News & Brews September 6, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Philly police commissioner resigns Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw is resigning her post to become a deputy security chief with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.…

News & Brews September 5, 2023

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News & Brews September 1, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 'Amateur hour' in the Pa. Democrat party?  POLITICO reports that the Pennsylvania Democrat Party “is reeling from financial problems and a lack of trust across the party, according to…

News & Brews August 31, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate advances budget implementation bills  Yesterday, the state Senate advanced two separate budget implementation bills, or “code” bills. One addresses so-called “non-controversial” items, such as funding for community…

News & Brews August 30, 2023

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How Secretive Union Contract Negotiations Cost Pennsylvanians

How secretive union contract negotiations cost Pennsylvanians

Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClear Pennsylvania.* With little fanfare and even less transparency, Gov. Josh Shapiro and his major union campaign donors recently met behind closed doors and negotiated new state contracts that will carry a $3.2…

News & Brews August 29, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate to convene tomorrow on unfinished budget The state Senate is scheduled to convene tomorrow to work on the final pieces of the unfinished state budget. The Post-Gazette…

News & Brews August 28, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Union leaders defend huge contracts Government union leaders are working to defend “controversial” state contracts recently negotiated behind closed doors with the Shapiro administration. PennLive reports that per the…