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News & Brews June 14, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! School funding lawsuit affecting budget negotiations Spotlight PA dives into how the Commonwealth Court’s ruling that Pa.’s system of funding education is unconstitutional is impacting ongoing state budget negotiations.…

News & Brews June 13, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! A budget conversation with Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, and Westmoreland counties) spoke with reporters yesterday about the issues top on…

News & Brews June 12, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. loses in COVID business migration A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks the number of small businesses that moved across state lines from 2020-2021. Editorializing…

News & Brews June 9, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Trio of labor unions backs Republican for Allegheny County exec. Republican Joe Rockey picked up the endorsements of three labor unions in his campaign for Allegheny County executive against…

News & Brews June 8, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Study: Charter students outperform peers at traditional public schools A new study from Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes shows students at charter schools “make more average…

News & Brews June 7, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 2nd Dem enters race for attorney general Former Democrat Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan has announced his run for state attorney general. Khan, who formerly served as a prosecutor…

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…