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Episodes
Thursday Jul 12, 2018
Thursday Jul 12, 2018
John Neurohr, communications director with the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to discuss what Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee could mean for Pennsylvanians who could see their rights diminished and health care disappear.
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Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
John Neurohr, Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to discuss the days press conference in Harrisburg, PA to push Pennsylvania Promise to fund investments in Higher Education.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
Wednesday Apr 05, 2017
John Neurohr, Co-Chair of Why Courts Matter Pennsylvania joins Rick to share the latest on Senate Republicans plans to blow up the US Senate’s rules with the extreme Nuclear option and what it will mean for the nation going forward.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
John Neurohr, co-chair of Why Courts Matters Pennsylvania joins Rick to talk about the opening session of the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court and what tone the confirmation process may take. Will Democrats make a stand?
Wednesday Mar 15, 2017
Wednesday Mar 15, 2017
John Neurohr, Communication Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to share his thoughts on the Republican “Replace” plan and what the massive funding cuts to Medicaid will mean to states like Pennsylvania.
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
John Neurohr, Communications Director for PA Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) and Co-Chair of the PBPC project Why Courts Matter joins Rick to discuss the Non-State of the Union State of the Union address and discuss the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
John Neurohr, Co-chair of Why Courts Matter - PA coalition joins Rick to discuss the recent US Senate confirmation hearing of Attorney General nominee Alabama Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III and discuss some of the explosive testimony by the prospective nominee.
Wednesday Oct 12, 2016
Wednesday Oct 12, 2016
John Neurohr, Communications Director for PA Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) and Co-Chair of the PBPC project Why Courts Matter – PA joins Rick to explain how mass opposition to President Obama’s judicial nominees at every level of the judicial system is hurting American workers and causing a massive backlog in the courts.
Thursday Aug 11, 2016
Thursday Aug 11, 2016
John Neurohr, Communication Director for the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to discuss GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments on the “second amendment people” taking care of Hillary Clinton and examine his economic reset speech.
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
John Neurohr, Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to talk RNC Convention and Why Courts Matter.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
John Neurohr, Communications Directorat the Keystone Research Center joins Rick to talk about recent news thatPennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will allow the Republican budget to become lawwithout his signature.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
John Neurohr, Communication Director for the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to discuss the latest news on the PA budget and to expose the GOP attacks on Governor Wolf’s vision for Pennsylvania.
Monday Feb 15, 2016
Monday Feb 15, 2016
John Neurohr, Co-chair of the Why Courts Matter - PA coalition joins Rick to give the lay of the land in the wake US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing and discuss what is next for the president in nominating a replacement for the high court.
Friday Jan 08, 2016
Friday Jan 08, 2016
John Neurohr, Principal Consultant at Clear Point Strategies joins Rick to discuss the rise of extremism in the Republican ranks and how the vitriolic rhetoric being thrown around by politicians is emboldening the radical right toward armed occupation.
Saturday Dec 12, 2015
Saturday Dec 12, 2015
John Neurohr, co-chair of the Pennsylvania chapter Why Courts Matter joins Rick to discuss the GOP obstructionism that is holding up confirmation of judicial nominees to the nation’s courts and what it is doing to the judicial system.
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Friday Dec 04, 2015
John Neurohr, political consultant joins Rick to look back on the week that was and preview the coming week as the Pennsylvania State Senate works a weekend. We know!!! Holy S%&#
Friday Nov 13, 2015
Friday Nov 13, 2015
John Neurohr, political strategist and regular contributor at The Rick Smith Show is back to highlight the lowlights of the budget talks and analyze the winners and losers in what is known at this moment.
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Friday Oct 30, 2015
John Neurohr, Political Strategist joins Rick to discuss the importance of the upcoming November 3rd election in Pennsylvania and discuss the messaging coming out of the latest GOP Debacle.
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
John Neurohr, Communication Director at Keystone Progress joins Rick to discuss the state of Pennsylvania’s budget progress, or lack thereof and the need for citizens/voters to hold their elected representatives accountable for holding our kids and citizens hostage in their latest standoff.
Friday Oct 09, 2015
Friday Oct 09, 2015
John Neurohr, Communications Director for Keystone Progress joins Rick to discuss the latest news on the Pennsylvania budget standoff and what the most recent vote in the house means moving forward.