Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA schools try to figure out how to spend $7 billion Earlier this summer, the Commonwealth Foundation pointed out that more federal COVID aid to PA went to schools…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf asks legislature to pass school mask mandate Yesterday, Gov. Wolf asked the Legislature to return to the Capitol to pass a bill mandating masks in K-12 schools statewide,…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Redistricting commission votes to count prisoners in home districts Yesterday, the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, responsible for redrawing state legislative districts, voted 3-2 to change where prisoners in state prisons…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA Dep't of Health: 'No decision yet' on statewide vaccine mandate Yesterday at a press conference, in response to a question of "what stage are state officials in when…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Two U.S. senators accuse PHEAA CEO of lying before Congress Well, this is a fine mess. Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers highlight school choice bill focusing on students, not systems Yesterday, Rep. Andrew Lewis (Dauphin County) led a press conference focusing on his Excellence in Education for All Act…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Health Care Association responds to Biden's vaccine mandate The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), which represents more than 400 long-term care and senior service providers, responded yesterday to…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Hey taxpayers: Thanks for the golf game As Pennsylvania emerges from the pandemic and government-induced business shutdowns, you'll be pleased (or not) to know your government has made a…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf admin pushes vaccine clinics, student COVID testing in schools Yesterday, the Wolf administration announced two new COVID "initiatives" directed at K-12 schools. First, the Department of Health (DOH)…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! What does new census data tell us about PA politics? With an unsurprising dose of underlying bias, the Philly Inquirer looks at the recently released census data from the…