On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Governor Tom Wolf stops by to talk about the budget, the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin and medical marijuana.
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This is “Ask the Governor” for March 2016. This edition was taped Wednesday, March 16th. Topics for this month include:
-The governor’s prostate cancer diagnosis
-The resignation/retirement of Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin
-The budget impasse
-The governor’s minimum wage executive order
-Medical marijuana
-Listener and web viewer emails
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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we continue our series of interviews with the candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2016 with former DEP Secretary Katie McGinty.
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Radio PA & PAMatters.com present the third in our series of candidate profiles in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Today we profile Braddock, Pennsylvania Mayor John Fetterman.
Candidates achieving at least 5% in a major statewide poll were invited to take part in Radio PA’s candidate profile series in the Democratic primary race. Previously, we presented interviews with former Congressman and Navy Admiral Joe Sestak, as well as former DEP Secretary Katie McGinty. You can also listen to those interviews in their entirety here on PAMatters.com by clicking on their names below:
The Pennsylvania primary election is April 26th. The winner of the Democratic primary will face incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, who is unopposed for the GOP nomination.
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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, state Attorney General Kathleen Kane releases a scathing grand jury report on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown; budget hearings in Harrisburg break down into more petty bickering; and the Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner explains why troopers do not wear body cameras.
Link to the Grand Jury report on the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese
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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, a House subcommittee opens a hearing on the possible impeachment of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane; legislative budget hearings get off to a contentious start in Harrisburg; and new poll numbers on how you think Harrisburg is doing.
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Governor Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with a treatable form of prostate cancer. First Lady Frances Wolf joined the governor during a 10-minute morning press conference.
Governor Wolf says his treatment will begin in the coming weeks and aside from taking a few days off at the onset, he’s planning to continue working and he says the medical condition will not hinder his abilities as governor. He hopes the public discussion of the condition will remind people of the importance of regular medical checkups.
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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Attorney General Kathleen Kane makes an announcement that surprises no one; the state’s Auditor General releases a report on the PA Gaming Control Board; and questions about the use of meteorologists by state agencies.
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Radio PA & PAMatters.com present the second in our series of candidate profiles in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Today we profile former Pennsylvania DEP Secretary Katie McGinty.
Previously, we presented an interview with former Congressman and Navy Admiral Joe Sestak. You can also listen to that interview in its entirety here on PAMatters.com.
Radio PA has also issued invitations to the campaign for candidate John Fetterman, and we will present that interview as well, should the campaign accept. To date, the Fetterman campaign had not selected a date to schedule that interview.
The Pennsylvania primary election is April 26th.
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Embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election in 2016. Kane cites family concerns, rather than the serious criminal charges she faces, the suspension of her law license and the efforts by state lawmakers to remove her from office.
Today was the deadline for candidates to submit their petitions to be eligible for the primary ballot.
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