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Radio PA Roundtable 07.20.12
Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program featuring in-depth reporting on the top news stories of the week. Professionally produced and delivered every Friday, Roundtable includes commercial breaks for local sale and quarterly reports for affiliate files. Click the audio player below to hear the full broadcast: [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/witfaudio/radiopa/Roundtable07-20-12.mp3]
Corbett Disappointed in Former PSU Leaders
Governor Tom Corbett took questions from the media for about 20-minutes on Thursday, and almost every one of them was focused on the Jerry Sandusky scandal and its continued fallout at Penn State. Corbett calls it clear that there was evidence not initially provided by then-PSU officials when it was subpoenaed by the attorney general’s […]
Pennsylvania Casinos Wrap Up Profitable Year
It was a good year for table games at Pennsylvania’s casinos, with a double digit increase boosted by June’s numbers and the newest casino. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board says revenue from table games play rose 15.5% last month compared to June of last year, with play up at all but three casinos and helped […]
Dry Weather Impacts Drilling in Parts of the Marcellus Shale Region
The dry weather is having an impact on some drilling operations in the Marcellus Shale region. It’s affecting water withdrawals in the Susquehanna River Basin. The number of withdrawal suspensions ebbs and flows with the water flow levels, but operations in 13 Pennsylvania counties have been affected. Susan Obleski of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission […]
Lawmaker Blasts State System Tuition Hike
Angry with the State System of Higher Education’s decision to raise tuition rates by 3% this fall, State Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford) issued a blunt statement this week, which said it “should be ashamed of itself” for trying to take advantage of students. Roae tells Radio PA the US Department of Labor recently reported that […]
Hearing to Focus on Child Advocacy Center Bill
A Child Advocacy Center can be the focal point of care for young victims of physical or sexual abuse. With them, state Rep. Julie Harhart (R-Lehigh/Northampton) says child victims must only tell their traumatic stories once. Without them, she says, they would have to go through that experience five or more times for police officers, […]
Joe Paterno Memorabilia Still a Hot Item at Centre County Arts Festival
It was another rough week for Centre County, but it ended with a celebration of the arts. With music and food in the backdrop, more than 100 artisans displayed their wares at the People’s Choice Festival in Boalsburg over the weekend. The annual event near State College drew a large crowd, with many people still proudly wearing Penn State shirts, […]