JSGC Podcast
The Joint State Government Commission (JSGC) is the primary non-partisan public policy and statutory research organization that serves the Pennsylvania General Assembly. We issue reports on a wide variety of public policy topics. Our episodes feature staff discussions highlighting recently released reports. To learn more about us and access full reports, please visit our website: http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/
Episodes
40 episodes
Voting Rights of the Formerly Incarcerated
In this episode, the JSGC Podcast team interviews Yvonne and Bryan about the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people and clear up confusion over who is eligible to vote in Pennsylvania. We also discuss barriers to voting, and what we lear...
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Episode 40
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28:47
Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services: Part 2
In today’s episode, the JSGC podcast crew continues our discussion on disability services with Yvonne and Steve. Among the topics discussed include: the importance of transportation, post-secondary school transition plans, the diffi...
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Episode 39
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19:34
Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services: Part 1
In Today’s episode, the JSGC podcast crew interviews Yvonne to discuss how Pennsylvania provides services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Among the topics discussed include definitions of disability, how ...
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Episode 38
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26:52
Nuclear Energy & Small Modular Reactors
In this episode, the JSGC podcast team interviews policy analyst Bryan DeWalt on the subject of nuclear technology in Pennsylvania. Among the topics discussed include an overview of how nuclear fission works, why nuclear power plants are diffic...
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Episode 37
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27:52
School Truancy
Today the JSGC podcast team interviews Glenn Pasewicz, Susan Elder, and Allison Kobzowicz to discuss truancy in Pennsylvania schools. Among the topics discussed include important definitions, the penalties truant students face, and the changes ...
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Episode 36
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21:49
Snyder and Stairs: Higher Education Data Reporting
In this episode, the JSGC podcast team interviews Bryan DeWalt and Allison Kobzowicz about two of our reports relating to higher education transparency. These report are the "Instructional Output and Faculty Salary Costs of the State-rela...
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Episode 35
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23:11
Raising Fatherhood Involvement
In todays episode, the JSGC policy podcast team interviews Yvonne Hursh on the subject of Fatherhood. The contents of this episode are based on the report “Greater Father Involvement: Fostering Engagement of Fathers in Improving the Well-being ...
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Episode 34
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28:28
Advances in Diabetes Advocacy and Treatment
In this episode, we return to our biannual topic of diabetes by interviewing Helen Khanzhina about advances in treatment and advocacy of the disease since 2021. The JSGC Policy Podcast previously covered diabetes in our 11th episode. In this ep...
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Episode 33
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27:29
Training Election Directors
In this episode, the JSGC Podcast team convenes to discuss election reform, one of the Commission’s ongoing projects. Guest Yvonne Hursh returns to update listeners on new developments for the Election Law Advisory Board (ELAB) over the last ye...
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Episode 32
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16:08
Recycling Strategies
In this episode the JSGC Podcast Team discusses recycling in Pennsylvania with project manager Grant Rosul. Among the topics discussed are challenges faced by communities that recycle, new ways of using recycled material, and recommendations fo...
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Episode 31
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22:06
Education Training Mandates
This episode concerns training mandates for public school employees. The JSGC podcast crew interviews Helen Khanzhina on whether training mandates are as burdensome and redundant to the teachers of Pennsylvania as their reputation suggests. The...
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Episode 30
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30:00
Medicaid Reimbursements to Drug and Alcohol Treatment Providers
How much will a drug and alcohol treatment providers receive in Medicaid funding for offering their services in Pennsylvania? While the question appears simple, the answer is multifaceted. In this episode, the JSGC podcast crew inte...
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Episode 29
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23:39
Long-term Care Facility Staffing
In this episode Glenn and Susan interview Bryan DeWalt and Lydia Hack about staffing issues facing Long-term Care Facilities. Topics covered include the importance in investing in Skilled Nursing Facilities, the workplace environment at t...
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Episode 28
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18:00
Common Interest Ownership Communities
In this episode, the JSGC podcast team speaks with project manager Yvonne Hursh about common interest ownership communities (CIOCs). This type of community is widespread throughout Pennsylvania and encompasses homeowner associations, cond...
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Episode 27
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34:31
Local Government Commission
In this episode, the Joint State podcast team interviews David Greene, executive director of the Local Government Commission. Topics covered include the nature of their collaborative efforts with local governments across the Commonwealth, ...
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Episode 26
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41:38
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) is one of our sister agencies that conducts performance audits and evaluations on behalf of the Pennsylvania State Legislature. In this episode, the JSGC podcast team interview Patricia ...
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Episode 25
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28:52
Substance Use Impact on Children
In this episode, the JSGC Podcast Team interview project manager Glenn Pasewicz along with policy analyst Allison Kobzowicz about the affects of substance use on children and infants. The discussion draws from the recently released
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Episode 24
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26:45
Center for Rural Pennsylvania
In this episode of the JSGC Podcast, we continue our series on the Legislative Service Agencies of Pennsylvania. This time we interviewed Dr. Kyle Kopko, the Executive Director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Durin...
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Episode 23
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37:23
Broadband Development Authority
In this episode, the JSGC podcast crew sit down with Yvonne Hursh for an update on broadband internet deployment in Pennsylvania. Topics covered include the newly created Broadband Development Authority, whether Pennsylvania's internet coverage...
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Episode 22
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26:28
Reforming Pennsylvania Election Law: Part 2
This is the second episode in our election law series featuring the JSGC Podcast crew's discussion with Yvonne Hursh. As we introduced in Part 1
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Episode 21
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22:03
Reforming Pennsylvania Election Law: Part 1
In the first episode of this two-part series, the JSGC podcast crew sits down with project manager Yvonne Hursh to discuss the second annual report of the Election Law Advisory Board, known as "ELAB". In this episode, we introduce the ELAB, tal...
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Episode 20
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17:25
School Bus Driver Shortage in Pennsylvania
In this episode, the JSGC podcast crew sits down with Allison Kobzowicz to discuss the school bus driver shortage in Pennsylvania. We discuss what factors make it hard to attract people to the career, the results of state-wide survey sent...
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Episode 19
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21:47
Updating Pennsylvania's Child Welfare Case Management System
This episode contains an interview between the JSGC Podcast team and project manager Helen Khanzhina about the progress in updating the digital system used by the Commonwealth to manage its child welfare cases and the logistical challenges this...
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Episode 18
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20:50
IT Support During the Covid-19 Pandemic: LDPC Part 2
The conclusion of a two-part series, this episode features an interview with Brent McClintock, executive director of the Legislative Data Processing Center. The LDPC is legislative service agency which manages IT throughout the capitol complex....
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Episode 17
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20:44
Computing in the Capitol: LDPC Part 1
This episode is the first of a two-part series on the Legislative Data Processing Center, a legislative services agency which manages IT throughout the capitol complex. To learn more about this agency, the JSGC podcast crew sat down with ...
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Episode 16
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23:58