Episode 1: The fall session begins

Guests: John Baer, Marc Levy, and Stephen Caruso

• Katie Meyer
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  Katie Meyer was WITF’s Capitol Bureau Chief from 2016-2020. While at WITF, she covered all things state politics for public radio stations throughout Pennsylvania. Katie came to Harrisburg by way of New York City, where she worked at Fordham University’s public radio station, WFUV, as an anchor, general assignment reporter, and co-host of an original podcast. A 2016 graduate of Fordham, she earned several awards for her work at WFUV, including four 2016 Gracies.
  
  Katie is a native New Yorker, though she originally hails from Troy, a little farther up the Hudson River. She can attest that the bagels are still pretty good there.
  
  WITF's Capitol Bureau Chief Desk is partially funded through generous gifts made in the memory of Tony May through the Anthony J. May Memorial Fund.
  
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After a long summer recess, the House and Senate are officially returning to Harrisburg on Monday. There won’t be much time for lawmakers to tie up all their loose ends before the session ends and all bills have to be started from scratch. However, there are a couple things that are high on the agenda.

John Baer of the Philadelphia Inquirer Daily News and Marc Levy of the Associated Press join us to explain two bills that have a real shot at passing: one that would increase protections for domestic violence victims, and another that would make it easier to sue sexual abusers of children.

Plus, the PLS Reporter’s Stephen Caruso fills us in on some of the more overlooked initiatives he’s come across during his last few months keeping tabs on the largely-vacant Capitol.