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News & Brews December 21, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmaker wants Trump barred from Pa. ballot, too In the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling blocking former President Trump from appearing on that state’s ballot, one Democrat…

News & Brews December 20, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. loses population, again The Census Bureau reports that “New York and Pennsylvania were the only Northeastern states to lose population in 2023,” with Pa. losing 10,408 people. We’re…

News & Brews December 19, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! More transparency needed in local government The AP reports on a “striking trend toward secrecy among local governments across the U.S. From school districts to townships and county boards,…

News & Brews December 18, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro admin cancels contract for voter system upgrade Spotlight PA reports that Gov. Shapiro’s administration “has canceled a planned upgrade to Pennsylvania's system for managing voter rolls, leaving officials…

News & Brews December 15, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! State rep's bill could benefit non-profit he founded, raising questions... Filed under, “Things that make you go hmmm.” Broad + Liberty reports that legislation sponsored by Democrat state Rep.…

News & Brews December 14, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! After five-month budget impasse, Pa. House passes school code with school choice expansion PennLive reports, “After five-and-a-half months of impasse and false starts, Pennsylvania finalized a deal Wednesday to…

News & Brews December 13, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Is Biden hoping to ride Shapiro's coattails in Pa.?  Reporting on President Biden’s visit to Pennsylvania this past Monday, the Washington Examiner notes that the president is “lean[ing] on…

News & Brews December 12, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmaker unveils universal school choice bill  GOP state Rep. Joe D’Orsie (York County) yesterday held a press conference (watch it here) unveiling legislation to establish Student Freedom Accounts in…

News & Brews December 11, 2023

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News & Brews December 8, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! The leaky roof mystery deepens Well, on Wednesday I shared that Pa. House Democrats claim they can’t hold votes for the entire winter because of a leak in the…