The Latest Breaking News from Tom Wolf

Take two! Detailing 377 election rematches this year

Welcome to the Tuesday, October 25, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 25, 2022

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf raises $55,402, with PA Opportunity and Jobs PAC as top donor

According to campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received $76,791 in contributions to his campaign account and spent $216,627 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 10, 2022. Wolf’s current term ends in 2023.

Ballotpedia · Oct 10, 2022

Fetterman records show light schedule as Pa. lieutenant gov.

In his campaign for a crucial U.S. Senate seat, Democrat John Fetterman takes credit for transforming Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor’s office into a "bully pulpit" to advance progressive causes

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Election-denying 'patriot' groups are trying to stop the use of electronic voting machines across Pa.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Across Pennsylvania, conservative activists are trying to stop the usage of electronic voting machines at the behest of former President Donald Trump and his allies who continue to claim without proof the 2020 election was stolen.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Gov. Tom Wolf stops in Philly to announce $100 million in new funds to curb gun violence across Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced more than $100 million in new funding for community groups working to curb gun violence across the commonwealth.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 7, 2022

Still Hope For Oklahoma Cannabis Legalization, This Gov. Will Pardon Low-Level Weed Convictions & More Updates

Oklahoma Supreme Court To Review Cannabis Legalization Question

Benzinga · Sep 2, 2022

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Who Defended COVID Lockdowns in Court Now Says They Were a Mistake

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is trying to retcon two years of bad policy.

Reason · Aug 30, 2022

Shapiro breaks with Dems on COVID policies in Pa. gov race

As attorney general, Josh Shapiro went to court repeatedly to defend Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration against legal challenges to his pandemic-era mandates and shutdowns

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Mastriano grips on to conversion therapy

The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor believes parents should have the right to force heterosexuality

Salon · Aug 26, 2022

Gov. Wolf passes order to discourage ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ youth in Pa.

Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday passed an executive order seeking to “discourage” conversion therapy in Pennsylvania, calling the controversial practice that attempts change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity a “junk science” that negatively harms LGBTQ people across the commonwealth.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 16, 2022