Pennsylvania in Focus

Pennsylvania in Focus

The Center Square

Episodes 458
Avg. Duration 6m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2022
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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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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Shapiro and Davis launch campaign with big achievements and bigger crises

Jan 10, 2026 9m

(The Center Square) - At a rally launching Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis’s re-election campaign Thursday, the stakes were made clear: the 2026 election is about the trajectory of the…

Don’t count on lower electricity prices in 2026 in Pennsylvania

Jan 03, 2026 5m

(The Center Square) – For 67 million people relying on electricity from the regional power grid, PJM, cheaper utility bills in 2026 are little more than a pipe dream. It’s not an unexpected blow,…

Taxpayers give $5M to Pitt, other institutions for neuroscience research

Dec 26, 2025 7m

(The Center Square) - The most recent Pennsylvania budget was tight, but it did add a few new line items, including $5 million toward research for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS, Parkinson’s,…

Vance, Garrity stump for Trump agenda in Pennsylvania with midterms on the horizon

Dec 21, 2025 9m

(The Center Square) – Keeping Pennsylvania’s scales tipped into the red ahead of the 2026 midterms was underscored again this week as Vice President J.D. Vance visited Allentown, stumping for his…

Pennsylvania House passes genetic privacy protections

Dec 19, 2025 5m

(The Center Square) – Genetic testing has drastically changed what we’re able to know about ourselves and our families. It can inform individuals about their bodies and health and connect them to the…

'A dialogue we sorely need' say Shapiro and Cox at the National Cathedral

Dec 14, 2025 7m

(The Center Square) - Intense polarization and the alarming rise of partisan political violence has left many Americans wondering about the nation’s trajectory. That’s why Gov. Josh Shapiro and Utah…

Subpoenas issued over Shapiro's $1M security spending

Dec 13, 2025 7m

(The Center Square) – Questions surrounding taxpayer money spent upgrading the governor's private residence were legally elevated Tuesday. Senate Republicans, eager to curb state spending — and to…

Few solutions in Pennsylvania amid rising health care violence

Dec 07, 2025 8m

(The Center Square) - Health care workers in Altoona held a vigil Monday night to demand increased safety for hospital employees. The event came weeks after UPMC emergency room technician Travis Dunn…

Pennsylvania home care providers say raising rates 'an absolute necessity'

Dec 06, 2025 6m

(The Center Square) - With budget season disappearing into the rearview, advocates for home health care services aren't wasting a minute. Though the programs saw a $21 million investment toward…

Consensus for power supply solution still elusive

Nov 26, 2025 10m

(The Center Square) – Rapid expansion of data centers in the mid-Atlantic region leaves its power grid’s operator, PJM, standing at a crossroads: how can electricity supply keep up with exponential…

DNA collection poses tough ethical questions for criminal law

Nov 22, 2025 10m

(The Center Square) - Since the advent of DNA testing, law enforcement agencies have been able to prosecute crimes - and exonerate the wrongly convicted - with greater certainty than ever before.…

Commercial truck driver wanted for terrorism licensed in Pennsylvania

Nov 21, 2025 6m

(The Center Square) – A suspected terrorist arrested in Kansas earlier this month is a licensed truck driver in Pennsylvania, according to federal authorities. Akhror Bozorov fled his native…

The carbon tax saga ends in Pennsylvania, for now

Nov 15, 2025 8m

(The Center Square) – After six long years, the fate of Pennsylvania’s entry into a multi-state emissions curbing program is settled. And much to legislative Republicans' joy, there will be no…

Pennsylvania finally closes $50.1B budget deal

Nov 14, 2025 8m

(The Center Square) – After a 135-day wait and $12 billion in taxpayer money collected, the state cemented a spending plan for all of it, and more. Pennsylvania's final budget came in at $50.1…

Taxpayers have a cost in Supreme Court judicial retention

Nov 08, 2025 9m

(The Center Square) – While many may think of the state’s highest court as an arbiter of the intersection between law and culture, taxpayers often take a more direct hit from the judges’ decisions.…

Pennsylvanians retain Supreme Court justices

Nov 07, 2025 6m

(The Center Square) - Attempts to turn a run-of-the-mill judicial retention choice on Pennsylvania ballots into a political battleground proved unsuccessful Tuesday. Just after 9 p.m., multiple media…

Coalition calls for taxes on billionaires to solve Pennsylvania deficit

Nov 01, 2025 9m

(The Center Square) - A coalition of lawmakers from both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly joined activists at the Capitol Wednesday to demand billionaires pay more taxes. With the…

McCormick talks veterans, shutdown in Pennsylvania

Oct 31, 2025 7m

(The Center Square) - While visiting Harrisburg on Monday, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick took questions on several issues, including the federal shutdown and its impact on Pennsylvanians. McCormick was…

Putting the cat back in the bag: Senate talks school phone bans

Oct 25, 2025 6m

(The Center Square) - School cell phone bans are sweeping the nation, and with a Senate bill waiting for a vote, Pennsylvania may be the next state to act. The Senate Education Committee convened…

Taxpayers hand over $89M daily while state fumbles budget plan

Oct 24, 2025 5m

(The Center Square) – Since July 1, taxpayers have given the state roughly $89 million each day, even as months have passed without any of it going into the programs it's meant to support. It’s a…

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