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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Trial date set for PA school funding case The Commonwealth Court has set a tentative trial date of September 9 in the nearly 7-year-old school funding case that has…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pennsylvanians would pay more under Biden's infrastructure plan The Center Square reports that President Biden's proposal to raise corporate taxes to fund his $2 trillion infrastructure package would lead…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers question location of PPE stockpile The state is currently storing $51 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the state Farm Show Complex. Not only is the…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf backs vaccine passports Well, that didn't take long. On February 23, Gov. Wolf said in a press conference, "Ultimately, vaccination is a personal health decision." (Time stamp 3:13…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Field of Democrat Senate candidates grows The Philly Inquirer reports that Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh is expected to join the contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! FBI 'probing' PA's largest pension fund The Inquirer reports that the FBI is looking into the Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) after the recent disclosure of an…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Profile: Is this Josh Shapiro's moment?  PhillyMag has a long-form piece on Attorney General Josh Shapiro's gubernatorial aspirations. It's definitely an interesting read, but if you want the summary…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Senate committee advances Taxpayer Protection Act The Senate Finance Committee yesterday passed the Taxpayer Protection Act (SB286), which is a proposed constitutional amendment that would tie the growth of…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA Human Services Secretary announces resignation Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller announced yesterday she's resigning her post in the Wolf administration and moving to Kansas to become president and…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! McSwain takes step toward running for governor  Former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain has formed a political action committee,"Freedom PA," which the Inquirer reports, gives him "a vehicle to raise…