News & Brews January 4, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why Dems can't rely on abortion initiatives in 2024 Here’s an interesting read from the national front. POLITICO has a piece on how Democrats’ hanging their hopes on abortion…

News & Brews January 3, 2024

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! The year ahead for Gov. Shapiro The AP reports, “In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year … after his first year brought a…

News & Brews December 22, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Ethics smethics: Shapiro to keep taking game tix Spotlight PA reports that “Gov. Josh Shapiro plans to continue accepting perks like tickets to sporting events from a nonprofit that…

News & Brews December 21, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmaker wants Trump barred from Pa. ballot, too In the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling blocking former President Trump from appearing on that state’s ballot, one Democrat…

News & Brews December 20, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. loses population, again The Census Bureau reports that “New York and Pennsylvania were the only Northeastern states to lose population in 2023,” with Pa. losing 10,408 people. We’re…

News & Brews December 19, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! More transparency needed in local government The AP reports on a “striking trend toward secrecy among local governments across the U.S. From school districts to townships and county boards,…

News & Brews December 18, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Shapiro admin cancels contract for voter system upgrade Spotlight PA reports that Gov. Shapiro’s administration “has canceled a planned upgrade to Pennsylvania's system for managing voter rolls, leaving officials…

News & Brews December 15, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! State rep's bill could benefit non-profit he founded, raising questions... Filed under, “Things that make you go hmmm.” Broad + Liberty reports that legislation sponsored by Democrat state Rep.…

News & Brews December 14, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! After five-month budget impasse, Pa. House passes school code with school choice expansion PennLive reports, “After five-and-a-half months of impasse and false starts, Pennsylvania finalized a deal Wednesday to…

News & Brews December 13, 2023

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Is Biden hoping to ride Shapiro's coattails in Pa.?  Reporting on President Biden’s visit to Pennsylvania this past Monday, the Washington Examiner notes that the president is “lean[ing] on…