News & Brews April 5, 2021
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Trial date set for PA school funding case The Commonwealth Court has set a tentative trial date of September 9 in the nearly 7-year-old school funding case that has…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Trial date set for PA school funding case The Commonwealth Court has set a tentative trial date of September 9 in the nearly 7-year-old school funding case that has…
On May 18, Pennsylvanians will vote on two proposed constitutional amendments that would restore checks and balances during any future emergencies. These amendments would: Empower the General Assembly to terminate a governor’s disaster declaration by a majority vote in both…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pennsylvanians would pay more under Biden's infrastructure plan The Center Square reports that President Biden's proposal to raise corporate taxes to fund his $2 trillion infrastructure package would lead…
We are pleased to announce our full slate of endorsements for the 2021 Pennsylvania judicial elections for Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth courts, as well as our VOTE YES recommendations on the constitutional amendments related to emergency powers. Click here to download…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers question location of PPE stockpile The state is currently storing $51 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the state Farm Show Complex. Not only is the…
This piece is shared with permission from Capitolwire.com. By Chris Comisac, Bureau Chief, Capitolwire HARRISBURG (March 31) - If no one else will say it, I will: any government official, elected or appointed, who seeks to impose so-called “vaccine passports”…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf backs vaccine passports Well, that didn't take long. On February 23, Gov. Wolf said in a press conference, "Ultimately, vaccination is a personal health decision." (Time stamp 3:13…
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.…
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…
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…