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Radio PA Roundtable for August 14-16, 2015

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane ups the ante in her fight against perjury and other serious charges; and a state budget update as the two sides meet for two consecutive days in Harrisburg.

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Radio PA Roundtable – July 31-August 2, 2015

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, state budget talks remain stalled; Philadelphia tries to control the information flow about Pope Francis’ visit in September; a look at mental health in prisons; and a new partnership to help victims of sexually violent predators.

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Radio PA Roundtable – June 26-28, 2015

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, as budget talks seemingly grind to a halt in Harrisburg, state lawmakers are dealing with several other issues and bracing for a showdown in the coming week.

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Radio PA Roundtable – June 19-21, 2015

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Governor Tom Wolf stops by to field questions about the state budget talks, his court setback in the Open Records office fight, the minimum wage, Marcus Brown and much more. Also, the Basic Education Funding Commission releases its report after more than a year of work.

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Ask the Governor – June 2015

This is the June 2015 edition of Ask the Governor from Radio PA. This program was taped Wednesday afternoon, June 17th. Topics for this month include:

-An update on state budget talks
-The withdrawal of Marcus Brown’s name for State Police Commissioner
-The Commonwealth Court ruling against Wolf’s firing of Open Records Director Erik Arneson
-The minimum wage
-Healthcare
-The chances for a Shell cracker plant in western Pennsylvania
-Drought watches in 37 counties
-The gift ban
-And much more…

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Radio PA Roundtable — June 12-14, 2015

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, we recap a hectic week at the state capitol – one Governor Tom Wolf would probably like to forget. The Senate rejected his nominee for State Police Commissioner; he lost a major court decision (but is appealing); and the state House of Representatives condemned his death penalty moratorium. We wrap it all up in 30 frantic minutes on Radio PA Roundtable…

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Radio PA Roundtable – May 1-3, 2015

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, more from Governor Tom Wolf in his first “Ask the Governor” appearance; why couldn’t Republicans do more when they ran the show in Harrisburg from 2011-2015? And how trade and technical schools are carving out an important role in education.

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Radio PA Roundtable – August 29, 2014

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, reactions to Thursday’s announcement that the state and feds have agreed to an alternative Medicaid expansion plan for Pennsylvania; and new poll numbers show little is changing in the race for 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 – August 22, 2014

On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, some Pennsylvania-based aid workers lend a hand in dealing with unaccompanied minors at the southern U.S. border; Pennsylvania is seeing big drops in auto thefts; and the end of summer is near…a preview of Labor Day travel expectations.

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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