Experimenting with Hope – A Radio PA Documentary

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Pennsylvania enacted a medical marijuana law earlier this year and that has been the greatest gift of all this holiday season for families of children suffering from severe seizure disorders.

In this special Radio PA documentary, “Experimenting with Hope,” you’ll meet two of these families and the children who are already benefitting from this statutory change in the Keystone State. Radio PA was invited into their homes this year, where we met Lolly and her daughter Anna, and Dana and her daughter Lorelei. Hear about their longtime struggles to counteract the severe seizures that disrupted every facet of their lives and the uphill battles to simply be heard by their elected representatives. You’ll also hear from the Republican lawmaker largely credited with breaking the ideological logjam on this issue in Harrisburg, state Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon), who has formed an powerful and emotional bond with these families.

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Radio PA Roundtable – December 16-18, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Republican state Senator Mike Folmer of Lebanon County provides an update on implementation of Pennsylvania’s new medical marijuana program; the state’s Auditor General exposes some irregularities in how impact fee money is being spent; and Governor Tom Wolf assesses his first 2 years in office.

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Radio PA Roundtable – December 9-11, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we bring you an interview from 2010 with USAF (Retired) Major Hank Heim, who was stationed at Hickam Field in Hawaii on the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941. This past Wednesday marked the 75th anniversary of the event that led to America’s involvement in World War II.

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Radio PA Roundtable – December 2-4, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the rhetoric over layoffs at the Unemployment Compensation call centers continues; debates over pipelines in PA; and Governor Tom Wolf talks about early voting as an option in Pennsylvania elections.

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 23-27, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Attorney General Bruce Beemer releases the report on the offensive email scandal; and Governor Tom Wolf talks about holiday layoffs at unemployment compensation centers and the election of Donald Trump.

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 18-20, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a review of implementation of the historic liquor law changes enacted this year; pipeline safety is the focus of one of the last hearings of the 2015-2016 legislative session; and Radio PA’s Rachel McDevitt reports from a solemn ceremony to relocate the remains of three Civil War soldiers.

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 11-13, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a statewide election recap featuring wins for Republicans in the presidential and U.S. Senate races and Democrats in the state row offices.

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Radio PA Roundtable – November 4-6, 2016

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, it’s a pre-election primer as we preview some of the key races on your ballot. Excerpts of this week’s show were taken from Radio PA’s 2-hour special “Battleground: Pennsylvania.” You can hear that entire program right here on PAMatters.com.

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Ask the Governor – October 31, 2016

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This edition of “Ask the Governor” was taped Monday, October 31st, 2016 and includes conversations with the governor on…

-the end of the legislative session
-the settlement of the APSCUF strike at the 14 state-owned universities
-pension reform
-lagging revenue collections for the state
-the 2016 election
-listener/web viewer emails and much more…

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Battleground: Pennsylvania – An Election Preview from Radio PA (Part 1)

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This is “Battleground: Pennsylvania,” a special 2-hour election preview from Radio PA that examines the candidates and races appearing on the statewide ballot on Tuesday, November 8th.

Hour #1 features interviews with Pennsylvania Attorney General candidates John Rafferty (REP) and Josh Shapiro (DEM), as well as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Katie McGinty. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey’s campaign rejected numerous requests to take part in the program.

In hour #2, we will be joined by political analyst and pollster Dr. Terry Madonna from F&M College in Lancaster for a top-to-bottom analysis of the statewide ballot. Also, we talk to founding board member Adelaide Kimball from Project Vote Smart to talk about the resources that organization makes available to voters in every state. Learn more about the candidates on your ballot at www.votesmart.org.

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