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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate to convene today on state budget The Pa. Senate will convene today at 1:00 pm to work on the unfinished state budget. The session will be live-streamed…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate to convene tomorrow on unfinished budget The state Senate is scheduled to convene tomorrow to work on the final pieces of the unfinished state budget. The Post-Gazette…

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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate to convene August 30 for budget's 'next steps' Pa. Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward said yesterday that the state Senate will reconvene on August 30 to…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Could Bucks Co. race foretell 2024?  POLITICO suggests that a race this year for county commissioner in Bucks County—”one of the swingiest counties in one of the swingiest states…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why some Pa. cabinet secretaries remain 'acting' After two state Senators announced they will propose a constitutional amendment to clarify the role of “acting” secretaries, Spotlight PA looks at…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Ballot battle in Philly council race Per Philly’s Home Rule Charter, two seats of the seven at-large Council seats must go to a non-majority party member. Historically, this has…