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The EPA’s New Carbon Dioxide Regulations
Kevin and Becca discuss the new CO2 regulations released by the Environmental Protection Agency. What do these new regulations mean for our region, and for the rest of the United States? Listen Live at 5:00pm, Thursdays on WRCT 88.3 Pittsburgh, or Stream from wrct.org Listen now!
Political Action Comittees
Listen in as Kevin Leary and Dan Barrett, students at the Heinz School of public policy, explain the intricacies of Political Action Comitees. How did all of these campaign finance rules get started? How have they changed throughout History, and how did the rules change after the Citizen’s...
Future Tenant Turns 10!
Heinz is more than a Policy school! Today Kevin an Becca will talk with Masters of Arts Management Students Erin Gough and Marrissa Cinquanti about the art gallery, Future Tenant and what programs they have there. They will also tell us about art policies in the ‘burgh that make this such an...
Will Marijuana be legalized in 2012?
Fellow Heinz Public Policy Masters Student Ellen Kitzerow join Kevin and Becca to talk about the many marijuana legalization policies that may be on the ballot in various states in 2012. What do the policies say and how are they different from what the Netherlands considers legal? What will it mean...
Sean Bowie helps explain Obama’s Budget Proposal
Kevin gives us the inside scoop on what the congressional budget is and what it really means! Sean describes the big changes in the president’s budget this year and what he proposes for changes in revenue and changes in expenditures. What are the big moves in the 2012 budget and what does it...
Christina Cann Talks about Policies that Affect Women
Christina, a master’s Candidate at the Heinz School of Public Policy discusses the Policies in Pennsylvania and nationwide that impact women. ptm-2012-02-09
State of the Union and Republican Primaries
Tune in as Becca and Kevin talk spilt milk, corporate taxation, immigration policy in President Obama’s state of the Union. They also discuss the ongoing primaries in the Lead up to super Tuesday. Kevin also reports out on his trip to Punxsutawney for groundhog day –where he saw Gov Corbett...
Prof. Mike Smith Talks about SOPA, PIPA and his research on Piracy
Prof. Mike D. Smith at the Heinz College has recently completed a report showing how much more money was spent on iTunes in France as a result of their anti-piracy legislation in 2009. He showed that there was a significant increase. Tune in as we talk about the now tabled legislation in the U.S....
Marcellus Shale – The PA General Assembly is trying to Pass An Impact Fee before the close of session
What is in the two current versions of the Marcellus Shale impact Fee Bills ;HB 1950 and SB 1100? Paula and Becca talk about the changes proposed by the new bills and what issues they don’t address! Listen Now UPDATE: The House ended up not consurring with the Delete everything from HB 1950 and...
Professor Robert Strauss Explains Senator Casey’s Jobs Bill
Professor Strauss will help us understand the latest jobs bill presented by Pennsylvania’s own Senator Casey. What does the language actually mean for employers and employees? How are they planning to finance it? How many jobs can we expect will be created and at what cost to taxpayers? How does...