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News & Brews March 4, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Philly labor leader and political donor indicted...again IBEW 98 leader John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty was indicted yesterday (again), this time for threatening a contractor. He is already awaiting…

News & Brews March 3, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA Labor Secretary says 500K jobs lost, doesn't know why (ummm) Testifying before lawmakers yesterday, Acting Secretary of Labor and Industry Jennifer Berrier said Pennsylvania lost 500,000 jobs during…

News & Brews March 2, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers announce investigation into Wolf's nursing home policy Yesterday, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (Centre and Mifflin counties) announced the House Oversight Committee will investigate Gov. Wolf's oversight of…

News & Brews March 1, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf aims to cut education funding for charter school students Under the guise of "reform," on Friday Gov. Wolf again took aim at charter school students, proposing cuts that…

News & Brews February 26, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Sec't of Health won't say whether nursing home policy was mistake Facing questions from Rep. Natalie Mihalek (Allegheny and Washington counties) yesterday, Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam refused…

News & Brews February 25, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf admin's ballot wording 'meant for it to be defeated' The ballot wording of the proposed constitutional amendment limiting a governor's emergency powers is the target of extensive criticism,…

News & Brews February 24, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why Wolf's budget proposal is really a $6 billion tax increase The Tax Foundation's Jared Walczek takes a good look at Gov. Wolf's proposed 46% personal income tax hike…

News & Brews February 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Another Wolf press conference, another tax hike demand Lately it's like clockwork: Gov Wolf holds a press conference. Gov. Wolf pitches some sort of tax hike. Yesterday, it was…

News & Brews February 22, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dissent in the ranks: Dem lawmakers push Wolf admin to get its vaccine act together Broad + Liberty reports that several Democrat lawmakers are proposing legislation to force Gov. Wolf's…

News & Brews February 19, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! PennDOT identifies nine bridges it wants to toll A couple weeks ago, I shared that PennDOT was moving forward with a plan to toll up to 10 major…