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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Budget hearings focus on revenue projections Yesterday’s budget hearings with the Pa. Department of Revenue included pointed questions on Gov. Shapiro’s rosy revenue projections vs. the Independent Fiscal Office’s…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! State budget hearings kick off today Lawmakers will launch several weeks of state budget hearings today, two weeks after Gov. Shapiro proposed a $51.5 billion budget that includes $3.9…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro's sues Trump over attempt to root out waste Fresh off proposing $3.9 billion in more spending despite a $3.6 billion deficit, Gov. Josh Shapiro is apparently doubling down…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro's rosy marijuana projections don't add up Gov. Shapiro has once again proposed legalizing (and taxing) recreational marijuana to bring in revenue. But the Inquirer reports that his revenue…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Marc Fogel released from Russian prison Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel was released from a Russian prison yesterday, three-and-a-half years after he was detained and arrested for possessing medical marijuana.…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro names corrections facilities targeted for closure The AP reports, “Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp, both in…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Plot twist in U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal Reuters reports that according to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, Nippon Steel “is considering proposing a bold change in plan from…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro tells Greenberg's family that 'lashing out' doesn't change anything Well, nothing like criticizing Ellen Greenberg’s parents over their anger with Gov. Josh Shapiro for doing nothing as attorney…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Analysis of Shapiro's budget proposal The Commonwealth Foundation has published its annual analysis of the governor’s budget proposal. And while we knew right away that his pitch was ridiculous—calling…