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News & Brews October 5, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro abruptly cancels presser targeting pipeline company Filed under, "Things that make you go hmmm," Attorney General Josh Shapiro abruptly canceled a press conference yesterday that was intended "to…

News & Brews October 4, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Deadline passes in Senate GOP's subpoena of voter information Friday marked the deadline in the Senate GOP's subpoena of the Wolf administration, seeking information on millions of Pennsylvania voters.…

News & Brews October 1, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! GOP gubernatorial nomination 'up for grabs' The AP reports that with a double-digit-deep field of Republican gubernatorial candidates, the GOP nomination is up for grabs. The latest name to…

News & Brews September 30, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers (temporarily) extend COVID regulatory waivers With many COVID regulatory waivers set to expire today, lawmakers yesterday voted to extend these waivers through March 2022 as they consider legislation…

News & Brews September 29, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House rejects school choice amendment Yesterday by a 94-105 vote, the House rejected an amendment that would have allowed families to take their education dollars elsewhere if they disagree…

News & Brews September 28, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House committee advances voter ID constitutional amendment As Gov. Wolf refused to negotiate with lawmakers and then vetoed election reform (only to change his mind on voter ID), lawmakers…

News & Brews September 27, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! SEC joins FBI in investigating PSERS Like the FBI, the U.S. Securities and Exchanged Commission has begun investigating our state's largest pension fund. On Friday, the SEC subpoenaed the…

News & Brews September 24, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers push for school choice for in-person learning This week, the House Education Committee advanced legislation, sponsored by Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso, that would ensure that if children are…

News & Brews September 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Who's running for PA governor, U.S. Senate? The Inquirer has a story, complete with a timeline-like chart, on who's definitely running for governor and who's likely running. In an…

News & Brews September 22, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Redistricting commission amends decision counting inmates Yesterday, the Legislative Reapportionment Commission amended its decision from last month to count state inmates in the districts where they lived prior to…