Radio PA Roundtable — September 20, 2013
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Governor Tom Corbett has unveiled his plan to utilize federal Medicaid expansion dollars (but not to expand Medicaid); U.S. Senator Pat Toomey wants to ditch biofuel requirements that put ethanol in our gasoline; and you’ll hear from Pennsylvania’s only living recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Radio PA Roundtable – September 13, 2013
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, U.S. Senator Bob Casey is back to talk Syria and his role in crafting a “Plan B” if the talks with Russia fall through. Also, the state Board of Education has voted to approve Core Standards and why you should be thinking about the IRS even though April 15th is a long way off.
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Radio PA Roundtable – September 6, 2013
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we hear from PA’s two U.S. Senators on the Syria question; NOAA researchers have a new global warming warning; and prosecutors in central PA are looking into a shared database of information that would, among other things, keep records taken off criminals’ cell phones.
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Radio PA Roundtable – August 30, 2013
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we dig into numbers from a new F&M College poll on the governor, state legislature, PA’s U.S. Senators and the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Montgomery County. Also, First Lady Susan Corbett joined the most recent Ask the Governor program and gave us a chance to get to know the First Couple better…including their early days at Lebanon Valley College and how a bottle of hair bleach brought them together.
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Pennsylvanians Relive the “March on Washington”
Tens of thousands of people flocked to Washington D.C. over the weekend to kick off a week of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, which included the iconic “I have a dream” speech by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Many in D.C. Saturday were there for the original event five decades ago, including retired school teacher Sylvia Lieberman of Philadelphia. Like so many others in attendance, Lieberman believes the work is far from done to bring equality and fairness to all Americans.
Philadelphia County Senior Common Pleas Judge John Braxton was also in the nation’s capital this weekend. He says he and others owe it to the next generation to keep Dr. King’s dream alive.
The March on Washington on August 28, 1963 is seen as a pivotal turning point in the fight for civil rights for African Americans. Dr. King delivered his famous speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, and while that event is marked by an understated stone on the spot where Dr. King stood, King now has his own monument in Washington, a short walk from where he talked about his dream of equality.
(Vince Thompson of Thompson Mediaman Communications contributed to this report)
Radio PA Roundtable – August 23, 2013
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, this week marks the 50th anniversary of an iconic American moment; U.S. Senator Pat Toomey wants to cut off aid to Egypt; and high school football coaches statewide are taking action to protect their players from the summer heat.
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Table Games Revenue Rises in Pennsylvania in July
Table games play in Pennsylvania started the new fiscal year with a 6.1% increase, but it was not enough to erase a decline in slots play in July . Year to year gaming revenue was off by 1.7% for the month.
Pennsylvania’s 12th casino, Lady Luck at Nemacolin, opened in July and helped boost table games revenue for the month. Six casinos saw increases in table games play, with the biggest boost at Parx. Five others saw slight declines for the month of July.
Doug Harbach, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, says gaming in Pennsylvania is stable now after several years of rising revenues. He adds that revenue for property tax relief has remained steady for the last several years.
Ask the Governor (AUDIO) from Monday, August 19th
This edition of Ask the Governor was recorded on Monday, August 19th, 2013 and also featured the first appearance by the First Lady of Pennsylvania, Susan Corbett. You can listen to the entire program on PAMatters.com and/or watch video clips of specific topics. And we now offer this audio version COMMERCIAL FREE. Click the play button to get started…