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…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! The Philly public schools are flat-out nuts There’s just no sugar coating it. If you send your kids to the Philadelphia public schools and have any way to get…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! And we’re on: Shapiro, Garrity to debate The date is set. Gov. Josh Shapiro and GOP challenger Stacy Garrity will meet for a debate hosted by ABC27 on Wednesday,…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers want to repeal data center tax break—but haven't PennLive reports that five years after the Legislature voted (with bipartisan support) to give data centers a break from the…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! How not to announce a measles death Physician and New York Times contributing opinion writer Rachael Bedard criticizes how Gov. Shapiro announced measles “associated” deaths in Pennsylvania. While also…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Did Krasner’s office commit crimes? The Inquirer reports, “A federal judge on Thursday said actions city prosecutors took in a controversial post-conviction case could ultimately amount to perjury, conspiracy,…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro gets court loss on mail-in ballots You know how Gov. Shapiro likes to sue Trump and claim he never loses? Well, he just suffered a loss. WHYY reports,…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro hires ex-ICE official in odd arrangement Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office pays $177,507 annually to employ a full-time lobbyist in Washington, D.C., an arrangement not entirely unusual. But in…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Opining on Shapiro's data center flip flop Analyzing Gov. Shapiro’s recent data center reversal, the Post-Gazette’s Brandon McGinley writes, “It’s hard to avoid the conclusion Shapiro’s instincts for pragmatic…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! How bad is Philly school violence? As lawmakers throw money at failing school systems, and Philly claims the $30K or so spent per year per student isn’t enough, there’s…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Unions funnel millions to Democrat agenda The Center Square reports that the nation’s largest teachers’ unions—the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation for Teachers (AFT)—are directing major dollars…
