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News & Brews July 28, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Here's how Pa. counties spent election grants Counties that were awarded $45 million in election funding spent the money on things including “polling place staffing;” “secure transportation, storage, and…

News & Brews July 27, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Rozzi considering auditor general run After shutting down the Pa. House during his stint as Acting Speaker and blocking a Senate-passed attempt to help victims of child sex abuse—despite…

News & Brews July 26, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! School choice takes center stage at Senate hearing Pa. Senate Education Committee lawmakers heard impassioned testimony from parents seeking better opportunities for their children as well as public school…

News & Brews July 25, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers will not appeal school funding ruling State lawmakers will not appeal the Commonwealth Court ruling that found Pennsylvania’s system of funding public education is unconstitutional. The deadline to…

News & Brews July 24, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! >1,800 former state employees get >$100K per year in pensions PennLive reports that a Right-to-Know request revealed that more than 1,800 former Pa. state employees “are collecting more than…

News & Brews July 21, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Biden talks 'Bidenomics' in Philly President Joe Biden was in Philly yesterday touting his economic agenda, or “Bidenomics,” which he equated with “the American Dream.” The Inquirer reports that…

News & Brews July 20, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. House Dem resigns, special election set Democrat state Rep. Sara Innamorato (Allegheny County) resigned from office yesterday to campaign for Allegheny County executive. Her resignation deprives the House…

News & Brews July 19, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Court weighs in on RTK requests to General Assembly In a pair of rulings yesterday, the Commonwealth Court weighed in on appeals surrounding Right-to-Know requests submitted by reporters to…

News & Brews July 18, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Interview with Supreme Court Candidate Judge Carolyn Carluccio The race for an open seat on the Pa. Supreme Court seems quiet thus far, but it promises to heat up…

News & Brews July 17, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! What's next for school choice in Pa.?  The Inquirer notes that Gov. Josh Shapiro still says he supports Lifeline Scholarships. But, given House Democrats’ opposition, Shapiro said he would…