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Join PoliticsPA’s Alex Roarty, the Morning Call’s John Micek, and PA Public Radio’s Scott Detrow as they give you a rundown on all of Pennsylvania’s political and government news.

In this week’s edition:

Governor Ed Rendell admitted last week spending $30,000 on a PR project to “put a face” on his administration’s efforts to help the little guy. Is that appropriate? (The governor said later Monday that no, it wasn’t.)

Republicans and Democrats held their first budget talks last week. Is an on-time budget on the horizon?

Tom Corbett and Dan Onorato are battling for the title of biggest reformer. But can either of them really change Harrisburg?

All that, plus a bonus World Cup preview on Politics as Usual.