News & Brews December 9, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Who will challenge Shapiro in 2026?  The Inquirer reports that after last month’s “major GOP wins,” speculation is swirling about who might take on Gov. Josh Shapiro in 2026.…

News & Brews December 6, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! It's Pa. Society weekend This weekend, Pennsylvania’s political elite (and non-elite) will make their 126th trek to New York City for the annual Pennsylvania Society dinner and events. The…

News & Brews December 5, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Biden's pardon triggers ridiculous request from Pa.   President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, has some folks defending the president, many folks criticizing him, and one Democrat U.S.…

News & Brews December 4, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Austin Davis to lead Dem. Lt. Gov. Association  Pa. Lt. Gov. Austin Davis was chosen in an uncontested election yesterday as chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association. which,…

News & Brews December 3, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Soros-backed DAs on notice?  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner was among multiple progressive district attorneys who rode a George Soros funding wave to victory. And their soft-on-crime approach has…

News & Brews December 2, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Another pay raise for Pa. lawmakers Effective yesterday, the annual salary for rank-and-file state House and Senate lawmakers rose to $110,015.54, an increase of more than $3,500 (or 3.38%)…

News & Brews November 26, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Gerrymandering helped Dems keep Pa. House Spotlight PA has a story on how redistricting helped Democrats maintain their 102-101 control of the Pa. House. The story notes, “Experts say…

News & Brews November 25, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa.'s secretary of education is resigning On Friday, Pa. Education Secretary Khalid Mumin announced he would be resigning on December 6, with no reason given. Gov. Shapiro announced that…

News & Brews November 22, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Casey concedes More than two weeks after Election Day and two weeks after the AP called the race for Republican Dave McCormick, Democrat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey conceded to…

News & Brews November 21, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! On Nippon-U.S. Steel, Shapiro dodges clarity The Center Square reports, “As the $14.9 billion overseas acquisition of Pittsburgh’s U.S. Steel barrels toward resolution of some kind, the state’s top-ranking…