Radio PA Roundtable – April 29-May 1, 2016
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
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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Governor Wolf Cancels April Ask the Gov Appearance
Governor Tom Wolf’s office canceled the governor’s April taping of “Ask the Governor,” which was scheduled for Wednesday. The next taping is now scheduled for Thursday, May 19th.
Senate Spotlight: Pennsylvania
This is “Senate Spotlight: Pennsylvania,” an exclusive presentation of Radio Pennsylvania. This one-hour program features interviews with candidates running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate who registered at least 5% in a recognized statewide poll.
Incumbent U.S. Senator Pat Toomey was also invited to participate in the program, but his campaign declined our requests for either an in-studio or telephone interview.
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U.S. Senate Candidate Profiles
For those of you who listened to Radio PA’s special “Senate Spotlight: Pennsylvania,” here are the links to the complete and unedited interviews with Joe Sestak, Katie McGinty and John Fetterman. Click on their names below to hear the interviews.
Pennsylvania’s primary election is this Tuesday, April 26th.
Radio PA Roundtable – April 15-17, 2016
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
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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Death by Numbers – A Special Report from Radio PA
Death by Numbers
By Rachel McDevitt
If you’ve ever been confused by the clashing accounts of America’s gun violence problem, you’re not alone. One side says firearm deaths are far too high and gun control measures will help cut it down. The other side says violent crime is dropping and more gun laws will make us less safe. Who’s right? After weeks of research, the answer seems to depend on which numbers you use.
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Radio PA Roundtable – April 1-4, 2016
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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