Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 'Halftime' in state budget talks The Center Square reports, “Halfway through the state’s annual budget talks, the governor’s administration appears unified around a single strategy: spend money to make…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa.'s biggest coal plant to close The Center Square reports that “Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant will shut down in July, leaving the commonwealth with only coal refuse-burning facilities.”…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers (and media) push for open primaries Leaving no doubt as to where it stands on the issue, Spotlight PA has a piece in support of open primaries. The…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Fetterman leaves Walter Reed, gives interview On Friday, Sen. John Fetterman left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression. A few…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Western Pa. politicos react to Trump indictment After a NY state grand jury indicted former President Trump yesterday, western Pa. politicos offered their reactions. These reactions ranged from saying…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Fetterman reportedly to return to Senate in April POLITICO reports that according to two sources, Sen. John Fetterman is expected to return to the Senate the week of April…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Congressional committee probes Luzerne County ballot mess Yesterday, the U.S. House Administration Committee held a three-hour hearing examining the ballot disaster that happened in Luzerne County on Nov. 8.…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Budget hearing focuses on election integrity, professional licenses Yesterday, Senate Appropriations Committee lawmakers questioned the Pa. Department of State on issues surrounding elections and Gov. Shapiro’s “money back guarantee…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. (finally) returns to pre-pandemic job market—long after rest of country The Inquirer reports that months after the rest of the country, Pennsylvania has finally regained jobs lost due…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared at RealClearPennsylvania. Labor unions portray themselves as champions of the little guy – standing up for workers against powerful special interests. But declining union membership rates suggest that many workers are no…