The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau - Episode 79 - 05/04/25

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations.  

What can be done about out-of-control spending in America's political campaigns?  In the 2024 election, between the presidential race and the US Senate race, nearly a billion dollars in political ads were purchased in Pennsylvania.  it didn't all come from the Ttrump or Harris campaigns, or the McCormick or Casey campaign war chests.  That's the amount that all groups who wanted input into those races spent on advertising.  But what can be done about this?  For the national advocacy group, American Promise, they're working to set reasonable limits on campaign spending, by pushing for an amendment to the US Constitution.  General Counsel Brian Boyle discusses the group's efforts. 

In the PA-mazing segment, we head to the beautiful grounds of the Hotel Hershey in Derry Township, Dauphin County.  that's where a new restaurant, the 1933 Restaurant and tavern  has taken shape, celebrating the cuisine and atmosphere from an important era in the life and times of chocolate titan, Milton S. Hershey.  Executive Chef Bart Umidi discusses the menu and how they dreamt up this latest eatery at "the Sweetest Place on Earth!"