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News & Brews February 12, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! GOP candidates line up for vacant senate seat There's no shortage of Republican candidates interested in running for the senate seat left vacant by the passing of Sen.…

News & Brews February 10, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! After abysmal vaccine launch, Wolf discovers the Legislature Yesterday, Gov. Wolf announced his intention to work with lawmakers via a new COVID vaccine joint task force to deal…

News & Brews February 9, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! As Wolf tries to raise taxes on restaurants, he's also citing and fining them PennLive reports that 32 restaurants, bars, and clubs in central PA were cited in…

News & Brews February 8, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! By demanding unilateral rule, Wolf invites unilateral blame The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Wolf administration is facing questions and criticisms surrounding joblessness and vaccine distribution. Some lawmakers…

News & Brews February 5, 2021

Voters will have final say on checking governor's emergency powers This morning, the House gave the final vote needed to send voters two proposed constitutional amendments providing a check on the governor's emergency powers. One amendment would require Legislative approval for…

News & Brews February 4, 2021

Gov. Wolf wants largest tax hike in Pa. history It's official: Gov. Wolf wants a 46% hike on the personal income tax. Our friends at the Commonwealth Foundation explain: "While Wolf proposes a questionable 'tax forgiveness' scheme, families at the…

News & Brews February 3, 2021

Gov. Wolf to propose massive tax hike Gov. Wolf's pre-recorded budget address will officially be given today, but details have already emerged, most notably an attempt to raise the personal income tax for the first time in nearly 20 years.…

News & Brews February 2, 2021

Pa. Secretary of State ousted after "devastating" procedural mistake In shocking news, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar will resign Feb. 5 after it was learned the Department of State botched a simple procedural requirement for a proposed constitutional amendment…

News & Brews February 1, 2021

Wolf administration holding back some COVID data Under intense pressure, last August the Wolf administration began releasing COVID data from contact tracing surrounding restaurants and businesses visited (data which failed to support Wolf's shutdown orders). But as we learned from…