Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. unions spend big on politics A new analysis from the Commonwealth Foundation shows that Pa. public and private sector unions spent $22.4 million on politics and political activity…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! ‘When silence becomes policy at the Philly Inquirer’ Sometimes media bias appears in how media outlets cover stories. Other times it appears it which stories outlet cover—and, more importantly,…
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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! National Republicans look to flip Pa. House The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), which focuses on electing Republicans to state legislatures, recognized in a memo last week that this…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! The billionaires backing Shapiro Spotlight PA has a graphic-driven story looking at fundraising in the governor’s race between Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican challenger Stacy Garrity. Even though…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! First cigarettes, now Uber Do you remember back in 2014 when the Pa. House authorized Philadelphia to pass a $2-per-pack cigarette tax to fund city schools? Then-state Rep. Cherelle…
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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Education Secretary McMahon urges Shapiro to ‘opt in’ U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was in Pennsylvania on Friday, headlining a press conference urging Gov. Shapiro to opt in to…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Police missed gov’s mansion breach until after fire was extinguished PennLive has a rather astonishing report noting that the reason Cody Balmer was able to break inside the governor’s…