News & Brews January 4 2022

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Another year, another turnpike toll hike For the 14th consecutive year, turnpike tolls went up, as this year's hike went into effect on Sunday. The most common passenger car…

News & Brews December 29 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Political stories that happened ... and didn't ... in 2021 From election reform to amending our state constitution, the Delaware Valley Journal looks at five political stories—three that happened…

News & Brews December 23 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Court ready to step in on congressional map if no agreement reached In response to lawsuits requesting that the courts take over the congressional redistricting process, the Commonwealth Court…

News & Brews December 22 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Supreme Court rules against Marsy's Law For more than two years, a proposed victims' rights amendment to our state constitution has been in limbo pending a legal challenge arguing…

News & Brews December 21 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! New Castle mayor announces run for Lt. Gov. New Castle Mayor Chris Frye is running for lieutenant governor, the Meadville Tribune reports. Frye, a Republican, was elected mayor in…

News & Brews December 20 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dems want court to draw congressional map again (...and again) Remember back in April, when the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), founded by former president Barack Obama and his…

News & Brews December 17, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! New House, Senate maps get preliminary approval from commission The Legislative Reapportionment Commission gave preliminary approval yesterday to new House and Senate maps, even as House Republicans strongly objected…

News & Brews December 16, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! House advances five constitutional amendments Yesterday, the House voted to advance a package of five constitutional amendments, which would (respectively) implement voter ID, require election audits, limit executive orders…

News & Brews December 15, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers aim to move presidential primary Yesterday, the Senate unanimously approved legislation that would move Pennsylvania's primary election in presidential years to the third Tuesday in March—five weeks earlier…