2+ hour, 47+ 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…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (572+ words) NEW YORK — The two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, a Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Wednesday. Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (844+ words) HARRISBURG — Around this time two years ago, Sen. John Fetterman was in high demand on the campaign trail, going county-to-county in Pennsylvania to help Democrats up and down the ballot. Now, after two years of crossing swords with Democrats and…...

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, 2+ 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, 3+ day ago   (1560+ words) HARRISBURG — Up and down the ballot, Pennsylvania politicians preparing for the November election are making data center criticism central to their campaigns. There are more than 120 proposed data centers across the commonwealth — among the most in the country, according to…...