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News & Brews August 28, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Union leaders defend huge contracts Government union leaders are working to defend “controversial” state contracts recently negotiated behind closed doors with the Shapiro administration. PennLive reports that per the…

News & Brews August 25, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Dems focus on abortion in Supreme Court race As voters prepare to elect a new state Supreme Court justice this November, Democrats are hoping their enthusiastic support of…

News & Brews August 24, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Republicans react to first presidential debate The Delaware Valley Journal covers reactions among Pa. Republican political operatives to last night’s GOP presidential debate. The consensus seems to be…

News & Brews August 23, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! School choice — from students' perspectives We often hear parents, advocates, and lawmakers speak of the deep benefits of educational opportunity. But it’s also powerful to hear from students…

News & Brews August 22, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate to convene August 30 for budget's 'next steps' Pa. Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward said yesterday that the state Senate will reconvene on August 30 to…

News & Brews August 21, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Could Bucks Co. race foretell 2024?  POLITICO suggests that a race this year for county commissioner in Bucks County—”one of the swingiest counties in one of the swingiest states…

News & Brews August 18, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why some Pa. cabinet secretaries remain 'acting' After two state Senators announced they will propose a constitutional amendment to clarify the role of “acting” secretaries, Spotlight PA looks at…

News & Brews August 17, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Ballot battle in Philly council race Per Philly’s Home Rule Charter, two seats of the seven at-large Council seats must go to a non-majority party member. Historically, this has…

News & Brews August 16, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 'Who will blink first' on school choice?  The Delaware Valley Journal reports on the ongoing push to get PASS Scholarships (formerly Lifeline Scholarships) over the finish line. Shapiro claims…

News & Brews August 15, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Union contracts projected to cost taxpayers $3.2 billion  According to a preliminary analysis released yesterday by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), union contracts negotiated behind closed doors with…