News & Brews February 19, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! State budget hearings kick of tomorrow Grab your popcorn and calculators and get ready. State budget hearings in the House and Senate kick off tomorrow. Over the course of…

News & Brews February 16, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House chamber repair completion timing raises eyebrows Truly it’s a miracle and a wonder. The exact day GOP state Rep. Joe Adams resigned last Friday, giving Democrats a one-seat…

News & Brews February 15, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro's budget is 'puppies & kittens & chocolate' After combing through Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion budget proposal, House Republican Appropriations Committee Chair Seth Grove (York County) briefed members…

News & Brews February 14, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Democrat wins special Pa. House election Surprising no one given the makeup of the district, Democrat Jim Prokopiak defeated Republican Candace Cabanas in yesterday’s speical House election in the…

News & Brews February 13, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Today is deadline to get on primary ballot Democrat and Republican candidates have until 5pm today to submit voter signatures on nominating petitions to get on the April 23…

News & Brews February 12, 2024

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News & Brews February 9, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Legislature's surplus: Responsible or too much?  PennLive reports that “Pennsylvania’s legislative branch has a record balance of nearly $300 million,” an amount that “grew by more than $37…

News & Brews February 8, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Key takeaways from Gov. Shapiro's budget proposal If you want to dig beyond the headlines down to what’s actually included in (and missing from) Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal,…

News & Brews February 7, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro pitches big spending hike, Rainy Day fund depletion, cuts to school choice In his budget address yesterday, Gov. Shapiro proposed using billions of dollars from the state’s Rainy…

News & Brews February 6, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! How to watch today's budget address Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his second annual budget address today beginning a 12:30 p.m. The event will be live streamed here. And…