Wednesday: Governor Wolf's budget, a delegation from PA travels to D.C. to convince senators and congressmen to renew the Import-Export Bank charter and U.S. Congressman Mike Doyle explains how the proposed net neutrality rules might benefit citizens and the Internet at large.
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Budget Address Reaction
Governor Tom Wolf has proposed more than $4 billion in higher taxes on income, sales and natural gas drilling to support new spending on schools, and to cut property taxes as part of an effort to overhaul the way public education is funded. Wolf, a Democrat, made his first budget address yesterday. State Senator Jim Brewster shares his reaction from Harrisburg.
Export - Import Bank Charter
A number of small business leaders from across the nation have converged on Washington last week. Among them was a delegation from Pennsylvania. They met with congressman and senators, in hopes of convincing them to renew the charter of the Export – Import Bankwhich expires in June. One of the people taking part was Jesse Rothschild, Business Development Manager at Penn United Technologies in Butler County.
Net Neutrality Rules
The notion of regulating the Internet using public utility laws has been under consideration for the past year. Now that net neutrality rules have been adopted by U.S. regulators, how will this long running battle play out in Congress and the courts? As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Communications and Technology subcommittee, U.S. Congressman Mike Doyle explains how the proposed rules might benefit citizens and the Internet at large.
Comedian John Oliver, long a supporter of net neutrality, offered this reactionto last week's decision.
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