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What’s in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2023 Pa. budget plan for you?
The Shapiro Administration describes the governor's budget as containing "very concrete common sense solutions to some of the problems Pennsylvanians are facing every day." → Read More
Shapiro creates new economic development strike force in governor’s office
The point is to have business development champion in the governor's suite, helping to streamline efforts across multiple departments. → Read More
Shapiro signs order moving state’s hiring emphasis from degrees to experience and skills
The governor said his intent is to encourage more people without college degrees to seek opportiunities within state government, and he hopes private sector businesses will consider following suit. → Read More
Team Shapiro: Here are some of the people who have the ear of Pa.’s new governor
Josh Shapiro has made a political career of extensive networking and taking feedback from a lot of sources. → Read More
Pa. House elects Berks County Rep. Mark Rozzi as an independent speaker
Rozzi, a Democrat, emerged as a unity candidate in a House where majority control remains unsettled. → Read More
After big battles, Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf leaves office with few regrets, no grudges
As Gov. Tom Wolf prepares to leave office, there is one thing that drove him into the governorship that awaits him when he gets home: his beloved 2006 Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep, a stick shift, of course, that Wolf’s daughters joke he bought during his midlife crisis, starred in his first gubernatorial campaign ad in 2014 and helped him become a household name. → Read More
Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro names Lehigh Valley native as chief of staff
Dana Fritz has been working on either Shapiro's political team or in the Attorney General's office for about a decade, and has become one of his most trusted advisors. → Read More
Democrats get nominal control of Pa. House with win in Montgomery County seat
Rep. Todd Stephens has conceded in the 151st District race in Montgomery County. Vacancies could still give Republicans a working majority at the start of the new legislative session. → Read More
Doug Mastriano concedes Pa. governor’s race in statement
After a battle marked by taunts and put-downs, the Franklin County senator asks for prayers for Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro and wishes him well. → Read More
How Verizon Fios TV customers can watch the Fetterman/Oz debate
A contractual dispute has left Nexstar channels blocked for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania households since Oct. 14. But there are other ways to catch the debate. → Read More
A high-profile Pa. candidate is from New Jersey – and it’s not Dr. Oz
The candidate grew up in Hightstown, a member of a “very big and highly social family” that was active in the community. → Read More
Doug Mastriano and friends return to the launching pad of a political crusade, but get little fresh juice
Saturday's rally was an homage to the rallies that gave the state senator his first statewide platform. On this day, it was hard to find the magic. → Read More
Josh Shapiro plays an away game, politically speaking; brings gubernatorial campaign to Mastriano country
Democratic nominee, in stops in Gettysburg and Chamersburg - the heart of Republican Doug Mastriano's state Senate district - asks Democrats in a fight for the soul of Pennsylvania. → Read More
FBI delivers subpoenas to several Pa. Republican lawmakers: sources say
While official spokesman for the House and Senate leaders declined to confirm that subpoenas were received, other sources familiar with the situation said the subpoenas center around U.S. Scott Perry, R-Pa., and his involvement with the Stop the Steal movement. → Read More
Court upholds no-excuse, mail-in voting in Pennsylvania
The state Supreme Court has overturned a lower-court ruling that had put the state's two-year-old voting system in question. → Read More
Doug Mastriano touts 3-part plan to fight opioid abuse, including harsh sentence
Senator and gubernatorial nominee calls for 25-year mandatory minimums for fentanyl sales resulting in death; an overdose tracking system, and public funding for faith-based treatment centers. → Read More
GOP objectors call Mastriano a ‘traitor’ for Trump election activities, in 1st attack ad of general campaign
Republican nominee took softer blows during primary, but none that directly confronted him over the former president's election claims. → Read More
U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick concedes in tight Pennsylvania primary
Latest counts show Dr. Mehmet Oz up by nearly 1,000 votes. → Read More
Oz declares ‘presumptive win’ in Pa. GOP’s U.S. Senate primary
If recount confirms current result, two men who rocketed to fame in unlikely ways will battle for what could be a game-changing seat in Washington, D.C. → Read More
Oz-McCormick update: Pa. tells counties to process undated mail-in ballots as part of U.S. Senate race count
Oz currently holds a paper-thin lead over McCormick in a race that appears to be headed for a recount. → Read More