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News & Brews June 6, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House Dems pass huge spending plan Yesterday, House Democrats passed a massive $46.4 billion spending plan, which, per PennLive, is “a 13% increase over this year’s $40.5 billion budget.”…

News & Brews June 5, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! A look at dollars-per-vote in Philly mayor's race A few weeks back, I shared that Philly’s Democratic mayoral primary shattered spending records, at more than $31 million. Now, the…

News & Brews June 2, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! DePasquale announces run for attorney general Yesterday morning, former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced he will run for state attorney general in 2024. DePasquale, a Democrat, is the first…

News & Brews June 1, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Media reports on teachers' leaving jobs miss the mark You may have seen recent stories in the Inquirer and/or Associated Press on a study that purports to show that…

News & Brews May 31, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! In blow to transparency, Shapiro won't share daily calendar Spotlight PA reports that Gov. Josh Shapiro “is declining to make public his daily calendar, a policy that obscures many…

News & Brews May 30, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Special election winners to be sworn in June 5 The winners of two special House elections will officially join the Legislature on June 5, per House Speaker Joanna McClinton’s…

News & Brews May 26, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Mastriano says no to 2024 U.S. Senate bid Last night, state Sen. Doug Mastriano announced he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2024. This put to rest months…

News & Brews May 25, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Supreme Court hears RGGI case The AP reports that Pa. Supreme Court justices “appear split” over the constitutionality of former Gov. Wolf’s forcing Pa. into the Regional Greenhouse…

News & Brews May 24, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Supreme Court to hear RGGI case today Today, the Pa. Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments over the constitutionality of former Gov. Wolf’s unilateral act forcing Pennsylvania…

News & Brews May 23, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 'Progressive shift' in Alleghney County was 'years in making' The Tribune Review looks at how far-left progressives succeeded in upending the Democrat political machine in Allegheny County. One socialist…