October 1, 2013

PA Nurses Endorse Medical Marijuana [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I report on the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association's recent endorsement of medical marijuana and reclassification of marijuana under federal law to allow for more testing of its medical uses, putting the news in the larger context of the marijuana reform fight in PA in which a bill for full legalization was introduced in the General Assembly for the first time just this year.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned today and tomorrow for one more PA Headline, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. (Delayed from original schedule because of the government shutdown dominating the news.)

Still to come:

PA Headlines

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

Risky Wall Street Swaps Costing PA Millions, Senate Considers Ban [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I discuss a proposal in the PA Senate to ban local governments and school districts from making risky Wall Street swaps deals; including a hearing about the bill where former state Auditor General Jack Wagner (D) said these kinds of swaps have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars and the strident support of progressive state Senator Rob Teplitz (D) in favor of the proposed ban.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for two more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

Risky Wall Street Swaps Costing PA Millions, Senate Considers Ban [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I discuss a proposal in the PA Senate to ban local governments and school districts from making risky Wall Street swaps deals; including a hearing about the bill where former state Auditor General Jack Wagner (D) said these kinds of swaps have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars and the strident support of progressive state Senator Rob Teplitz (D) in favor of the proposed ban.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for two more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

PA Gov. Corbett Unveils Plan to Restrict Medicaid, Use Funds for Private Insurance [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I show dismal jobs and wage growth statistics about PA Gov. Corbett's time in office from a new Keystone Research Center study, explain the bogus Medicaid plan he recently proposed to restrict the program and then use ObamaCare Medicaid expansion funds to cover fewer people with private insurance instead, and put these two unfolding stories in the context of his imminent 2014 reelection campaign which isn't looking so hot right now as the latest poll just recorded him with an all-time low approval rating.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for three more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

PA Senate Proposal Would Ban Local Governments & Schools From Using Risky Wall St Swaps, Hearing Unveils Hundreds of Millions Lost

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press and Daily Kos joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

PA Gov. Corbett Unveils Plan to Restrict Medicaid, Use Funds for Private Insurance [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I show dismal jobs and wage growth statistics about PA Gov. Corbett's time in office from a new Keystone Research Center study, explain the bogus Medicaid plan he recently proposed to restrict the program and then use ObamaCare Medicaid expansion funds to cover fewer people with private insurance instead, and put these two unfolding stories in the context of his imminent 2014 reelection campaign which isn't looking so hot right now as the latest poll just recorded him with an all-time low approval rating.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for three more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

PA Senate Proposal Would Ban Local Governments & Schools From Using Risky Wall St Swaps, Hearing Unveils Hundreds of Millions Lost

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press and Daily Kos joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

Risky Wall Street Swaps Costing PA Millions, Senate Considers Ban [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I discuss a proposal in the PA Senate to ban local governments and school districts from making risky Wall Street swaps deals; including a hearing about the bill where former state Auditor General Jack Wagner (D) said these kinds of swaps have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars and the strident support of progressive state Senator Rob Teplitz (D) in favor of the proposed ban.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for two more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

Risky Wall Street Swaps Costing PA Millions, Senate Considers Ban [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I discuss a proposal in the PA Senate to ban local governments and school districts from making risky Wall Street swaps deals; including a hearing about the bill where former state Auditor General Jack Wagner (D) said these kinds of swaps have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars and the strident support of progressive state Senator Rob Teplitz (D) in favor of the proposed ban.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for two more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

PA Gov. Corbett: Dismal Jobs Record, Fake Medicaid Plan & All-Time Low Poll Numbers [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I show dismal jobs and wage growth statistics about PA Gov. Corbett's time in office from a new Keystone Research Center study, explain the bogus Medicaid plan he recently proposed to restrict the program and then use ObamaCare Medicaid expansion funds to cover fewer people with private insurance instead, and put these two unfolding stories in the context of his imminent 2014 reelection campaign which isn't looking so hot right now as the latest poll just recorded him with an all-time low approval rating.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for three more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

PA Senate Proposal Would Ban Local Governments & Schools From Using Risky Wall St Swaps, Hearing Unveils Hundreds of Millions Lost

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press and Daily Kos joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

PA Gov. Corbett: Dismal Jobs Record, Fake Medicaid Plan & All-Time Low Poll Numbers [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I show dismal jobs and wage growth statistics about PA Gov. Corbett's time in office from a new Keystone Research Center study, explain the bogus Medicaid plan he recently proposed to restrict the program and then use ObamaCare Medicaid expansion funds to cover fewer people with private insurance instead, and put these two unfolding stories in the context of his imminent 2014 reelection campaign which isn't looking so hot right now as the latest poll just recorded him with an all-time low approval rating.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for three more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

PA Senate Proposal Would Ban Local Governments & Schools From Using Risky Wall St Swaps, Hearing Unveils Hundreds of Millions Lost

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press and Daily Kos joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!

September 27, 2013

PA Gov. Corbett: Dismal Jobs Record, Fake Medicaid Plan & All-Time Low Poll Numbers [VIDEO]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I show dismal jobs and wage growth statistics about PA Gov. Corbett's time in office from a new Keystone Research Center study, explain the bogus Medicaid plan he recently proposed to restrict the program and then use ObamaCare Medicaid expansion funds to cover fewer people with private insurance instead, and put these two unfolding stories in the context of his imminent 2014 reelection campaign which isn't looking so hot right now as the latest poll just recorded him with an all-time low approval rating.

For a transcript, links to the sources used in this story, or to browse the show's categorized video archive, go to http://counterpointpa.org. (Go here if you want to go right to the post for this video.)

Stay in touch on Twitter @CounterpointPA and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/counterpointpa and stay tuned through 9/30 for three more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week.

Still to come:

PA Headlines

PA Senate Proposal Would Ban Local Governments & Schools From Using Risky Wall St Swaps, Hearing Unveils Hundreds of Millions Lost

The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Endorses Medical Marijuana

Activism in Action - A Lighting Round Update of Progressive Protests in PA

The Breakdown

Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press and Daily Kos joins me to discuss his reporting on a proposal to gut the state's endangered species act to allow even more unregulated fracking in the state

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!