Radio PA Roundtable – March 14, 2014

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the Public Utility Commission is looking into customer experiences with power companies during last month’s massive ice storm power outage; the State Police say NCAA March Madness pools are still illegal in charitable and volunteer clubs despite the state’s new small games of chance laws; and a Pittsburgh man is the brain behind a new doll that is really catching on – a doll that he says promotes “average beauty.”

Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program featuring in-depth reporting, commentary and analysis on the top news stories of the week.

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Radio PA Roundtable – March 7, 2014

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we have the latest in our series of profiles of the Democratic candidates vying for their party’s nomination for governor in 2014. Former DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty is in the Roundtable  studio for an in-depth discussion about why she wants to be your next governor.

Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program featuring in-depth reporting, commentary and analysis on the top news stories of the week.

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Radio PA Roundtable – February 28, 2014

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we’ll play segments from our monthly Ask the Governor program, with Governor Tom Corbett explaining his budget priorities for basic education, higher ed and gas drilling. We also touch on the lackluster response by bars and taverns to small games of chance and talk about the controversial electric rate spikes many Pennsylvanians are seeing with their “variable rate” plans.

Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program featuring in-depth reporting, commentary and analysis on the top news stories of the week.

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Ask the Governor – February 26, 2014 (AUDIO)

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Ask the Governor is a monthly presentation of Radio PA and PAMatters.com. This is the program for February, taped on 2/26/14. Topics include a wrap up of the governor’s proposed budget plan including basic education spending, drilling proposals, higher education plans and pensions. The governor also fields a multitude of emails from listeners and web viewers on topics ranging from taxes and unemployment to gun laws and the minimum wage.

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Radio PA Roundtable – February 21, 2014

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we bring you more from the state budget hearings in Harrisburg, checking in with the PLCB, the State System of Higher Education and the Department of Environmental Protection.

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Radio PA Roundtable – February 14, 2014

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we wrap up the latest winter storm for Pennsylvania and hear from a Pennsylvania athlete in Sochi for the Winter Olympics. Also, state budget hearings are underway.

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Radio PA Roundtable – February 7, 2014

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On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we dissect Governor Tom Corbett’s 2014-2015 budget proposal, spotlighting education funding and proposed pension reforms. You’ll also hear from two athletes from Pennsylvania who are now in Sochi preparing to compete in the Winter Olympics.

Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program featuring in-depth reporting, commentary and analysis on the top news stories of the week.

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Governor Tom Corbett’s 2014-15 Budget Address

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Governor Tom Corbett has delivered his 2014-15 General Fund budget proposal to a joint session of the state legislature. The $29.4 billion plan increases spending by nearly a billion dollars over the current fiscal year. Listen to the governor’s budget plan and then submit your question or comment for our “Ask the Governor” program later this month (scheduled taping on February 26th).

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