Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. budget finalized, passing $50B for first time Yesterday, lawmakers passed and Gov. Shapiro signed a state budget—after nearly four-and-a-half-months of an impasse. The $50.09 billion General Fund budget…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro, lawmakers reach tentative budget deal Behind closed doors. Gov. Shapiro and top legislative leaders have agreed to a $50.1 billion state budget. This would be a significant increase…
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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! RGGI appears in state budget talks The federal government is finally making progress towards ending a budget stalemate (see next story), but Gov. Shapiro still has nothing to show…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. still doesn’t have a state budget It shouldn’t get lost in the news of the federal shutdown and Tuesday’s elections that Pennsylvania still doesn’t have a state budget—and…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! How Dems ‘roared back to life’ on Election Day PennLive reports that in addition to holding three state Supreme Court seats, Democrats this year won additional statewide court seats,…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. voters retain state Supreme Court justices! Yesterday, Pennsylvania voters chose to retain Democrat state Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, David Wecht, and Kevin Dougherty for additional 10-year terms.…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! It's Election Day! Voters will head to the polls today to vote on several critical races, including the all-important retention races for three state Supreme Court justices who have…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Left far outspends Right on judicial retention The Inquirer reported over the weekend that “the Democrat-leaning groups supporting” three incumbent state Supreme Court justices “appear to have raised and…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Who’s funding pro-retention efforts? Our review of campaign finance reports shows more than 20 Lefty committees have spent at least $12.5 million so far this year on pro-retention efforts…