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 27-30, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale outlines serious deficiencies involving the state’s child abuse hotline; school districts get their long-awaited funding formula change, but many are still unhappy; and Governor Tom Wolf lets us know if public pension reform is still part of the state budget talks in Harrisburg.

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Radio PA Roundtable – May 20-22, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Governor Tom Wolf is in our studio to discuss the state budget talks, his veto of House Bill 805 (teacher tenure), implementation of the medical marijuana law and much more.

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Radio PA Roundtable – May 13-15, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania has conducted a survey that puts numbers on the pain caused by the long state budget impasse; local cops may be one step closer to being able to use radar for speed enforcement; and Radio PA’s Rachel McDevitt goes behind the fences at the state prison at Benner (Centre County) to learn more about the treatment for Pennsylvania’s mentally ill inmates.

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Radio PA Roundtable – May 6-8, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Uber & Lyft are a step closer to regulatory approval in Pennsylvania; Governor Tom Wolf hits the road to talk about Pennsylvania’s problems with opioids; and state lawmakers look to make changes to the small games of chance laws.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 29-May 1, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we recap the Pennsylvania primary elections from Tuesday and look ahead to some key matchups in the fall.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 22-24, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we gear up for Tuesday’s primary election by bringing you a recap of the series of interviews conducted with the candidates for the democratic nomination for United States Senate.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 15-17, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a medical marijuana bill now sits on Governor Tom Wolf’s desk; a state lawmaker takes on distracted driving; and lawmakers want to make it easier on schools during a state budget impasse, but is their effort really a veiled attempt to make it easier on them when they don’t do their jobs?

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 8-10, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the state House of Representatives is poised to vote on an abortion restriction bill; Governor Tom Wolf signs executive orders dealing with nondiscrimination; and U.S. Senator Pat Toomey pushes for more security for airliner cockpits.

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Radio PA Roundtable – April 1-4, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a special report from Radio PA’s Rachel McDevitt examines why it is so difficult to get reliable gun violence statistics you can trust; Dr. Terry Madonna from F&M College stops by to talk about Pennsylvania’s relevance in this year’s presidential primaries; and a Pennsylvania expert offers perspective on a deadly month of March on the world terrorism stage.

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Radio PA Roundtable – March 25-27, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a special edition featuring another in our series of profile interviews with the candidates running for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate. This week, meet John Fetterman, the Mayor of Braddock, PA.

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