Battle Over Pennsylvania's New Drilling Rules Continues

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October 28, 2016
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Schumer Campaigns By Not Campaigning
It looks like U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer will be re-elected to a fourth term on Nov. 8, barring any major turn of events. He's about 40 points ahead of his nearest opponent in the polls, and the bigger question now is: Will Schumer be the next Senate minority leader or majority leader? 

PA 10th District Congressman Among The First To Endorse Trump, Faces Challenger
One of the midstate's congressional districts has been in Republican hands for the past six years. Republican Tom Marino has handily beat Democrats in the past two elections in the 10th Congressional District, with more than 60 percent of the vote. 

Battle Over Pennsylvania's New Drilling Rules Continues
The state Department of Environmental Protection was back in court this week, facing a lawsuit from Marcellus Shale drillers over its new oil and gas regulations. 

SPOTLIGHT
WSKG News continues to provide the in-depth elections coverage and analysis that listeners expect on the issues, debates and campaigns. In the weeks leading up to the general election, a series of debates involving candidates in local, state and national races will air on WSKG Public Media. Here's a list of the candidate debates and forums scheduled for this weekend:

- Broome Executive., 10-28-16, 11:00 am, WSQX Radio (Binghamton Rotary Forum)
- NY 24th Congressional District, 10-29-16, Noon, WSQX Radio (Listen Here Via WRVO)
- NY 22nd Congressional District, 10-30-16, 11:30 am, WSKG TV, interview with Upstate Jobs Party candidate Martin Babinec.
- NY 23rd Congressional District, 10-30-16, Noon, WSKG TV (WETM TV) and WSQX Radio (WETM TV)
ON SATURDAY

Weekend Edition Saturday
Weekend Edition is live from Chicago this week, site of the World Series. The Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs are the two longest losing franchises in American baseball. But this fall they may lifT the spirit of America in a contentious election year. The heart and soul of the World Series (Saturday/tomorrow/later today), on Weekend Edition from NPR News. 

October 29, 8:00am | WSKG RADIO
October 29, 10:00am | WSQX RADIO

ON SUNDAY

PBS NewsHour Weekend
A big target of the 2016 campaign is the Millennial generation -- the roughly 83 million Americans born between 1982 and 2000, which includes eligible voters now 18 to 34 years old. It's a generation that now outnumbers the Baby Boomers and is also the nation's most diverse and when it comes to party affiliation, the most independent. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker went to the perennial swing state of Florida to find out how Millennials, who could determine the winner there, are reacting to and participating in the presidential campaign.

October 30, 5:00pm | WSKG TV



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