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Online Voter Registration Bill Clears Committee
Pennsylvanians would be able to register to vote online under a bill that has earned unanimous support in the Senate State Government Committee. The modernization effort would increase access to voter registration, which ACLU of PA legislative director Andy Hoover says would lead to increased access to voting. “That’s what voting rights are all about,” […]
Governor Corbett Returns on April 25th
Our next Ask the Governor program will take place on April 25th. You can submit your questions or comments now by clicking the Ask the Gov link at the top of this page. Please be brief and include your name and town on the form. Video clips from our March 15th show are available now […]
Is Penn State’s Board of Trustees Too Big?
Governance changes are ongoing at the Penn State Board of Trustees. It’s already added a public comment period at meetings and imposed new 12-year term limits on members. In May, trustee James Broadhurst tells lawmakers the board will take up the recommendations of the Committee on Governance and Long-Range planning that he chairs. Those plans […]
Turnpike CEO Directs New Accountability Measures
The head of the Pennsylvania Turnpike says the commission is making a clean break from any past offenses. After reading the grand jury presentment that led to criminal charges being filed in a “pay-to-play” corruption scheme, CEO Mark Compton tells Radio PA that his emotions went from disappointment to outrage. “The one thing that I […]
Committee Amends, Advances Liquor Privatization Bill
Like the plan Governor Tom Corbett outlined in January, the amended version of HB 790 would create 1,200 new private sector wine & spirits licenses. The big change is that existing beer distributors would be given the right of first refusal. The amended bill would also allow state-run liquor stores to stay open until the […]
Resolution Calls for Study on Combining Two Pennsylvania Commissions
Is it time for the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commission to join forces? A resolution to take a new look at the idea is moving through the legislature. The house Game and Fisheries Committee has unanimously approved the resolution calling for a study on the impact of merging the two […]
