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Pennsylvania in Focus

The Center Square

The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of Pennsylvania from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.

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5 Minute Focus: Pennsylvania Schools Using Budgetary...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/02/07

Take 5 minutes to get caught up to date with how schools in Pennsylvania are using a loophole to reorganize funds to raise taxes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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Episode 48: How Pennsylvania Schools Hide Funds to...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/02/03

Join The Center Square's Pennsylvania Editor Christen Smith and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss how Pennsylvania schools hide funds to raise taxes without breaking the law. Local governments bring in billions of dollars from fines and fees across the country annually – and Pennsylvania localities collected more than $202 million in 2020, a new analysis shows. --- Listen to Other ATN Productions: America in Focus: A weekly feature of the top TheCenterSquare.com stories of the

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5 Minute Focus: Auditor Says 12 Pennsylvania School...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/31

Take 5 minutes to get caught up to date with the audit that shows twelve Pennsylvania school districts hid $400 million to pass tax increases. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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Episode 47: ‘Harrisburg Is Broken’ Says House...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/27

Join The Center Square's Pennsylvania Editor Christen Smith and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi said that, despite serving as a state representative since 2012, he’s just now learned “Harrisburg is broken.” A Pennsylvania survivor-turned-lawmaker asked his fellow Republicans to unbundle three constitutional amendments. A dozen school districts in Pennsylvania exploited a legal loophole to raise millions of dollars in new taxes. --- Listen to

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5 Minute Focus: Pennsylvania Drops College Degree...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/24

Take 5 minutes to get caught up with the executive order that results in Pennsylvania dropping college degree mandate for state jobs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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Episode 46: Pennsylvania Legislative Session Stalls

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/20

Join The Center Square's Pennsylvania Editor Christen Smith and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss Pennsylvania lawmakers bid adieu to Harrisburg Wednesday for an unanticipated five-week reprieve from the legislative session schedule. In his first executive action since becoming governor, Josh Shapiro abolished college degree requirements for state job listings in hopes of expanding economic opportunity. Though warm feelings of bipartisanship quickly fell apart in the state House

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5 Minute Focus: Taxpayers Could Shoulder $32B Cost in...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/17

Take five minutes to get caught up to date with a new report in Pennsylvania that estimates opening a two-year litigation window for survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file civil claims against public schools which could cost taxpayers as much as $32 billion. --- Listen to Other ATN Productions: America in Focus: A weekly feature of the top TheCenterSquare.com stories of the week out of Washington D.C. with commentary from The Center Square editors and more! America's Talking: An interview

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Episode 45: Pennsylvania House Speaker May Not Go...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/13

Join The Center Square's Managing Editor Alan Wooten, Executive Editor Dan McCaleb, Pennsylvania Editor Christen Smith and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss the halls of Harrisburg being haunted by missed opportunities this week as the hope for bipartisan pragmatism has curdled. Within a week of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives choosing a surprise speaker to lead, the sense of support and unity is already fading. --- Listen to Other ATN Productions: America in Focus: A

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5 Minute Focus: Philadelphia Again Surpasses 500...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/11

Take five minutes to get caught up to date with the latest data that shows the number of murders that occurred in the city of Philadelphia in 2022. --- Listen to Other ATN Productions: America in Focus: A weekly feature of the top TheCenterSquare.com stories of the week out of Washington D.C. with commentary from The Center Square editors and more! America's Talking: An interview podcast hosted by Austin Berg. Guests include professors, journalists, artists, business and nonprofit leaders, authors,

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Episode 44: Pennsylvania House Elects Democrat as...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/06

Join The Center Square's Managing Editor Alan Wooten, Executive Editor Dan McCaleb, and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss that after delays, motions to adjourn, and much uncertainty, the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives chose Democrat Mark Rozzi of Berks County as Speaker of the House. Philadelphia has again failed to stop murders in the city, as it repeats a homicide toll that surpasses 500 deaths. While murders are down compared to a year ago, the level of

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5 Minute Focus: Pennsylvania’s Population Plummets by...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2023/01/03

Take five minutes to get caught up to date with the data out of Pennsylvania that shows a significant drop in population in 2022. --- Listen to Other ATN Productions: America in Focus: A weekly feature of the top TheCenterSquare.com stories of the week out of Washington D.C. with commentary from The Center Square editors and more! America's Talking: An interview podcast hosted by Austin Berg. Guests include professors, journalists, artists, business and nonprofit leaders, authors, and more. Everyday

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Episode 43: Overdose Deaths Up 14% Nationally,...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/30

Join The Center Square's Executive Editor Dan McCaleb and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss the top news stories in the state of Pennsylvania in the year 2022. CDC: Overdose deaths up 14% nationally, Pennsylvania #3 overall. As Shapiro prepares for office, Pennsylvania GOP sees chance for school choice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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5 Minute Focus: Pennsylvania Tax Credit Programs’...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/27

Take five minutes to get caught up to date with the report out of Pennsylvania that shows the state's tax credit programs' annual growth is $200 million. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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Episode 42: For Pennsylvania Inmates, Phone Calls Are...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/23

Join The Center Square's Executive Editor Dan McCaleb and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss the fact that for Pennsylvania inmates, phone calls are three times more expensive. Philadelphia transit workers endorse Democrat Jeff Brown for mayor. Report: Pennsylvania tax credit programs' annual growth is $200M. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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5 Minute Focus: Eight Pennsylvania GOP Senators Urge...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/20

Take 5 minutes to get caught up to date with the eight Pennsylvania GOP senators urging Toomey to support cannabis banking. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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Episode 41: Both Parties Now Claim a Majority &...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/16

Join The Center Square's Executive Editor Dan McCaleb, Managing Editor Alan Wooten, and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss how in the PA House, both parties now claim a majority and authority to set election date. Eight Pennsylvania GOP senators urge Toomey to support cannabis banking. CVS, Walgreens to pay out $450M to Pennsylvania in opioid settlement. Report: Reliability, low fares, short trips key to transit in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. --- Support this podcast:

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5 Minute Focus: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Struggle to...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/13

Take 5 minutes to get caught up to date with the issue police departments are having filling police positions in Pennsylvania. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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Episode 40: Licensing Report has Pennsylvania 31st...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/09

Join The Center Square's Managing Editor Alan Wooten, Executive Editor Dan McCaleb, and Pennsylvania Reporter Anthony Hennen as they discuss Philadelphia, Pittsburgh struggle to fill open police positions. Licensing report: Pennsylvania 31st for burdens on workers. Pennsylvania natural gas price up 95%, new wells up 42%. Pennsylvania counties adopt demolition fee to deal with blighted homes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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5 Minute Focus: Pennsylvania Education Assessment...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/06

Take 5 minutes to get caught up to date with the new report that shows Pennsylvania education assessment scores regressed in COVID-19 pandemic era. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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Episode 39: Pennsylvania Public Schools Adding...

Pennsylvania in Focus ·

2022/12/02

Join The Center Square's Managing Editor Alan Wooten and Executive Editor Dan McCaleb as they discuss Pennsylvania public schools adding racial, cultural bias rules for teachers. Report: Pennsylvania coal ash site sixth-most polluted in nation. Pennsylvania education assessment scores regress in COVID-19 pandemic era. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pennsylvania-in-focus/support

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