Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Final university merger plan raises questions The State System of Higher Education released the final version of its plan to merge six state universities into two new entities. While…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Turnpike tolls set to rise for 14th consecutive year The PA Turnpike Commission has approved a 5% toll hike for 2022, marking the 14th consecutive year drivers will pay…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA was 4th worst in nation in LTCF deaths during fall COVID surge A damning new investigative report from Broad + Liberty's Todd Shepherd shows that during the second…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dept. of Health continues to assume blind trust After a massive data breach by the state Dept. of Health's contact tracing vendor—which had been awarded a no-bid contract—the department…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf vetoes election reform Yesterday, Gov. Wolf vetoed HB1300, the comprehensive election reform package that would have implemented measures including early in-person voting, pre-canvassing of ballots, and improved voter…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Tensions flare over election audit funding in new state budget It seems some disagreement is brewing over what's actually in the budget passed by the General Assembly last week…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Budget trade: School aid for overtime rule The AP reports, "A key trade that sealed a budget deal between Gov. Tom Wolf and Republicans who control the Legislature was…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Happy Monday: We have a budget On Friday, lawmakers passed a $39.8 billion general fund spending plan. Factoring in one-time spending from federal stimulus funds, the general fund spending plan is…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! State budget votes could begin today Capitolwire reports (paywall) that the proposed FY 2021-22 state budget could begin moving through the General Assembly today, with final votes potentially coming…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House votes to ban vaccine passports Yesterday, the House voted on party lines to ban state and local governments, including school districts, as well as colleges and universities from…