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News & Brews March 27, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Third-party candidates announced for AG, treasurer With Democrat and Republican primary races ongoing for state attorney general, and a Dem primary in play for treasurer, the Forward Party has…

News & Brews March 26, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! GOP lawmakers detail new plan to move voter ID As House Democrats have blocked a proposed voter ID constitutional amendment from advancing out of committee, Republican lawmakers yesterday announced…

News & Brews March 25, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Who's funding renovations to gov.'s mansion? Shapiro won't say Spotlight PA reports on the interior renovation project of “Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official state residence in Harrisburg,” noting that beyond…

News & Brews March 22, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. population loss and the presidential race?  In light of the recent news stories about how Pennsylvania has lost population in recent years, the Inquirer observes that the data…

News & Brews March 21, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Casey hopes blaming corporations will help him win In what’s expected to be a ridiculously competitive race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, incumbent Democrat Sen. Bob Casey is hoping…

News & Brews March 20, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! GOP has unwanted attorney general primary race The Inquirer reports that the Pennsylvania Republican Party had hoped to avoid a primary contest in the race for attorney general. But…

News & Brews March 19, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. House speaker wants same-day voter registration, early in-person voting Democrat Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton (Philadelphia and Delaware counties) yesterday proposed legislation. that would implement same-day voter registration…

News & Brews March 18, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. House (finally) to reconvene More than three months after shutting down supposedly for a water leak (which was discovered in 2022 and repaired more than a month ago),…

News & Brews March 15, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. job numbers less than previously thought The Center Square reports that “Pennsylvania had 53,000 fewer jobs in 2023 than previously estimated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,” per a…

News & Brews March 14, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. has lots of cash ... and a structural budget deficit Spotlight PA dives into Pennsylvania’s fiscal standing, reporting that despite our approximately “$14 billion in financial reserves,” Pa.…