News & Brews May 21, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf renews disaster declaration Yesterday, Gov. Wolf renewed his COVID emergency disaster declaration for the fifth time. Yes, I know what you're thinking: What about the amendments? A couple…

News & Brews May 20, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA votes yes, and Wolf responds After voters approved the proposed amendments to our state constitution to restore a legislative check and balance on a governor's emergency powers, Gov.…

News & Brews May 19, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Votes still being counted With votes still being tallied, the fate of two proposed constitutional amendments to rein in a governor's emergency powers has not yet been declared. As…

News & Brews May 18, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Races to watch today In addition to the judicial primary races (check out our endorsements here) and the constitutional amendments on the ballot, here are some other races we're watching…

News & Brews May 17, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA Turnpike Commission: Major decisions, lots of secrecy? Over the past five years, PA Turnpike commissioners have cast more than 700 votes to spend taxpayer dollars, but the average…

News & Brews May 14, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Is ballot language 'disenfranchisement' Usually, one party is super vocal about potential (even if imagined) disenfranchisement around election time. I'll let you guess which party. But that same party…

News & Brews May 13, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! DOH vendor that leaked info may have also violated wiretap law Even as news came yesterday that the state attorney general's office has launched an investigation into the data…

News & Brews May 12, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! DOH backs out of testifying on data breach After initially confirming its attendance, the Department of Health backed out of yesterday's scheduled Senate committee hearing on the data breach…