The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau - Episode 9 - 11/05/2023

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all of the Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations. On this episode, Laura sits down with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt to discuss the 2024 Presidential Primary.  There's a move afoot among some state lawmakers to move the primary from its current date of April 23rd, 2024 to an earlier date.  Supporters say it will make Pennsylvania more important when the major political parties pick their standard bearers.  But can it be done at this point?Also, in our "PA-mazing" segment, we'll take a trip to remote Stewart Township, Fayette County, to discover one of the Smithsonian Institution's "28 Places to See Before You Die."  Of course, we're talking about the Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, Fallingwater.  find out about  up the current ,  date in Harrisburg to move up the date of the primary