Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why are 'thousands' of Pa. Dems leaving for Republican party? The Post-Gazette says "No one seems sure why" thousands of Democrats in Pa. are switching their party registration to…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf sues to block voters from having a say on constitutional amendments It seems Gov. Wolf really doesn't like democracy. As several proposed constitutional amendments, approved by the General…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Rising costs? Blame the government If you want a snapshot of everything that's wrong with the government, this chart is a good starting point. Mark Perry of the American…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Liberal super PAC courts swing voters in Pa. & other battleground states POLITICO reports that the liberal "Family Friendly Action PAC" which is funded by groups including AFSCME and…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Fetterman has out-raised Oz since primary election Since the May 17 primary election, Democrat U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has "dramatically out-raised" Republican Mehmet Oz, the Inquirer reports. While…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf 'quietly' directs millions to state-related universities Spotlight PA reports that Gov. Wolf "plans to quietly give Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities including Penn State and Pitt a one-time $40 million boost using…
Mailing it in With elections on the horizon, confusion—and lawsuits—surround mail voting laws. Is Act 77 unconstitutional? Is it nullified regardless of the pending state Supreme Court verdict? Will there be a new course entirely with the next governor? (Answers:…
Behind closed doors Property tax relief from gambling revenue has long been promised, yet remained elusive. But this year, the threshold set by the law that brought table games to Pennsylvania in 2010 was finally met. So where is the…
Grove calls on Wolf to work out election reform Rep. Seth Grove, head of the House State Government Committee, released his third report on the problems facing Pennsylvania's election system, many which have garnered national attention. From PennLive: "The fixes…
State constitutional amendments to watch With a governor who loves a veto, legislators have taken to the (rightfully) long and painstaking process of passing constitutional amendments, like the landmark amendment passed last year that limits the emergency power of the…