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PennDOT says “Just Drive”
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has launched a new effort to highlight safety for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. It’s a simple message, “Just Drive”. Spokeswoman Erin Waters says drivers need to focus on the task at hand. She says your only responsibility while driving, is to focus on driving. Waters says they want […]
Lawmakers Debate Downsizing in Election Year
Every two years, 228 of the General Assembly’s 253 seats are up for election. 2012 is one of those years, but what makes it unique is that it’s the first time that lawmakers are giving serious consideration to the idea of legislative downsizing. Pennsylvania has the largest full-time legislature in the country. “It will […]
Buffett Rule Appears to be Big Election Year Tax Battle
President Barack Obama is pushing it; his likely Republican challenger rejects it; and the US Senate can neither advance nor kill it. At issue is the so-called Buffett Rule, which would ensure that Americans whose incomes exceed $1-million dollars pay a minimum tax rate of 30%. “This is a gimmick, it’s a political gimmick,” US […]
New Policy May Ease Compliance with Voter ID Law
The Department of State estimates that 99% of eligible voters already have an acceptable form of photo ID under Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law, and they’re simplifying the process for many of the rest. Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele announced a new policy, Wednesday, which will allow eligible voters with an expired driver’s license […]
Holocaust Commemoration: Never Forget and Never Again
Victims are being remembered, and survivors are being honored. Radio PA’s Matt Paul takes us inside the 2012 Civic Commemoration of the Holocaust. Holocaust Commemoration
International Car Theft Ring Busted, More Than Two Dozen Charged
More than two dozen people have been arrested in a $2.3 million luxury car theft ring that shipped vehicles out of the country to overseas buyers. The Pennsylvania Attorney General and State Police say the 26 suspects from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New York were responsible for the thefts of at least 57 vehicles in […]
One-on-One with Patrick Murphy, Democrat for Attorney General
Patrick Murphy grew up in a law enforcement family in Philadelphia, and joined the Army at the age of 19. “Most of the time I was a military prosecutor, prosecuting serious criminals in New York and North Carolina,” Murphy says of his military career. He twice deployed overseas, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A 2006 […]
Radio PA Roundtable 04.13.12
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/Roundtable04-13-12.mp3]
Legislative Reapportionment Commission Okays Preliminary Plan… Again
Pennsylvania’s latest set of redistricting maps is now available for public comment. The redrawn House and Senate maps put more emphasis on reducing municipal splits, and less emphasis on population deviation, per the direction of the state Supreme Court. The high court threw out the Legislative Reapportionment Commission’s first attempt early this year. The House […]
