Environmental Concerns, Stimulus Oversight, and Cell Phone Ban

This week's Pennsylvania Newsmakers centers around a discussion of some important issues before the state legislature, with State Senator Mike Brubaker and State Rep. Josh Shapiro. Topics include Senator Brubaker's proposal to create an oversight committee to monitor stimulus money, and Rep. Shapiro's bill to ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving. Then Jan Jarrett, President and CEO of PennFUTURE, joins host Terry Madonna for a discussion of the environmental concerns around the drilling of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation, and renewable energy standards. Video streaming of the entire program is available on the right.