News & Brews September 1, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf flip-flops on statewide school mask mandate For the past weeks, Gov. Wolf has said he believes masking decisions are best left to local school districts. It turns out…

News & Brews August 31, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Senator to propose pandemic ESAs Sen. Ryan Aument (Lancaster County) plans to introduce legislation creating universal Education Savings Accounts during COVID. "As we approached the new school year, I…

News & Brews August 30, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Did Shapiro give sweetheart deal to lawbreaking ex-rep? Former state Rep. Margo Davidson resigned last month after admitting she stole from taxpayers, but it appears she may keep her…

News & Brews August 27, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA schools try to figure out how to spend $7 billion Earlier this summer, the Commonwealth Foundation pointed out that more federal COVID aid to PA went to schools…

News & Brews August 26, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf asks legislature to pass school mask mandate Yesterday, Gov. Wolf asked the Legislature to return to the Capitol to pass a bill mandating masks in K-12 schools statewide,…

News & Brews August 25, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Redistricting commission votes to count prisoners in home districts Yesterday, the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, responsible for redrawing state legislative districts, voted 3-2 to change where prisoners in state prisons…

News & Brews August 24, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! PA Dep't of Health: 'No decision yet' on statewide vaccine mandate Yesterday at a press conference, in response to a question of "what stage are state officials in when…

News & Brews August 23, 2021

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Two U.S. senators accuse PHEAA CEO of lying before Congress Well, this is a fine mess. Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana…

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…