News & Brews March 30, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Field of Democrat Senate candidates grows The Philly Inquirer reports that Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh is expected to join the contest for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.…

The COVID-19 Data That Never Existed

The COVID-19 data that never existed

Op-Ed by Gina Diorio. The following commentary originally appeared in Broad + Liberty and has since been republished in multiple media outlets in PA.  Do you remember in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when Gov. Wolf promised his…

News & Brews March 29, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! FBI 'probing' PA's largest pension fund The Inquirer reports that the FBI is looking into the Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) after the recent disclosure of an…

News & Brews March 26, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Profile: Is this Josh Shapiro's moment?  PhillyMag has a long-form piece on Attorney General Josh Shapiro's gubernatorial aspirations. It's definitely an interesting read, but if you want the summary…

News & Brews March 25, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Senate committee advances Taxpayer Protection Act The Senate Finance Committee yesterday passed the Taxpayer Protection Act (SB286), which is a proposed constitutional amendment that would tie the growth of…

News & Brews March 24, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA Human Services Secretary announces resignation Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller announced yesterday she's resigning her post in the Wolf administration and moving to Kansas to become president and…

News & Brews March 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! McSwain takes step toward running for governor  Former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain has formed a political action committee,"Freedom PA," which the Inquirer reports, gives him "a vehicle to raise…

News & Brews March 22, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf's "break with reality" on vaccine distribution The managing editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Patrick Kerkstra, didn't hold back on Friday following Gov. Wolf's praise of how his administration's…

News & Brews March 19, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Virtual forum 'kicks off' race for PA Supreme Court On Wednesday evening, the four candidates for state Supreme Court participated in a virtual forum hosted by the Free Library…