The program joins the network's scheduled Thursday evening call-in show which has been televised statewide since 1997. Since Senate and House session days traditionally fall early in the week, Monday's show will center on issues being discussed and decided in Harrisburg's State Capitol Building.
Phone lines are open throughout the hour-long program.
PCN's initial Monday forum is expected to cover the state House of Representatives agenda for the 2001 session, as well as touching upon the balance of power in the chamber. Republicans currently outnumber Democrats 104 to 99. The start of a new legislative session is a natural starting point for us to arrange increased viewer access to state leaders on a more regular basis. PCN is available in 2.7 million homes in the state. The network is made possible through the generosity of cable television companies in the Pennsylvania which carry the nonpartisan service on their channel lineup.