News & Brews February 17, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! PIT, minimum wage take center stage on 1st day of budget hearings As House budget hearings launched yesterday, Republicans were unpersuaded by Gov. Wolf's proposal to hike the personal…

News & Brews February 16, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! State GOP may censure Toomey over impeachment vote The state Republican Party is reportedly planning a meeting to consider censuring Sen. Pat Toomey over his vote to convict…

News & Brews February 15, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! Will 2022 primary election be delayed? Well, this is becoming a royal mess. On Friday, the U.S. Census Bureau said it won't deliver the updated census data that's…

News & Brews February 12, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! GOP candidates line up for vacant senate seat There's no shortage of Republican candidates interested in running for the senate seat left vacant by the passing of Sen.…

News & Brews February 10, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! After abysmal vaccine launch, Wolf discovers the Legislature Yesterday, Gov. Wolf announced his intention to work with lawmakers via a new COVID vaccine joint task force to deal…

News & Brews February 9, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! As Wolf tries to raise taxes on restaurants, he's also citing and fining them PennLive reports that 32 restaurants, bars, and clubs in central PA were cited in…

News & Brews February 8, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! By demanding unilateral rule, Wolf invites unilateral blame The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Wolf administration is facing questions and criticisms surrounding joblessness and vaccine distribution. Some lawmakers…

News & Brews February 5, 2021

Voters will have final say on checking governor's emergency powers This morning, the House gave the final vote needed to send voters two proposed constitutional amendments providing a check on the governor's emergency powers. One amendment would require Legislative approval for…