Over the past few years, a battle has been brewing over Gov. Wolf’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Falsely billed as a “market-driven” cooperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the truth is RGGI would impose a carbon tax…
Over the past few years, a battle has been brewing over Gov. Wolf’s plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Falsely billed as a “market-driven” cooperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the truth is RGGI would impose a carbon tax…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf's business waiver process wrought with 'deficiencies' Yesterday, Auditor General Tim DeFoor released the much anticipated audit of Gov. Wolf's business waiver process. Among the five findings, the audit…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers to consider making temporary regulatory waivers permanent As some temporary regulatory COVID waivers, such as "allowing out-of-state practitioners to treat patients in Pennsylvania, permitting retired or lapsed professionals…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Election hearings begin Yesterday, the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee held its first hearing looking into election processes in 2020 and 2021. Committee Chair Cris Dush began by making it…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Election audit hearing today The Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, under the new chairmanship of Sen. Cris Dush (following Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman's removal of Sen. Doug Mastriano…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Protests as Wolf's mask mandate takes effect Some students, parents, and school districts are protesting Gov. Wolf's latest mask mandate, which went into effect yesterday. The Tribune-Review reports that…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers, parents challenge Wolf's mask mandate in court On Friday, Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman and Rep. Jesse Topper (in their capacity as parents), two private schools, and…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmakers still hope to block RGGI Yesterday, lawmakers took steps to block Pennsylvania from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative following Wednesday's vote in favor of joining by the…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Regulatory commission approves RGGI Following hours of testimony, yesterday the Independent Regulatory Review Commission by a 3-2 vote approved Gov. Wolf's move to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.…