable – March 31-April 2, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Governor Tom Wolf stops by the studio for his monthly taping of “Ask the Governor.” We talk budget issues, minimum wage, local gun laws and much more.

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Radio PA Roundtable – March 24-26, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Republicans are crying foul over a special election in Philadelphia; an update on efforts to help veterans in PA; and how soon could you be riding in a fully automated driverless car?

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Radio PA Roundtable – March 17-19, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Pennsylvania digs out from a late-winter storm that brought as much as 2 feet to some areas; and we bring you some more stories from state budget hearings, as some Wolf Administration officials are challenged by members of the House Appropriations Committee.

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Radio PA Roundtable – March 10-12, 2017

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Pennsylvania’s Auditor General tries to sell marijuana….as a tax resource; and state budget hearings wrap up with tough questions for the Budget Secretary and a bombshell in the State Police budget hearing before the House Appropriations Committee.

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