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Voter ID and vote-by-mail reform bills move to Pa. House

Pennsylvania lawmakers will consider a package of election reforms including a voter ID requirement and changes to the commonwealth’s vote-by-mail law after a House committee passed the long-debated measures. Most Democrats have staunchly opposed proposals requiring voters to prove their…

With public transit agencies in dire straits, Pa. House puts Shapiro’s funding plan into play

As the commonwealth’s two largest public transportation systems barrel toward fiscal crises and sweeping service cuts, Pennsylvania lawmakers approved legislation Monday to direct nearly $300 million in new funding to transit agencies in the next state budget. The bill reflects…

Plagued by legal woes, alleged Shapiro attacker espoused murky political views

The Harrisburg man charged with setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence Sunday had a turbulent life marked by other legal troubles, public records show. Cody Balmer, 38, was originally scheduled to appear in court this week to answer…

Harrisburg man arrested in ‘targeted attack,’ setting fire as Pa. Gov. Shapiro and family slept

Police have arrested a Harrisburg man in connection with what they call a “targeted attack” that caused a fire that heavily damaged the Pennsylvania governor’s residence early Sunday morning as Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside. Pennsylvania State…

Amid Trump tariff uncertainty, Shapiro tells farmers ‘we have their backs’

Warning new tariffs threaten an “economic calamity,” Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to protect Pennsylvania farmers, who were hit hard during President Donald Trump’s first term when U.S. trading partners placed retaliatory duties on agricultural exports. Shapiro highlighted his administration’s investments…

Pa. House lawmakers reintroduce gift ban bill despite decades of legislative inaction

In the last quarter century, state lawmakers have attempted to ban public officials from taking cash or gifts from lobbyists 37 times. At a sparsely attended news conference Monday in Harrisburg, Reps. Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia) and Jim Rigby (R-Cabria) spoke…

Federal judge rules Pa. ballot dating rule violates constitutional right to political expression

Pennsylvania’s requirement for voters to write the date on mail-in ballots infringes on the constitutional right to free expression, a federal judge in western Pennsylvania ruled Monday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Baxter is the latest in a…

Pa. Public Utility Commission sets hearing on AI data centers’ impacts on electricity

Data centers used for artificial intelligence and other aspects of the online world are likely to have a significant impact on Pennsylvania’s energy economy in coming years, according to the head of the state Public Utility Commission. The PUC unanimously…

‘No state on its own’ can replace federal election cybersecurity resources, Pa. voting official says

The Shapiro administration is reviewing President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order that overhauls U.S. elections. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said Thursday Gov. Josh Shapiro will do everything in his power to protect voting rights. “There’s a lot there…

Democrats in Pa. Senate upset took inspiration from an Iowa special election campaign

If Gov. Josh Shapiro was able to win in deep red Lancaster County, Democratic state Sen.-elect James Malone could too, his campaign co-manager Stella Sexton said. Shapiro won the 36th Senate District in 2022 with a 0.2% margin over his…
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