News & Brews February 25, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf admin's ballot wording 'meant for it to be defeated' The ballot wording of the proposed constitutional amendment limiting a governor's emergency powers is the target of extensive criticism,…

News & Brews February 24, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why Wolf's budget proposal is really a $6 billion tax increase The Tax Foundation's Jared Walczek takes a good look at Gov. Wolf's proposed 46% personal income tax hike…

News & Brews February 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Another Wolf press conference, another tax hike demand Lately it's like clockwork: Gov Wolf holds a press conference. Gov. Wolf pitches some sort of tax hike. Yesterday, it was…

News & Brews February 22, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dissent in the ranks: Dem lawmakers push Wolf admin to get its vaccine act together Broad + Liberty reports that several Democrat lawmakers are proposing legislation to force Gov. Wolf's…

It’s time to do right by kids

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. The following commentary appeared in more than two dozen media outlets across Pennsylvania. “Schools that teach” sounded great as Gov. Wolf’s campaign slogan in 2014 and 2018. But two years into Wolf’s second term, many parents…

News & Brews February 19, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! PennDOT identifies nine bridges it wants to toll A couple weeks ago, I shared that PennDOT was moving forward with a plan to toll up to 10 major…

Short Take 7: It’s Time To Do Right By Kids

Short Take 7: It’s time to do right by kids

In his 2021 budget address, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf asked for more than $1 billion in additional funding for public schools—even schools that are physically closed. In this episode, Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette says it’s time to…

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News & Brews February 18, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! Major DOH error means up to 100K-plus people need to reschedule vaccine Yesterday, the Department of Health dropped a bombshell that due to a "structural issue" that's been…