News & Brews August 20, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers highlight school choice bill focusing on students, not systems Yesterday, Rep. Andrew Lewis (Dauphin County) led a press conference focusing on his Excellence in Education for All Act…

News & Brews August 19, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Health Care Association responds to Biden's vaccine mandate The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), which represents more than 400 long-term care and senior service providers, responded yesterday to…

Justice Needs Her Blindfold Back

Justice needs her blindfold back

Op-Ed by Matthew J. Brouillette. This piece has appeared in several media outlets in Pa. Justice is blind. At least, that’s what we’re told. But when judges’ rulings consistently align with the special interests that elected them — even to…

News & Brews August 18, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Hey taxpayers: Thanks for the golf game As Pennsylvania emerges from the pandemic and government-induced business shutdowns, you'll be pleased (or not) to know your government has made a…

News & Brews August 17, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf admin pushes vaccine clinics, student COVID testing in schools Yesterday, the Wolf administration announced two new COVID "initiatives" directed at K-12 schools. First, the Department of Health (DOH)…

News & Brews August 16, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! What does new census data tell us about PA politics? With an unsurprising dose of underlying bias, the Philly Inquirer looks at the recently released census data from the…

News & Brews August 13, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Let the mapmaking commence! At long last, yesterday the U.S. Census Bureau released the population data needed for redistricting. Among the notable news: Reading surpassed Erie as Pennsylvania's 4th-largest…

News & Brews August 12, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Butler v. Wolf: Federal court tosses challenge to Wolf's orders In the latest development in the case challenging Gov. Wolf's business shutdown orders and capacity limits, yesterday the Third…

News & Brews August 11, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf enters vaccine mandate waters  Remember back in February when Gov. Wolf said vaccination was a "a personal health decision." (time stamp 3:13 here). Then in March when he…

News & Brews August 10, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Debate over vaccine mandates continues Remember the days when people thought you were nuts for suggesting anyone would need a COVID vaccine passport to go about their daily lives?…