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News & Brews September 8, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Protests as Wolf's mask mandate takes effect Some students, parents, and school districts are protesting Gov. Wolf's latest mask mandate, which went into effect yesterday. The Tribune-Review reports that…

News & Brews September 7, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers, parents challenge Wolf's mask mandate in court On Friday, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman and Rep. Jesse Topper (in their capacity as parents), two private schools, and…

News & Brews September 3, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers still hope to block RGGI Yesterday, lawmakers took steps to block Pennsylvania from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative following Wednesday's vote in favor of joining by the…

News & Brews September 2, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Regulatory commission approves RGGI Following hours of testimony, yesterday the Independent Regulatory Review Commission by a 3-2 vote approved Gov. Wolf's move to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.…

News & Brews September 1, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf flip-flops on statewide school mask mandate For the past weeks, Gov. Wolf has said he believes masking decisions are best left to local school districts. It turns out…

News & Brews August 31, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Senator to propose pandemic ESAs Sen. Ryan Aument (Lancaster County) plans to introduce legislation creating universal Education Savings Accounts during COVID. "As we approached the new school year, I…

News & Brews August 30, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Did Shapiro give sweetheart deal to lawbreaking ex-rep? Former state Rep. Margo Davidson resigned last month after admitting she stole from taxpayers, but it appears she may keep her…

News & Brews August 27, 2021

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…

News & Brews August 26, 2021

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,…

News & Brews August 25, 2021

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…