News & Brews January 8, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. House, Senate re-elect top leaders  Democrat state Rep. Joanna McClinton (Philadelphia and Delaware counties) was re-elected as Pa. House Speaker yesterday, despite the chamber’s temporarily being divided 101-101…

News & Brews January 7, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Nippon, U.S. Steel sue after Biden blocks sale  Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed lawsuits yesterday after President Biden blocked the proposed sale of the latter to the former.…

News & Brews January 6, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Biden blocks Nippon-U.S. Steel deal  In a blow to Pennsylvania steel workers, President Biden carried through on his threat to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Japan-based Nippon…

News & Brews December 20, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Open Records Office releases survey If you love Right-to-Know requests, you’ll be interested in this. The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records has released its 2024 survey of open…

Winning Edge #40 – The Scrooge Story Strategy (audio)

Winning Edge #40 – The Scrooge Story Strategy (audio)

Winning Edge gives you the tools you need to lead and influence in the political and policy arenas. Every other week, Winning Edge releases short (approximately 5-minute) spots—or “snacks”—focused on one of four areas: fundraising, media, policy, or persuasion. Listen…

News & Brews December 19, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Democrat state rep. to run for county executive  Fresh off his re-election win in an uncontested race, Democrat state Rep. Josh Siegel (Lehigh County) has decided there’s another office…

Winning Edge #39 – Your Post-election Game Plan (audio)

Winning Edge #39 – Your post-election game plan (audio)

Winning Edge gives you the tools you need to lead and influence in the political and policy arenas. Every other week, Winning Edge releases short (approximately 5-minute) spots—or “snacks”—focused on one of four areas: fundraising, media, policy, or persuasion. Listen…

News & Brews December 18, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Campaign funds, secretive nonprofit pay for Shapiro's sports tickets Spotlight PA reports that last year, the secretive non-profit Team PA spent a least $12,000 on sports tickets for Gov.…

News & Brews December 17, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dems reward their favorite 'Republican' Last year, we introduced you to the Republican Pa. House lawmaker who handed Democrats the House majority and blocked voter ID: Tom Mehaffie of…

News & Brews December 16, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! All eyes on Pennsylvania ... for 2026?  We knew all eyes were on Pa. in the 2024 elections, but the Post-Gazette reports that our commonwealth “already finds itself at…