News & Brews September 29, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House rejects school choice amendment Yesterday by a 94-105 vote, the House rejected an amendment that would have allowed families to take their education dollars elsewhere if they disagree…

News & Brews September 28, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House committee advances voter ID constitutional amendment As Gov. Wolf refused to negotiate with lawmakers and then vetoed election reform (only to change his mind on voter ID), lawmakers…

News & Brews September 27, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! SEC joins FBI in investigating PSERS Like the FBI, the U.S. Securities and Exchanged Commission has begun investigating our state's largest pension fund. On Friday, the SEC subpoenaed the…

News & Brews September 24, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers push for school choice for in-person learning This week, the House Education Committee advanced legislation, sponsored by Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso, that would ensure that if children are…

News & Brews September 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Who's running for PA governor, U.S. Senate? The Inquirer has a story, complete with a timeline-like chart, on who's definitely running for governor and who's likely running. In an…

News & Brews September 22, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Redistricting commission amends decision counting inmates Yesterday, the Legislative Reapportionment Commission amended its decision from last month to count state inmates in the districts where they lived prior to…

News & Brews September 21, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Judicial candidates seek to reach voters in online forum Last night, the candidates for four open seats on our three statewide appellate courts participated in an online forum sponsored…

News & Brews September 20, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Grove reintroduces Voting Rights Protection Act After Gov. Wolf by his own admission 'prejudged' the last voting reform bill because it was introduced by Republicans—only to then change his tune…

News & Brews September 17, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PLCB to ration some booze Blaming supply shortages outside of its control, the state-run liquor monopoly will start rationing sales of several dozen products beginning today. The rationing, which…