Politics PA

We’re back with the first edition of Pennsylvania’s Only State Government Podcast ™ of 2010. And we sure hope you fastened your seatbelts.

Join John L. Micek of The Morning Call, Alex Roarty of PoliticsPA and Pennsylvania Legislative Services and Scott Detrow of Public Radio Capital News as they plough through the stories that sprouted up during the holiday interval. And thrill as they look ahead to the 2010 GuvStakes and the continuing saga that is the legalization of table games.

You Can Say This …for state Rep. Mike Vereb, R-Montgomery, he’s never at a loss for an opinion.

The suburban Philly lawmaker stopped by Capitol Ideas World HQ this morning to share his views on thePennsylvania Turnpike Commission, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and the Bonusgate scandal.

The Politics As Usual crew has a special pre-Thanksgiving treat for the audience’s listening pleasure. Reform is back in vogue, but does that mean Harrisburg will actually change (probably not)? Delays in enacting table games legislation mean, technically, Pennsylvania still doesn’t have a budget. What consequences might that incur? And who exactly is running in the 6th and 7th Congressional Districts?

John Micek of The Morning Call, Scott Detrow of Public Radio Capital News and Alex Roarty of PoliticsPA

John Micek of The Morning Call, Scott Detrow of Public Radio Capital News and Alex Roarty of PoliticsPA

This week’s edition was recorded outside Gov. Ed Rendell’s office, where lawmakers and administration officials were meeting to try to reach an accord on table games. Topics include an update on the aforementioned games — will lawmakers finally settle on a tax rate so we can finally close the chapter on this year’s budget? Also, we give you a rundown on all of last week’s polls and campaign finance reports. Should Joe Sestak worry about his less-than-stellar third-quarter showing?