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Capital Connection The weekly Family Life News exploration of issues from PA & NY Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the weighty issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg every Friday on “Capital Connection” Here's what is making news this week: Pushing pot in PA New York’s AG is “all in” on the trans-agenda Planned Parenthood …at school ! NY shield...

Capital Connection Our weekly roundtable about the big issues from PA & NY Jason McGuire in Albany and Michael Geer in Harrisburg discuss the weighty issues in the news every Friday on “Capital Connection” Listen this week: The number of Pennsylvania women who have medical complications -- or have to go tothe emergency room -- after taking Mifepristone has doubled in the past two y...

Capital Connection The weekly Family Life News exploration of issues from PA & NY Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the weighty issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg every Friday on “Capital Connection” Highlights from this week's discussion: 52nd Annual March for Life  (Michael Geer is in Washington DC) Abortion Legislation in Albany  (Jason McGuire is lobby...

Capital Connection Our Friday Roundtable with Jason McGuire and Michael Geer Upcoming for our January 17 edition: State of the State: Reaction to Kathy Hochul's plans Abortion Expansion in PA Why Assisted Suicide is Bad Medicine Energy issues in Albany and Harrisburg How “things change” once Trump takes office More from Michael Geer's organization: www. PAFamily.org More from Jason McG...

Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg

Christian commentators Michael Geer and Jason McGuire join Bob Price for our annual year-in-review special

Capital Connection The Family Life Friday Roundtable on culture and politics Coming up, on our December 12 edition: Hochul is “under water” with NY voters Why gambling is “bad business” for PA The “Amish Vote” in PA Transgender “sports policy” in the Empire State The Public versus Private School sports debate Christian Watchdogs Jason McGuire and Mic...

Capital Connection Family Life's Friday Roundtable with family advocates in Harrisburg and Albany   Christian watchdogs  Michael Geer and Jason McGuire discuss the weighty issues in the news from a biblical perspective each Friday on "Capital Connection".  Here’s what’s happening, this week: The Push to Permit Pot in Pennsylvania Syracuse Judge Stands her Ground against...

Recount in the PA Senate Race (who is counting which ballots?) Clean Slate law in NY Legislative Wins in 2024 Legislative Challenges for 2025 How Mass Deportations will be carried out in NY and PA   Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg every Friday on Capital Connection For further information about these commentators: ww...

A special news feature from Family Life focusing on the latest legislative issues in Harrisburg, PA and Albany, NY that matter to Christians. 

How NY’s Prop 1 impacts Religious Groups and Churches Reforming Divorce Laws in PA “Do No Harm” Report Highlights the Dangers of so-called “Gender-affirming” Care Why Millions of Christians plan to Sit Out the 2024 Election   Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire with New York Families and Michael Geer with the Pennsylvania Family Institute discuss the … Read More Read More

Capital Connection – Today’s PA & NY Issues It’s our weekly Family Life News cultural/political/social roundtable, for the week of 9/27/2024 It’s “Capital Connection”, the Friday news feature from Family Life News. Noon Report anchor Bob Price guides our ten-minute conversation, digging into the issues in our two states — and far beyond. Christian advo...

It’s “Capital Connection” from Family Life News Each Friday, we air/livestream/podcast a 10-minute roundtable with two state government watchdogs, getting their analysis of cultural, political and social issues facing Pennsylvanians and New Yorkers — and the nation. On this week’s Capital Connection: Why Assisted Suicide is “bad” medicine “Down Ballot” races on electi...

“Capital Connection” Family Life’s weekly roundtable on social, cultural and political issues in PA & NY This week, the latest from Harrisburg and Albany …. plus a preview of Shippensburg and Binghamton Pro-life cases go to court Protecting parent’s rights — and students’ privacy rights at school Abortion rhetoric in the 2024 election Is this … R...

“Capital Connection” on Family Life It’s the “season premiere”, as our roundtable with resident experts about the happenings in Albany and Harrisburg are back   The Capital Connection Crew is back and discussing politics, with just two months to go until the election. Jason McGuire is the executive director of the New York Families Foundation … Read More Re...

Jason McGuire with “New York Families” and Michael Geer with the “Pennsylvania Family Institute” weigh in on the weight issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg every Friday on Capital Connection.  Here’s what’s happening this week.

Family Life’s “Capital Connection” – 5/07/24 NY:  Safe 4 Kids Act PA:  Saving Women’s Sports, locally and nationally What to Watch for at the U-S Supreme Court this month   Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer “weigh in” on the “weighty” issues in the news from Albany and Harrisburg  

Riley Gaines, Title IX, and the Politics of Protecting Female Athletes A special edition of Capital Connection- 5/31/24     Women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines says even though majorities of Americans want to protect girls’ locker rooms, female sports records, and women’s teams — regardless of politic party affiliation. In this conversation, Gaines talks about &#...

Planned Parenthood Closing Up Shop at a PA location Why Assisted Suicide is Bad Medicine Trump Effect on State-by-state Races Nassau County’s Transgender Athlete Ban What to Watch for in the Closing Days of the Legislative Sessions   Christian lobbyists Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the issues that impact Christian voters on this weeks’ … Read More Read More

“Capital Connection” – This week’s legislative & social issues, in NY & PA – 5/10/24 Equality Amendment Gets the Boot Proposed Tax Cut in Pa Protecting Women’s Sports Assisted Suicide Runs out of Steam Anarchy in Academia   Christian Watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the latest issues in the news from Albany and … Read More Read More

Family Life’s “Capital Connection” – 5/03/24 Anti War Protests on U-S College Campuses Medical Aid in Dying Act School Choice in the PA Budget New York’s War on Pregnancy Help Centers McCormick / Casey Race Tightens   Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire with New York Families and Michael Geer with the Pennsylvania Family Institute discuss the … Read More Read More

Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire (who leads the New York Families Foundation) and Michael Geer (who leads the Pennsylvania Family Institute) discuss the weighty issues in the news each Friday on Family Life’s “Capital Connection“.  Here’s what’s happening this week: New York’s Parental Replacement Act Punishing De-Transitioners in Pennsylvania Limits on Cellphones in School Abor...

Capital Connection – Politics & Easter, Marijuana Biz, and more – 4/05/24 This week’s Capital Connection roundtable examines the “big issues” in New York and Pennsylvania. The agenda for this episode includes: Politics and faith had a big overlap during Easter Week, with Joe Biden’s triple Sunday proclamations and Donald Trump’s promotion of a specialt...

“Capital Connection” on Family Life Two family-values watchdogs join the Family Life Noon Report each Friday, to recap and analyze the biggest social, cultural and political stories of the week. Among the events and issues on the agenda for Jason McGuire and Michael Geer this week: New York is losing support for government support of … Read More Read More

“Capital Connection” on Family Life     3/15/24 Christian watchdogs Jason McGuire and Michael Geer discuss the issues making news from Albany and Harrisburg from a faith and family perspective. Listen for the latest analysis on these stories: Making Political Hay out of the IVF Controversy Recapping Legislative Day 2024 in New York Decriminalizing Adultery, … Read More Read More