Straight to the Point… Jennie Dallas and LIBRE
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jennie Dallas, Strategic Director for the LIBRE Initiative in PA.
Rep. Joe D'Orsie Podcasts
Straight to the Point with Joe D’Orsie
Updates from Harrisburg and the 47th District
Episodes
Straight to the Point… A Satirical Look at Legislation with Rep. Aaron Bernstine
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Aaron Bernstine – A tongue-in-cheek take on legislation proposed in the State House.
Straight to the Point… Rep. Marc Anderson Part 2
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Marc Anderson of York County – a former schoolteacher and administrator.
Straight to the Point… Rep. Marc Anderson
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Marc Anderson of York County – a former schoolteacher and administrator.
Straight to the Point… Rep. Dave Zimmerman
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Dave Zimmerman – Discussion includes sale of raw milk, avian influenza.
Straight to the Point… Rep. Stephenie Scialabba
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Stephenia Scialabba – discussion includes how we educate our children, and how curriculum guidelines may do more harm than good.
Straight to the Point… Republican Policy Committee Chair David Rowe
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. David Rowe – newly elected Republican Policy Committee Chair for the upcoming legislative session.
Straight to the Point… There Should be a Law - with Eloise Leatherwood
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with his constituent and youngest podcast guest ever, Eloise Leatherwood. Eloise wrote to Rep. D’Orsie proposing that all parks in PA should have maps available for guests.
Straight to the Point… Literacy with Jason Ortitay
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Jason Ortitay – Discussion centers on our failing literacy rates and the subsequent lifelong effect on students.
Straight to the Point… Riley Gaines and Frank Murphy
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Riley Gaines, Swimmer and Women’s Sports advocate, and Frank Murphy, former NFL football player and Chair of the Athletes for America Coalition, to discuss Fairness in Women’s Sports.
Straight to the Point… Bobblehead George
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Dave Raymond and Eric Gimbi – history teachers who also create social media history content - Bobblehead George.
Straight to the Point… Healthcare and Community with Dr. Jose Serrano
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Dr. Jose Serrano M.D. – Chair and Site Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine for UPMC Hanover. How do we address our Healthcare issues like rising costs, an aging population, and a shortage of primary care physicians?
Straight to the Point… What’s Going on with the State Budget?
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with State Rep. Torren Ecker, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, to discuss the state budget process – where we are, and where we should be with only a few days until the budget deadline.
Straight to the Point… Title IX and Women’s Sports
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with State Rep. Barb Gleim about efforts to protect women’s athletics.
Straight to the Point… with Jeff Piccola
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jeff Piccola – former State Senator and Representative – to discuss School Choice, State Budgets, and how we fund public education in PA.
Straight to the Point… with Jonathan Williams
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jonathan Williams, Chief Economist and Executive Vice-President of the American Legislative Exchange Council to discuss the effects of progressive monetary policy, and what can be done to try to improve the economic situation in the Commonwealth.
Straight to the Point… with Jim Struzzi
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with State Rep. Jim Struzzi – Pennsylvania is a leader in energy production and we want to stay that way. How do we shape our policy to remain an industry leader while working with environmental concerns?
Straight to the Point… with Keith Williams
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Keith Williams, Senior Vice President of the Center for Independent Employees – a legal defense foundation for employees opposed to union oppression in the workplace.
Straight to the Point… with Cherise Trump
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Cherise Trump, Executive Director of Speech First – an organization dedicated to preserving First Amendment rights on college campuses.
Straight to the Point… with David N. Taylor
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with David N, Taylor, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association.
Straight to the Point… with Park Manager Nate Brown
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Nate Brown, Park Manager of the Susquehanna Riverlands State Park Complex with the PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Straight to the Point… with Generational Expert Steven Robertson Part II
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Steven Robertson – acclaimed author, generational expert, and business leader – about working how Generation Z and AI Technology will shape the future of business and education.
Straight to the Point… with Generational Expert Steven Robertson
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Steven Robertson – acclaimed author, generational expert, and business leader – about working with Generation Z and how their changing perspectives will shape the future.
Straight to the Point… with Pastor Joshua C Robertson
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Pastor Joshua C Robertson, founder of Black Pastors United for Education - https://bpue.org/ - about educational freedom and the Rock City Learning Center. - https://www.therockchurchhbg.com/rock-city-learning-center
Straight to the Point… with School Choice Evangelist Corey DeAngelis
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Corey DeAngelis PH.D., Senior Fellow at the American Federation for Children, and author of The Parent Revolution - Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools
Straight to the Point… The Nationwide School Choice Debate
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Hillary Hickland, a school choice advocate from Bell County, Texas.
Straight to the Point… Budget and Children’s Mental Health
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, discussing the priorities of House leadership during a budget stalemate, and a program designed to help with children’s mental health that needs some guiderails.
Straight to the Point… Quality Educational Options
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Hera Varmah from the American Federation for Children. How school choice would benefit students across the nation, and how funding should be distributed to help students, not prop up struggling schools.
Straight to the Point… How Did this Budget Impasse Happen?
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Republican Appropriations Chairman Rep. Seth Grove – What still remains to be completed on the State budget – now 6 months overdue – and why the hold-up?
Straight to the Point… Why the Pushback on School Choice?
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with West Virginia State Senator Patricia Rucker about her efforts on behalf of all students who would benefit from educational options.
Straight to the Point… RGGI is a Raw Deal - with Josh Kail
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Republican Policy Committee Chair Josh Kail(R-Beaver, Washington). House Democrats are pushing policies that would stifle energy expansion in PA. The Commonwealth Court ruled RGGI to be unconstitutional. Why Pennsylvania should be a leader in the energy sector.
Straight to the Point… Democrat Policies Bad for Business, Growth in PA
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Mike Jones(R-York). Young people are choosing to leave the Commonwealth of PA due to the heavy hand of government regulation. What must be done to address our aging demographics.
Straight to the Point… Basic Ed. Funding with Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York). Discussion includes the mission and history of the Basic Education Funding Commission their efforts to reconstruct a system that has been ruled unconstitutional.
Straight to the Point… Rep. David Rowe
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. David Rowe (R-Union, Juniata, Mifflin, Snyder). Discussion includes how Public Sector Unionism influences costs in PA, House Democrat policies that create an inflationary cycle, and how increases in minimum wage hurt those entering the workforce.
Straight to the Point… Rep. Gleim
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Barb Gleim (R-Cumberland). Discussion includes explicit material in schools, and how this interacts with parental rights; Title IX and women’s sports issues.
Straight to the Point… Rep. Keefer
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Dawn Keefer (R-York). Discussion includes School Choice and how education is funded in PA, and how much parental involvement should play a role in the education of our children.
Straight to the Point… Rep. Leadbeter
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia). Discussion includes the freshman lawmaker experience, and what it means to serve, human trafficking legislation, and how child-centered education should be funded in PA.
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