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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.” In March 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued the first COVID-19 mitigation orders and closed schools across the state. Nearly one … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Teachers and schools continue to struggle during COVID crisis"

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.” Perhaps the most discussed topic in Pennsylvania right now – at least by those of who are eligible – is getting … Continue reading "Smart Talk: The focus on the COVID vaccination rollout"

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.” A new report is highlighting the financial distress that some Pennsylvania families are experiencing. Even before the pandemic, almost 1.4 million … Continue reading "Smart Talk: United Way study draws attention to financial hardships facing families"

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.” Advocates for Marsy’s Law were dealt a blow this month when a Commonwealth Court threw out the amendment that passed on … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Marsy’s Law passed by voters, overturned in court"

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 first COVID death in Pennsylvania was recorded on March 18, 2020 — a Northampton County man whose family was already … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Counting the number of lives lost to COVID"

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.” Republican Congressman Scott Perry, who represents Dauphin and portions of York and Cumberland Counties, told WITF he introduced former President Donald … Continue reading "Smart Talk: NY Times reporter who broke story on Rep. Perry and Trump appears on Smart Talk"

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 New York Times reported this weekend that Republican Congressman Scott Perry, who represents Dauphin and portions of Cumberland and … Continue reading ""

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.” Pennsylvania state legislators are considering a move that would change the way appellate judges are elected to the courts. Currently, judges … Continue reading "Smart Talk: Electing judges by district"

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 Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Susquehanna, are recognized as a national treasure. The Bay watershed is vast, … Continue reading "Smart Talk: How healthy is the Chesapeake Bay?"

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 Inauguration of a new President of the United States is history making to begin with. Some become even more memorable … Continue reading "Smart Talk: The Inauguration of President Joe Biden"