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…
Gov. Tom Wolf just proposed a $3 billion tax hike on working families, but he's calling it...wait for it...a tax cut? The Commonwealth Foundation's Nathan Benefield breaks down the spin and tells just how much more a family of four…
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…
HARRISBURG, February 3, 2021—Gov. Wolf’s annual budget address today was a stunning display of special-interest favoritism mixed with a disconnect from economic reality. While proposing a $3 billion personal income tax hike and asking for billions more for schools that…
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…
Lawmakers are advancing several proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania constitution, including one providing that the Legislature must approve the extension of a disaster declaration after the initial 21 days and one establishing judicial districts for electing judges to statewide appellate…
PA State Rep. Greg Rothman, who also chairs the state's House Republican Campaign Committee, reflects on the GOP's legislative wins in 2020 and looks ahead to the topic that will be front-and-center in 2021: redistricting.