Courtesy of Mark Brault
The grant program promised money to people promoting Pennsylvania’s beer industry. But awardees were routinely denied their full grants, and now the state is quietly making changes.
Katie Blackley
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90.5 WESA
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Despite his attempts to spotlight city and county homeless services at an event earlier in the day, several dozen protesters gathered in front of Mayor Ed Gainey’s home Monday night, demonstrating against an increased crackdown on homeless encampments. -
Pittsburgh City Council is poised to pass a $845 million budget for 2025, despite ongoing concerns that some of its numbers — in particular, its projections for police overtime — are unrealistic. -
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians have been arrested for cannabis possession in recent years, and some lawmakers say criminal justice reform is a key concern for any legislation. -
Pennsylvania’s governor traveled extensively as a Democratic surrogate in 2024, spending money on consultants, private flights, ritzy hotels, and more. -
Gov. Josh Shapiro has approved about half of the clemency applications recommended to him by the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons in his first two years. -
The president's decision to commute the 17-year prison sentence of Michael Conahan angered many in Pennsylvania, from the governor to the families whose children were victimized by the disgraced former judge. -
Stacy Garrity was first elected treasurer in 2020 and Republican insiders say she built a broad coalition that merges Trump and never-Trump wings of the party. -
After Lynn Fiedler’s mother was abused in a memory care center near Lewisburg, Fiedler went to Harrisburg to change the laws. -
An old political saw says Pittsburgh can be divided into three parts — north of the rivers, south of the rivers, and between the rivers — and being elected mayor requires winning two of them. -
The cost of the permits, which must be renewed every five years, could increase by roughly 50% to as much as 600%.
