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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. Senate to convene August 30 for budget's 'next steps' Pa. Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward said yesterday that the state Senate will reconvene on August 30 to…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Could Bucks Co. race foretell 2024?  POLITICO suggests that a race this year for county commissioner in Bucks County—”one of the swingiest counties in one of the swingiest states…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why some Pa. cabinet secretaries remain 'acting' After two state Senators announced they will propose a constitutional amendment to clarify the role of “acting” secretaries, Spotlight PA looks at…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Ballot battle in Philly council race Per Philly’s Home Rule Charter, two seats of the seven at-large Council seats must go to a non-majority party member. Historically, this has…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! 'Who will blink first' on school choice?  The Delaware Valley Journal reports on the ongoing push to get PASS Scholarships (formerly Lifeline Scholarships) over the finish line. Shapiro claims…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Union contracts projected to cost taxpayers $3.2 billion  According to a preliminary analysis released yesterday by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), union contracts negotiated behind closed doors with…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Incomplete state budget 'already in the red' Well here’s some fun news to start your Monday (or not). The recently passed state budget—which is still awaiting the passage of…

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Budget disagreements linger The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gives a state budget update, given the chunk of spending that can’t be implemented because code bills have not yet been passed. A…