Several new property tax plans have been introduced in addition to the familiar proposals in HB 76 and SB 76, which have been around for many sessions over the years. The last time a property tax plan was voted on was on the Senate floor four years ago, when a tie vote was cast, 24-24, […]
Archives for September 2019
Oct. 1: PA Legislative Agenda
The House was in for six days and the Senate three this September before recessing until mid-October. A number of press conferences and committee hearings took place, which ran the gamut from property taxes, state regulations, and charter schools. Vice President of the Commonwealth Foundation Stephen Bloom; and former Lt. Governor Mark Singel.
Oct. 2: PA Legislative Agenda
The House and Senate have a few weeks off working in their districts before returning to floor sessions the week of Oct. 21. Pete Shelly, Partner with Shelly-Lyons Communications; and Christopher Nicholas, President of Eagle Communications discuss issues ranging from ballot access to marijuana laws.
October 3, 7:30 pm: Conneaut Lake Borough
To appreciate fully the recreational possibilities in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, one should recall the Ice Age. Near the end of the Pleistocene epoch, thousands of years ago, the lake was formed by a large block of ice that melted and filled in a depression in the land. Down the street from the lake, a reminder […]
September 30, 8pm: Crime Victims’ Rights with PA Victim Advocate
Marsy’s Law is named after a woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. A few days after the crime, Marsy’s mother and brother ran into him in a grocery store. They had not been notified that he was out on bail. Soon after, Marsy’s brother Henry started a crusade for victims’ rights in California. In […]
October 16: Shopping Advice for Residential Electricity Consumers
Shopping for residential electricity can be challenging. In this month’s edition of Focus on Aging Adults, guests will discuss shopping for electricity and ways to help consumers find the best electricity rates for them. Guests include: Ray Landis, Advocacy Manager, AARP of PA Sonny Popowsky, AARP Volunteer, Former PA Consumer Advocate Patrick Cicero, Executive Director, […]
October 1, 8pm: Anne Lazarus, Democrat for PA Superior Court
Anne Lazarus has completed a 10-year term on Pennsylvania’s Superior Court. That means it’s time for the state’s voters to decide in November’s election whether they want her to continue. When she was chair of the Judicial Conduct Board, the judge says she “literally wrote the book” on judicial ethics. She’s been an adjunct professor […]
October 2, 8pm: Christylee Peck, Republican for PA Superior Court
Christylee Peck is currently a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Cumberland County. She’s a former prosecutor, and a former Assistant District Attorney. She’s looking forward to addressing the same kinds of cases she rules on now, but in a more “global fashion.” Christylee Peck is running in November’s general election for one […]
PCN Tours the PA Capitol, “A Monument to Graft”, October 6th at 6pm
Brad Bumsted, author of “Keystone Corruption,” takes viewers on a tour of a rogues’ gallery of elected officials who abused the public trust and paid the price. Even architect Joseph Huston, the man who designed the building with a soaring rotunda, wasn’t immune to scandal.
PCN Tours The PA Capitol, “A Palace of Art”, October 13th at 6pm
On the day he dedicated the capitol in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed it be “the handsomest building” he had ever seen. Jason Wilson, Historian for the Capitol Preservation Committee, takes viewers on a tour of the awe-inspiring murals, paintings, and stained glass windows that adorn the capitol’s walls.