Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies (CPS) announced that Jessica I. Monahan — a transportation policy expert who has secured federal funding for a range of nonprofits, local governments, Fortune 100 companies, emerging businesses, and government contractors — has joined its Washington D.C.-based lobbying team as a senior principal.
Voters must register by today in order to take part in the May 17th primary election, with candidates for governor and U.S. Senator on the ballot. You can register or check your registration status here.
After the State House passed a bill which would lower the state’s corporate net income tax, progress on lowering the state’s tax rate may finally become a bipartisan reality. As passed, the corporate net income rate would reduce from 10% to 9% and if the State’s revenues are sufficient, it could even be reduced down to 8% by 2025. Read more from City & State PA.
A Post-Gazette investigation revealed that PennDOT removed inspector notes from a public database on bridge conditions this February after the collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge. PennDOT said they pulled the information so it would not be “misinterpreted,” though the Post-Gazette saved the notes before they were removed. Read more from PennLive.
Bail reform activists and advocates visited the state capitol complex, taking place in hearing and outlining problems with the current bail system which they believe incarcerates legally innocent people and harms communities of color. The Tribune-Review has more.
Three Democratic State Representatives are drafting a bill which would allow spouses or blood relatives to drop off mail-in ballots, actions which are currently illegal under the state election code. WLVR has more.
Companies under contract to provide solar panels for major projects in Pennsylvania say their deliveries are being held up indefinitely as a federal probe is conducted into their supplier’s potential avoidance of tariffs. Read more from WESA.
Governor Tom Wolf said the state tax revenue collected in April was over $6.5 billion, the highest one-month collections in state history. Year to date state collections are $4.5 billion (or 12.4 percent) over estimates. Read the press release here.
Longtime State Representative Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) is facing a strong challenge from political strategist and musician Matthew Brown, who won an endorsement from the Haverford Democrats. The DelCo Times has more.
First-time homeowners in Philadelphia are again eligible for up to $10,000 in grant awards from the City, which is reinstating the program (discontinued in 2020) thanks to new funds from the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. Read more from the Inquirer.
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy said it would install a group of solar panels on a nearby field in order to provide the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Fallingwater with sustainable power. The Post-Gazette has more.
A PennDOT plan to put tolls on at least two I-80 bridges, as well as turn them over to a private company, will have federally mandated environmental impact hearing this week, giving critics and supporters of the plan an opportunity to make their voices heard. Read more from the Post-Gazette.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that it was closing Pittsburgh’s immigration court, forcing those with hearings to go to still-open courts hundreds of miles away. Immigration advocates say this presents an undue burden on those with hearings. WESA has more.
A barrage of divisive economic signals played a role in recent market turmoil. On Capitol Hill, politicians are pouncing on the numbers to support their political agendas ahead of the critical 2022 midterm elections. Meanwhile, the path forward in the war in Ukraine remains unclear, as what many predicted would be a swift victory for the Russian military enters its third month, with no end in sight.
Public Strategies’ Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, Patrick Martin, and Kaitlyn Martin take a step back from the minutiae of Washington to reflect on the bigger picture of politics and try to bring some perspective to the challenging environment in which the country finds itself. Listen here.
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