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 July 24, 2025

News & Brews July 24, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro blasts efforts to protect women’s sports  Protecting women from being forced to compete in sports against biological males is a highly popular position. By large majorities, voters of…

News & Brews July 23, 2025

News & Brews July 23, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro’s Department of Self-Promotion The Inquirer reports that the number of taxpayer-funded staffers dedicated solely to promoting Gov. Shapiro’s public image on social media has “nearly doubled” from the…

Winning Edge #54 – The $50 Billion Budget That Outgrew Pa.

Winning Edge #54 – The $50 Billion Budget that Outgrew Pa.

Winning Edge gives you the tools you need to lead and influence in the political and policy arenas. Every other week, Winning Edge releases short (approximately 5-minute) spots—or “snacks”—focused on one of four areas: fundraising, media, policy, or persuasion. Listen…

News & Brews July 22, 2025

News & Brews July 22, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! GOP U.S. Reps outraise Dems in Pa. as 2026 looms The progressive Pennsylvania Capital-Star reports, “For the second quarter in a row, Republican U.S. House members in Pennsylvania significantly outraised…

News & Brews July 21, 2025

News & Brews July 21, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro’s story on HR policies in Vereb scandal doesn’t hold up Broad + Liberty reports, “Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is refusing to provide copies of the human resources policies that…

News & Brews July 18, 2025

News & Brews July 18, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! No budget, and no transparency on negotiations WESA reports that with the state budget now more than two weeks late (almost three!), “with the exception of perhaps a dozen…

News & Brews July 17, 2025

News & Brews July 17, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Philly hasn’t held up agreement to reexamine Ellen Greenberg’s death  I’ve shared stories before on the 2011 death of Ellen Greenberg, whose death with 20 stab wounds was initially…

News & Brews July 16, 2025

News & Brews July 16, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Energy and Innovation Summit looks to Pa.’s future Speaking at yesterday’s Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh, hosted by U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, President Trump said Pennsylvania is “reclaiming its…

News & Brews July 15, 2025

News & Brews July 15, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. House passes $50 billion budget Yesterday, Pa. House Democrats, joined by three Republicans, passed a ridiculous $50 billion state budget that includes a $2.9 billion spending increase with…

News & Brews July 14, 2025

News & Brews July 14, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Good Morning ... still no state budget Well, we’re now 14 days and counting past the June 30 traditional budget deadline, and we still don’t have a state budget…