5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1655+ words) HARRISBURG — The 2026 election for Pennsylvania governor is fast approaching. Voters will decide whether Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro should spend another four years as the state’s chief executive or grant his Republican competitor, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a turn at overseeing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1270+ words) HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s next governor could play a key role in determining the protections and rights available to the commonwealth’s LGBTQ residents. While same-sex marriage has been legal across the country since 2015, Pennsylvania still has a law on the books recognizing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (885+ words) NEW YORK — The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities. Independent experts say the conflict is…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1010+ words) HARRISBURG — Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, and Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged. The sweeping 2025 federal budget law, President Donald Trump’s signature piece of second-term legislation, is expected to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1546+ words) HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed an executive order setting much stricter environmental and transparency standards for new data center developments in Pennsylvania. The order is sweeping. And the many things it does — and doesn’t — do to existing and future…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (786+ words) HARRISBURG — Earlier this spring, with no public notice, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro made an unconventional hire: a senior advisor to help him deal with the Trump administration. Jennifer Higgins, a longtime federal immigration official based in Washington, D.C., was brought…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (586+ words) CARLISLE — Investigators are working to understand why a small plane veered to the side while landing at a rural airport and crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, a federal official said Thursday. Aaron McCarter, investigator-in-charge with the National…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1407+ words) Two candidates with vastly different visions for elections are competing for Pennsylvania’s governorship this year. And in the background, questions about Garrity’s views on the legitimacy of the 2020 election still loom. Garrity was first elected as state treasurer in November…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1682+ words) HARRISBURG — When Talen Energy reached out to Anthony Township Supervisor Craig High about rezoning, he was surprised. In his role, he’s occasionally contacted by companies planning to build within the township. But Montour County, where the small rural community is…...