Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. This piece originally appeared in RealClear Pennsylvania. It’s not often than a CEO of a large, publicly traded company speaks bluntly in public about politics and political power. So, both “surprising” and “refreshing” describe energy executive Nick Deiuliis’s new…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro announces several cabinet picks Yesterday, Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro named Lower Merion School District Superintendent Khalid Mumin as his pick for education secretary; First Chief Deputy Attorney General Nancy…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf calls for special legislative session On Friday, Gov. Wolf called for a special session of the legislature “to be held on Monday, January 9, 2023, to propose a…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro taps Al Schmidt for Secretary of State Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro announced his selection of former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt to serve as the state’s top elections official. Schmidt,…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! What does surprise speaker mean for House partisanship? After House lawmakers unexpectedly selected Democrat Rep. Mark Rozzi (Berks County) as speaker—and then Rozzi unexpectedly announced he would caucus neither with Republicans nor…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! And the House speaker is ... Well, this was unexpected. Yesterday, House lawmakers chose Democrat Rep. Mark Rozzi (Berks County) as the next House Speaker. Spotlight Pa reports, “Rozzi’s…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! It’s swearing-in day! House and Senate lawmakers will take their oath of office at noon today. But the drama over which party holds the House majority continues. Up next:…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Fetterman gets settled in (temporary) basement office The Inquirer tracks incoming U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, who's now set up shop in "a temporary office in a colorless conference room…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Day in court for House power struggle yields no conclusion What began as a court hearing yesterday changed into closed door negotiations that "failed ... to settle a dispute…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House power struggle over special elections heads to court today This morning at 10:00 a.m., the Commonwealth Court will hold a status conference in the legal battle over who…