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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…

News & Brews August 24, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA Dep't of Health: 'No decision yet' on statewide vaccine mandate Yesterday at a press conference, in response to a question of "what stage are state officials in when…

News & Brews August 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Two U.S. senators accuse PHEAA CEO of lying before Congress Well, this is a fine mess. Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana…

News & Brews August 20, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers highlight school choice bill focusing on students, not systems Yesterday, Rep. Andrew Lewis (Dauphin County) led a press conference focusing on his Excellence in Education for All Act…

News & Brews August 19, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Health Care Association responds to Biden's vaccine mandate The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), which represents more than 400 long-term care and senior service providers, responded yesterday to…

News & Brews August 18, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Hey taxpayers: Thanks for the golf game As Pennsylvania emerges from the pandemic and government-induced business shutdowns, you'll be pleased (or not) to know your government has made a…

News & Brews August 17, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf admin pushes vaccine clinics, student COVID testing in schools Yesterday, the Wolf administration announced two new COVID "initiatives" directed at K-12 schools. First, the Department of Health (DOH)…