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Radio PA Roundtable 01.20.12
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/Roundtable01-19-12.mp3]
“Guarded Optimism” in New PA Economic Report
Pennsylvania appears to be on the road to economic recovery, but experts caution the road is long and full hazards. Pennsylvania’s new Independent Fiscal Office is out with its first ever Budget & Economic Outlook, which pegs the state’s “real growth” at 1.6% for 2012. There are reasons for optimism in the Pennsylvania economy. “If […]
Critics Urge Administration to Reconsider Planned Food Stamp Asset Test
The Rendell administration did away with the state’s food stamp asset test in 2008. Four years later, Governor Tom Corbett says restoring it would ensure food stamp dollars are used for those who truly need them. “I think it’s incumbent if you are to get money from the government, than you should demonstrate your need […]
Will Lawmakers Reach Marcellus Shale Compromise in 2012?
The House and Senate each passed their own versions of Marcellus Shale impact legislation prior to the holiday break. But Governor Tom Corbett says staff-level negotiations didn’t take a vacation. “I think there’s been a great deal of movement by everybody, and I believe we’re going to get a bill done this session,” Corbett said […]
Congressman Todd Platts Term Limiting Himself
Pennsylvania Congressman Todd Platts says he will not run for a 7th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The south-central PA Republican cites his strong belief in term limits as his reason for calling it quits at the end of his term this year. Platts says he has sponsored 12-year term […]
Governor Corbett Helps Launch MLK Day of Service in Harrisburg
Governor Tom Corbett helped kick off the Central Pennsylvania Martin Luther King Junior Day of Service on Monday morning. He offered encouragement to several hundred students from Harrisburg and surrounding school districts, as they prepared to spend the day working on service projects in honor of Dr. King’s memory. Governor Corbett said this kind of service […]
2012 Farm Show: By the Numbers
Record crowds filled the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex from January 7th – 14th. While an actual head count is impossible for the 24-acre, 11-buiding complex, officials say they parked 70,000 cars in official Farm Show lots. That’s a 22% increase over last year. To satisfy the masses, the Pennsylvania Co-operative Potato Growers served up more […]