Smart Talk: Political money, debates, GOP Congress and budget
What to look for on Smart Talk Monday, October 12, 2015:
The first Smart Talk program of the week is devoted to several political issues facing the nation and Pennsylvania.
Franklin and Marshall College political analyst and pollster Dr. G. Terry Madonna appears on the show to share his thoughts.
In Pennsylvania, the state budget impasse has now reached over 100 days. A vote in the House last week on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s tax proposal was defeated. All the Republicans in the chamber voted against a proposal to increase the personal income tax and impose a tax on natural gas drillers. A handful of Democrats joined them.
So far neither side has backed down. We’ll get a historical perspective on the continuing budget stalemate.
On the national front, the Democrats running for president meet in their first debate this week. What do each have to do?
Also, Republican House members in Washington are fighting a bit of a battle amongst themselves over who will be the next Speaker of the House. The most conservative representatives were happy when John Boehner announced he was stepping down but they want his replacement to be more to the right.
Those and other topics on Monday’s program.
