Rick Smith Show Capitol Reporter, Sean Kitchen, Talks to Rick about Newly Introduced Medical Marijuana Bill | January 27, 2015 Sean Kitchen, Rick Smith Show Capitol Reporter talks about today’s medical marijuana presser. Listen to Sean’s report HERE 

Rick Smith Interviews Lolly Bentch, a Mother Advocating for PA Medical Marijuana Law Lolly Bentch, one of a number of mothers who are advocating for the passage of a medical marijuana law in Pennsylvania to help ease the suffering of their children.

Medical Cannabis in Pennsylvania is an Issue Whose Time Has Come

Medical Cannabis in Pennsylvania is an Issue Whose Time Has Come Earlier today, State Senators Daylin Leach and Mike Folmer reintroduced Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Actwith a wide range of bi-partisan support.  Standing alongside Senators Leach and Folmer were mothers and fathers of sick children, the Campaign for Compassion and a coalition of marijuana legalization advocates from around the state….

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#RagingMonday: Rick Smith and Raging Chicken Press Editor, Kevin Mahoney, Talk about National Adjunct Walkout Day and Low-Wage America | January 26, 2015 Kevin Mahoney, Editor and Founder of the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to talk about…

Rick Smith Talks with Amy Roat, Teacher and Caucus of Working Educators Steering Committee Member, about Her School District’s Attempt to Discipline Her for Telling Parents about Their Right to Opt-Out of High Stakes Tests | January 26, 2015

Rick Smith Talks with Amy Roat, Teacher and Caucus of Working Educators Steering Committee Member, about Her School District’s Attempt to Discipline Her for Telling Parents about Their Right to Opt-Out of High Stakes Tests | January 26, 2015 Amy Roat, Teacher and Caucus of Working Educators Steering Committee member returns to talk about discipline proceedings…

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Rick Smith Talks with John Dodds from the Philadelphia Unemployment Project about the Need to Raise the Minimum Wage in PA | January 27, 2015 John Dodds, Director, Philadelphia Unemployment Project talks about the effort to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania and PA State Senator Scott Wagner’s minimum wage proposal.

Rick Smith Talks with LIUNA’s PA Legislative Director, Abe Amoros, about Gov. Wolf’s Move to Recall Corbett’s Lame Duck Appointments | January 26, 2015 Abe Amoros, LIUNA’s Pennsylvania Legislative Director joins Rick to talk about Governor Wolf’s decision to recall outgoing Governor Tom Corbett’s last minute lame duck appointments…

ragingchicken: Rick Smith and Labor Attorney Irwin Aronson Reflect on Tom Wolf’s Inauguration and Look to the Battles Ahead | January 21, 2015 Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show regular talks about the inauguration of Tom Wolf and highlights some of the battles on the horizon.

Mark Price Joins Rick Smith to Talk PA Manufacturing and the Myth of ‘Trickle Down’ Economics | January 23, 2015 Mark Price, Labor Economist at the Keystone Research Center makes the case for manufacturing in Pennsylvania with a newly released report on the impact manufacturing has on the PA economy.

Rick Smith Talks with Analiese Eicher from One Wisconsin Now about the Economy, Student Loan Debt, and the Latest Antics from Gov. Walker | January 23, 2015 Analiese Eicher, Program and Development Director at One Wisconsin Now joins Rick to talk about Student Loan debt and major issues on an economy full of a generation of…

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