Dentons 50
Analysis and observations from all 50 states from Dentons’ public policy experts and members of the Dentons 50 network.
Pa. education groups urge state to prioritize school staff vaccinations
By: Andrew Goldstein Calls continue to grow for the state to prioritize school employees in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans. […]
COVID-19 Update: Wolf creates vaccine task force with state legislators on board
By: Mick Stinelli Two weeks ago, Gov. Tom Wolf bemoaned that the percentage of Pennsylvanians who received the COVID-19 vaccine was “in […]
Pandemic changes up Pennsylvania’s state budget hearings
By: Charles Thompson The late-winter ritual of state budget hearings is getting a coronavirus makeover in Pennsylvania this year. The House Appropriations […]
Iowa 2021 Legislative Report – Week 5
Pa. Legislature saw its financial cushion grow to $200 million amid pandemic
By: Jan Murphy While Pennsylvanians and its business community struggled to make ends meet last year, the state’s legislative branch […]
Gov. Wolf proposes Pa.’s biggest tax increase ever, but it would be a tax cut for many
By: Charles Thompson Gov. Tom Wolf, in proposing what may be the largest increase in the state personal income tax […]
Pa. could become national outlier in how it elects appellate judges, worrying some experts
By: Marie Albiges HARRISBURG — A proposal moving through the GOP-led Pennsylvania legislature could soon make the state an extreme […]
Iowa 2021 Legislative Report – Week 4
Higher minimum wage, natural gas tax and allowing marijuana sales: Gov. Wolf outlines goals in 2021
By: Ron Southwick Gov. Tom Wolf is once again pushing for a higher minimum wage, a tax on natural gas […]
Pennsylvania Senate OKs $912M pandemic recovery aid bill
By: Associated Press HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to distribute just over $900 million to […]
Pennsylvania voters to get final say on limiting governor disaster powers
By: Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters will likely soon get the final say about whether to limit the governor’s powers […]