Updates from Harrisburg and the 47th District
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with former State Rep. and current Army Captain and President and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, Andrew Lewis. School Choice, Taxpayer Bill of Rights, Policy Initiatives.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with US Congressman Lloyd Smucker – How should federal and state governments approach budgeting and spending? What should be done about school funding?
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Reps. Stephenie Scialabba and Robert Leadbeter, both members of the AI Task Force. How do we approach the regulation of an industry that is constantly expanding in every direction?
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with York County President Commissioner Julie Wheeler – Discussion centers on recent water quality testing that shows lower pollutant numbers than expected.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Guy Ciarrocchi, Senior Fellow with the Commonwealth Foundation. Discussion includes changes in news media and the importance of educational alternatives.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Guy Ciarrocchi, Senior Fellow with the Commonwealth Foundation. Discussion includes changes in news media and the importance of educational alternatives.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Virginia Delegate and Social Media Personality Nick Freitas for a discussion on the influence of universities and the changing news media environment.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Virginia Delegate and Social Media Personality Nick Freitas for a discussion on the influence of universities and the changing news media environment.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Myles Slade-Bowers, an education freedom and school choice advocate.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Paula Scanlan, women’s sports advocate, and former swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jack Johnson, Majority Leader of the Tennessee Senate, to discuss school choice legislation.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director for the Cicero Institute.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Jennie Dallas, Strategic Director for the LIBRE Initiative in PA.
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.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Marc Anderson of York County – a former schoolteacher and administrator.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Marc Anderson of York County – a former schoolteacher and administrator.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Rep. Dave Zimmerman – Discussion includes sale of raw milk, avian influenza.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with State Rep. Barb Gleim about efforts to protect women’s athletics.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with David N, Taylor, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
State Rep. Joe D’Orsie gets Straight to the Point with Hillary Hickland, a school choice advocate from Bell County, Texas.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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