Once Upon A Turnpike

Once upon a turnpike

It’s like a recurring bad dream. A new year, a new turnpike toll hike. Now, driving the length of the highway costs upwards of $65.70—not counting the return trip. Only, this nightmare is real. We know the usual suspects: infrastructure…

News & Brews December 1, 2025

News & Brews December 1, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! A 'costly governor's race' ahead The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican challenger state Treasurer Stacy Garrity are “poised for [a] costly governor’s race” next…

News & Brews November 25, 2025

News & Brews November 25, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Philly SD under investigation for antisemitism U. S. House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg yesterday announced an investigation into three school districts, Philadelphia among them, “after receiving…

News & Brews November 24, 2025

News & Brews November 24, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 'Josh Shapiro lost his own government shutdown' In the Wall Street Journal, the Commonwealth Foundation’s Andrew Lewis and Megan Martin write, “Even as he signed the [state] budget, [Gov.…

News & Brews November 21, 2025

News & Brews November 21, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro’s ‘evolution of a scandal’ Gov. Josh Shapiro continues to stonewall on transparency when it comes to the sexual harassment scandal involving his former secretary of legislative affairs, Mike…

News & Brews November 20, 2025

News & Brews November 20, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro hasn’t gotten s*** done … except for himself Commonwealth Foundation Senior Fellow Guy Ciarrocchi writes in RealClear Pennsylvania that despite claiming to ‘get s*** done,’ the only stuff…

News & Brews November 19, 2025

News & Brews November 19, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Trump admin backs $1B loan to restart TMI The Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump administration plans to give Constellation Energy a $1 billion federal loan to restart…

News & Brews November 18, 2025

News & Brews November 18, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro tries to play leader on ultra-late budget The Inquirer looks at how Gov. Shapiro is trying to paint himself as a leader who didn’t cave in the recently…

News & Brews November 17, 2025

News & Brews November 17, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. releases school assessment results On Friday, which is typically the day you issue a news release when you don’t want anyone to pay attention, the Pa. Department of…

News & Brews November 14, 2025

News & Brews November 14, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Top 1% carry more than 35% of Pa.’s tax burden As the Left screams TAX THE RICH, TAX THE RICH, they apparently don’t realize (or, more likely, don’t want…

News & Brews November 13, 2025

News & Brews November 13, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. budget finalized, passing $50B for first time Yesterday, lawmakers passed and Gov. Shapiro signed a state budget—after nearly four-and-a-half-months of an impasse. The $50.09 billion General Fund budget…