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News & Brews September 22, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! McCormick launches Senate campaign Republican Dave McCormick formally announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate yesterday. In his announcement, he pledged to unify the Republican Party in Pennsylvania. Republicans had…

News & Brews September 21, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate votes to move 2024 primary election date Yesterday, the state Senate voted 45-2 to move the 2024 primary election date from April 23 to March 19. The…

News & Brews September 20, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dems retain seat in special House election As generally expected, Democrat Lindsay Powell defeated Republican Erin Connolly Autenreith in yesterday’s special election in Allegheny County’s 21st House district. The…

News & Brews September 19, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Nearly $150K to Dem campaign director 'unaccounted for' Earlier this summer, Broad + Liberty’s Todd Shepherd reported that Trevor Southerland, the head of the Pa. House Democrat Campaign Committee,…

News & Brews September 18, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Fetterman joins the picket line ... in Michigan U.S. Sen. John Fetterman drove to Michigan over the weekend to walk the picket line with striking UAW members. In a…

News & Brews September 15, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! The 'new reality' of 'shrinking' public school enrollment Pennsylvania gets a mention in a Reason.com story on the “new reality” of “shrinking” public school enrollment. “At this point, there's…

News & Brews September 14, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Taxes? Rainy Day Fund? Education hearing talks both The Post-Gazette reports, “The prospect of having to generate billions of dollars in new education funding had Pennsylvania lawmakers talking Wednesday…

News & Brews September 13, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Basic Education Funding Commission begins hearings The Basic Education Funding Commission held its first hearing yesterday to gather input on how to change Pa.’s education funding formula. Testimony was…

News & Brews September 12, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Basic Education Funding Commission to begin hearings The Basic Education Funding Commission will hold its first hearing in its statewide tour at 10:00 a.m. this morning in Allentown. The…

News & Brews September 11, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dem. state rep. to announce candidacy for AG PennLive reports that Democrat state Rep. Jared Solomon of Philadelphia will officially announce his candidacy for attorney general tomorrow. He will…