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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…

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…

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…

Gov. Wolf wants largest tax hike in Pa. history It's official: Gov. Wolf wants a 46% hike on the personal income tax. Our friends at the Commonwealth Foundation explain: "While Wolf proposes a questionable 'tax forgiveness' scheme, families at the…

Gov. Wolf to propose massive tax hike Gov. Wolf's pre-recorded budget address will officially be given today, but details have already emerged, most notably an attempt to raise the personal income tax for the first time in nearly 20 years.…

Pa. Secretary of State ousted after "devastating" procedural mistake In shocking news, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar will resign Feb. 5 after it was learned the Department of State botched a simple procedural requirement for a proposed constitutional amendment…

Wolf administration holding back some COVID data Under intense pressure, last August the Wolf administration began releasing COVID data from contact tracing surrounding restaurants and businesses visited (data which failed to support Wolf's shutdown orders). But as we learned from…