Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Report: Pa. ranks 46th in economic performance The 2023 Rich States Poor States report ranks Pennsylvania 46th in economic performance (2011-2021). This index is a “backward-looking measure based on…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Major union has major influence in Pittsburgh mayor's office The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that SEIU Healthcare “has considerable sway over Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s administration after it helped elect…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Some Pennsylvanians' DMV data handed to non-profit Broad + Liberty reports that in 2020, the Pa. Department of State “apparently transferred partial data profiles of hundreds of thousands of…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Philly sheriff allegedly misused funds The Inquirer reports that Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal “used money meant to hire deputies for executives raises” and “tried to double her salary to…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Casey formally launches re-election campaign Democrat U.S. Senator Bob Casey officially launched his re-election campaign. In the words of the AP, this “bring[s] the power of incumbency and unmatched…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Sen. Casey prepares to run for re-election in 2024 POLITICO reports that although Democrat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has not formally announced his re-election campaign, “he has done everything…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 'Halftime' in state budget talks The Center Square reports, “Halfway through the state’s annual budget talks, the governor’s administration appears unified around a single strategy: spend money to make…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa.'s biggest coal plant to close The Center Square reports that “Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant will shut down in July, leaving the commonwealth with only coal refuse-burning facilities.”…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers (and media) push for open primaries Leaving no doubt as to where it stands on the issue, Spotlight PA has a piece in support of open primaries. The…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Fetterman leaves Walter Reed, gives interview On Friday, Sen. John Fetterman left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression. A few…