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The Wolf administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Health are in the spotlight for what has been called a “frustrating” vaccine rollout. The system put in place to find and deliver vaccines to eligible populations is considered patchwork, at best. One administration response to the criticism is to create a COVID-19 Vaccine Joint Task Force with … Continue reading "Smart Talk: COVID-19 Vaccine Joint Task Force to tackle distribution challenges"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” President’s Day is a federal holiday that falls on the third Monday in February. Originally, the day was marked in recognition of … Continue reading "Smart Talk: President’s Day and a look at the personal side of America’s highest office"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”   Each year during the cold winter months in central Pennsylvania something wonderful happens on a lake located in Lancaster and … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Middle Creek Wildlife Area’s annual Snow Goose Migration"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” Michael Mann is one of the world’s most renowned climatologists and perhaps one of its most active and outspoken warriors against … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Climate Change expert Michael Mann"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” Industry-wide layoffs, financial losses and threats of continued closures have hospitality owners appealing for help. Restaurants and lodging organizations have been … Continue reading "Smart Talk: The hospitality industry hit hard by COVID restrictions seek aid from state"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” When the pandemic hit Pennsylvania and mitigation orders closed schools and businesses, many workers suddenly found themselves out of work. The … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Pa Labor & Industry Acting Secretary on unemployment programs and workforce development"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” Gov. Tom Wolf presented his budget proposal to state legislators last week — a plan hinging on a multi-billion dollar tax … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Is Pa government working?"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” Twenty-five million Americans live in the area known as Appalachia. The region includes portions of 13 states, including most of Pennsylvania. … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Would green jobs help Pa recover?"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” The Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion recently completed a post-election survey of Pennsylvanians who participated in the 2020 general election. … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Pennsylvania voters’ views on 2020 general election"

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” One year into the pandemic and economic data indicates how significantly employee plans have been affected by the resulting economic crisis. … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Employee benefits another COVID-economy casualty"