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Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill represents the 28th District in the Senate of Pennsylvania.
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May 12, 2023
EP 032 Reforming Pennsylvania’s Permitting Process with Special Guest Luke Bernstein
Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill and Pennsylvania Chamber President and CEO Luke Bernstein recaps major reforms passed by the Senate of Pennsylvania this week to grow the economy and cut down bureaucratic delays by reforming the state’s historically sluggish permitting process.
Bernstein hailed the passage of Senate Bill 350 stating:
“Senate Bill 350 takes a giant step forward propelling our state to become more competitive. By building on the governor’s efforts to improve permitting, this measure further helps to modernize, streamline, and add much needed transparency to the permitting process.”
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Apr 17, 2023
EP 031 Saving for the Future with Special Guest Treasurer Stacy Garrity
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity sits down with Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill to discuss the impending fiscal cliff and the best way to navigate future financial challenges. Treasurer Garrity and Sen. Phillips-Hill also discuss the importance of Pennsylvanians checking to see if they have unclaimed property, and ways the Treasury is working to streamline the unclaimed property process. They also review their efforts to ban TikTok on state government devices and networks in order to bolster the Commonwealth’s cybersecurity standards.
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Mar 30, 2023
EP 030 Safeguarding PA Taxpayers with Special Guest Auditor General Timothy DeFoor
Pennsylvania’s top fiscal watchdog joins Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill to discuss his concerns with government spending and the need for greater oversight and transparency. Auditor General DeFoor shares how taxpayers can be part of the solution in reviewing the state’s finances. The podcast also covers General DeFoor’s background that led him to serve in his current role. Finally, Sen. Phillips-Hill and General DeFoor recap the General’s recent audit on school district budget reserves.
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Mar 2, 2023
EP 029 Banning TikTok in State Government with Special Guest Sen. Tracy Pennycuick
Growing concerns from the nation’s top law enforcement agency and intelligence agencies about the security and potential manipulation of the popular social media app TikTok has led to various branches of the federal government and many states banning the platform on government devices and networks. Recently, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity banned the app from all Treasury-issued devices. Sen. Phillips-Hill is the sponsor of a bill that would prohibit all state-owned devices and networks from downloading and using TikTok. She sits down with newly appointed Senate Communications and Technology Committee chair Sen. Tracy Pennycuick to discuss the issue.
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Oct 27, 2022
EP 028 Manufacturing Update with Special Guest Bruce Newell
Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill sits down with President and CEO of MANTEC, Bruce Newell, to talk about the past, present and future of manufacturing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Newell outlines some legislative victories that he believes will benefit the state's robust manufacturing sector. Phillips-Hill serves as co-chair of the Manufacturing Caucus in the Senate of PA.
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Jun 27, 2022
EP 027 Proposed Fireworks Legislation with Special Guest Rep. Frank Farry
Rep. Frank Farry is the prime sponsor of House Bill 2157, which would impose greater penalties on individuals who set off fireworks in violation of the law, as well as place restrictions on when consumer fireworks may be set off in Pennsylvania. He joins Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill on the podcast to discuss his unique background as a volunteer fire chief and why he thinks this bill will address many known challenges since the Commonwealth legalized consumer fireworks in 2017. You can read the legislation here: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2157
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Jun 16, 2022
EP 026 An Update on the PA Broadband Development Authority with Special Guest Brandon Carson
Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill is joined by the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, Brandon Carson. Brandon was recently hired by the authority to lead this statewide entity that serves a single point-of-contact for broadband funding in the Commonwealth and drive out federal tax dollars to eligible projects to close the digital divide.
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Apr 8, 2022
EP 025 Fostering Fairness in PA’s Elections with Special Guest Sen. Lisa Baker
Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne) joins Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill to discuss legislation they are working on together that would ban outside groups from funding Pennsylvania’s elections process. In 2020, the nonprofit Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) pumped in more than $20 million into the Commonwealth. Further evidence shows certain counties were targeted by CTCL for funding. The senators believe that this could set a very dangerous precedent and outline why they are seeking to end the practice all together. Senate Bill 982 would restore confidence and integrity in Pennsylvania’s election process.
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Mar 18, 2022
EP 024 Energy Independence with Special Guest Sen. Gene Yaw
Senator Gene Yaw, Chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, joins Senator Phillips-Hill to discuss rising energy costs in Pennsylvania and across the nation. The senators discuss the efforts by the Wolf Administration through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and how it will only make matters worse in the state.
They also discuss Senator Yaw’s recent op-ed titled, “Are We Nuts? American Energy is Key to Undermining Putin’s War,” which can be found here: https://www.senatorgeneyaw.com/2022/03/01/are-we-nuts-american-energy-is-key-to-undermining-putins-war/
Finally, they review the recent Independent Fiscal Office’s report showing Pennsylvania a major net exporter of electricity, which can be found here: http://www.ifo.state.pa.us/download.cfm?file=Resources/Documents/Electricity_Update_March_2022.pdf
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Feb 25, 2022
EP 023 State Budget Update with Special Guest Sen. Pat Browne
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) joins Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill to discuss Gov. Wolf's recently proposed state budget and the committee's public hearings to review the spending plan.
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Jan 13, 2022
EP 022 Proposed Constitutional Amendments with Special Guest Sen. Ryan Aument
Senator Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) joins Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill to review proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution, including measures that he is sponsoring alongside House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster).
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