News & Brews July 29, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Turnpike makes last $450M payment to PennDOT...but tolls will still go up Yesterday, the PA Turnpike Commission made its last $450 million payment to PennDOT, marking the final such…

News & Brews July 28, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Upcoming transportation funding report could spur long debate Gov. Wolf's Transportation Revenue Options Commission is expected to release its recommendations this week for how to increase funding for our…

Short Take 16: Questions For AG Josh Shapiro

Short Take 16: Questions for AG Josh Shapiro

Since taking office as PA Attorney General, Josh Shapiro has issued more than 990 press releases—or one every 1.67 days. But while he says a lot, many questions remain unanswered. As Shapiro has set his sights on becoming Pennsylvania’s next…

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News & Brews July 27, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf won't bring back mask mandate, shutdowns, for now Fox43 is reporting that "Governor Tom Wolf said Monday the state isn’t considering bringing back mask requirements or other mitigation…

News & Brews July 26, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! $726,877 in reimbursements with no receipts required? Thank you, taxpayers In the wake of former Rep. Margo Davidson's resignation last week after being charged with stealing from taxpayers, the…

News & Brews July 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf flip-flops on his flip-flop on voter ID There's Simone Biles' Yurchenko...and then there's Gov. Wolf's double-flip. The AP is reporting that Wolf says his position on voter ID…

News & Brews July 22, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! After Wolf's flip-flop, lawmaker restarts election reform efforts Following Gov. Wolf's abrupt about-face—from characterizing voter ID laws as voter suppression and anti-democratic to thinking they may be a good…

Short Take 15:  Justice Needs Her Blindfold Back

Short Take 15: Justice needs her blindfold back

What happens when judges who are supposed to be fair and impartial instead consistently issue rulings that align with the special interests that elected them? Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette recently authored an op-ed looking at partisan rulings…

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News & Brews July 21, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf does about-face on voter ID Yes, you read that headline correctly. After months of adamantly opposing enhanced voter ID requirements, decrying them as "voter suppression" and "discriminatory," and…

News & Brews July 20, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf admin: ID requirement fine for unemployment, anti-democratic for voting Here's your morning dose of illogic. Gov. Wolf's Department of Labor has introduced new anti-fraud measures to protect our…