Pennsylvania PoliticsThe race between Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity for Pa. governor has officially begun. Here’s what you need to know.Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his campaign for reelection, while Republicans have rapidly coalesced behind the state party’s endorsed candidate, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity.Katie Bernard Abington Library has offered a safe space for LGBTQ+ kids for years. It’s now the subject of a far-right social media campaign.Fallon Roth Gov. Shapiro asks Pennsylvania voters to choose ‘getting stuff done’ over ‘chaos’ as he kicks off 2026 reelection bidGillian McGoldrick and Katie Bernard Trump administration jails migrant teens in Pa. facility known for child abuseDouglas MacMillan, Washington Post Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign in Pennsylvania starts now — but 2028 looms largeJulia Terruso and Gillian McGoldrick AdvertisementPa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano won’t run for governor again in 2026, after months of teasing a potential campaign launchThe announcement clears the way for State Treasurer Stacy Garrity to challenge Gov. Josh Shapiro in November.Gillian McGoldrick Lower Merion swore in five new commissioners this week. Here’s who they are.Challenges await the new board, including two collective bargaining agreements, the redevelopment of the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary property, and a difficult fiscal landscape in the township. Denali Sagner Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pa. Democratic lawmakers criticize Trump’s Jan. 6 rioter pardons on anniversary of Capitol attackFive years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Gov. Josh Shapiro and other Pennsylvania Democrats condemned Trump’s decision to issue sweeping pardons to nearly everyone charged in the attack.Katie Bernard ‘It is a promise’: Newly elected Chester County officials and judges take their oaths of officeA group of elected officials who oversee government services were sworn in over the weekend. Brooke Schultz Karen Dalton, who plans to challenge Scott Perry in the GOP primary, has her own definition of RINOU.S. Rep. Scott Perry's first primary challenger could be a lawyer campaigning out of her Carlisle living room named Karen Dalton, who has many views that align with Democrats.Aliya Schneider What Joe Khan, Bucks County’s first Democratic DA, says he’ll do when he takes office in JanuaryJoe Khan won the county's top law enforcement post after stints in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Vinny Vella Former Rep. Dick Schulze, who represented the Philly burbs in Congress for 18 years, has died at 96Former U.S. Rep. Richard “Dick” Schulze, a Republican who represented the Philadelphia suburbs, died last week at the age of 96. He played a key role in making Valley Forge a national historic park. Katie Bernard How an anti-Trump crusader and a ‘boring’ Republican prosecutor forged an unlikely partnershipThe two come from different parties and have vastly different approaches to their jobs — including their approaches to President Donald Trump. That hasn't stopped them from working together.Gillian McGoldrick Pennsylvania was known for an arduous permitting process. New policies aim to accelerate building projects.Gov. Josh Shapiro and GOP leaders hope reforms to the arduous process will drive new investment in the commonwealth.Katie Bernard and Gillian McGoldrick Millions of dollars for homeless services in Bucks and Montgomery Counties are at risk under new Trump administration planOfficials said hundreds of people, including families, veterans, and people with disabilities, could lose access to housing as a result of the Trump administration's policy shift.Fallon Roth Gov. Josh Shapiro schedules a book tour as he stands for reelection, and builds his 2028 profileShapiro will swing through Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C., in the final week of January to promote his book "Where We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of Service."Katie Bernard Some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents say they lost medical care without notice after millions of Pa. state agency letters went unsentThe Department of Human Services says it will extend deadlines, notify affected residents, and reopen impacted cases, as some Community Legal Services clients say they've lost access to critical care.Gillian McGoldrick Radnor school board is considering charter’s plan to open on Valley Forge Military Academy campusThe Valley Forge Public Service Academy Charter School is seeking to open in September on the grounds of the military academy, which is closing.Aliya Schneider Bucks County will increase property taxes by 8% in 2026 to close deficitBucks County follows Delaware County in passing a property tax increase for next year. Montgomery County is set to do the same. Katie Bernard ‘Charles Manson,’ a shot at federal workers and a response to Vanity Fair. Here are the highlights from JD Vance’s Pa. visit.Though he was wide-ranging in his remarks, Vance didn't wander off script as the president did last week when he spoke in Mt. Pocono.Alfred Lubrano See more storiesAdvertisement
The race between Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity for Pa. governor has officially begun. Here’s what you need to know.Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his campaign for reelection, while Republicans have rapidly coalesced behind the state party’s endorsed candidate, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity.Katie Bernard
The race between Josh Shapiro and Stacy Garrity for Pa. governor has officially begun. Here’s what you need to know.Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his campaign for reelection, while Republicans have rapidly coalesced behind the state party’s endorsed candidate, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity.Katie Bernard
Abington Library has offered a safe space for LGBTQ+ kids for years. It’s now the subject of a far-right social media campaign.Fallon Roth
Abington Library has offered a safe space for LGBTQ+ kids for years. It’s now the subject of a far-right social media campaign.Fallon Roth
Gov. Shapiro asks Pennsylvania voters to choose ‘getting stuff done’ over ‘chaos’ as he kicks off 2026 reelection bidGillian McGoldrick and Katie Bernard
Gov. Shapiro asks Pennsylvania voters to choose ‘getting stuff done’ over ‘chaos’ as he kicks off 2026 reelection bidGillian McGoldrick and Katie Bernard
Trump administration jails migrant teens in Pa. facility known for child abuseDouglas MacMillan, Washington Post
Trump administration jails migrant teens in Pa. facility known for child abuseDouglas MacMillan, Washington Post
Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign in Pennsylvania starts now — but 2028 looms largeJulia Terruso and Gillian McGoldrick
Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign in Pennsylvania starts now — but 2028 looms largeJulia Terruso and Gillian McGoldrick
Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano won’t run for governor again in 2026, after months of teasing a potential campaign launchThe announcement clears the way for State Treasurer Stacy Garrity to challenge Gov. Josh Shapiro in November.Gillian McGoldrick
Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano won’t run for governor again in 2026, after months of teasing a potential campaign launchThe announcement clears the way for State Treasurer Stacy Garrity to challenge Gov. Josh Shapiro in November.Gillian McGoldrick
Lower Merion swore in five new commissioners this week. Here’s who they are.Challenges await the new board, including two collective bargaining agreements, the redevelopment of the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary property, and a difficult fiscal landscape in the township. Denali Sagner
Lower Merion swore in five new commissioners this week. Here’s who they are.Challenges await the new board, including two collective bargaining agreements, the redevelopment of the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary property, and a difficult fiscal landscape in the township. Denali Sagner
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pa. Democratic lawmakers criticize Trump’s Jan. 6 rioter pardons on anniversary of Capitol attackFive years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Gov. Josh Shapiro and other Pennsylvania Democrats condemned Trump’s decision to issue sweeping pardons to nearly everyone charged in the attack.Katie Bernard
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pa. Democratic lawmakers criticize Trump’s Jan. 6 rioter pardons on anniversary of Capitol attackFive years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Gov. Josh Shapiro and other Pennsylvania Democrats condemned Trump’s decision to issue sweeping pardons to nearly everyone charged in the attack.Katie Bernard
‘It is a promise’: Newly elected Chester County officials and judges take their oaths of officeA group of elected officials who oversee government services were sworn in over the weekend. Brooke Schultz
‘It is a promise’: Newly elected Chester County officials and judges take their oaths of officeA group of elected officials who oversee government services were sworn in over the weekend. Brooke Schultz
Karen Dalton, who plans to challenge Scott Perry in the GOP primary, has her own definition of RINOU.S. Rep. Scott Perry's first primary challenger could be a lawyer campaigning out of her Carlisle living room named Karen Dalton, who has many views that align with Democrats.Aliya Schneider
Karen Dalton, who plans to challenge Scott Perry in the GOP primary, has her own definition of RINOU.S. Rep. Scott Perry's first primary challenger could be a lawyer campaigning out of her Carlisle living room named Karen Dalton, who has many views that align with Democrats.Aliya Schneider
What Joe Khan, Bucks County’s first Democratic DA, says he’ll do when he takes office in JanuaryJoe Khan won the county's top law enforcement post after stints in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Vinny Vella
What Joe Khan, Bucks County’s first Democratic DA, says he’ll do when he takes office in JanuaryJoe Khan won the county's top law enforcement post after stints in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Vinny Vella
Former Rep. Dick Schulze, who represented the Philly burbs in Congress for 18 years, has died at 96Former U.S. Rep. Richard “Dick” Schulze, a Republican who represented the Philadelphia suburbs, died last week at the age of 96. He played a key role in making Valley Forge a national historic park. Katie Bernard
Former Rep. Dick Schulze, who represented the Philly burbs in Congress for 18 years, has died at 96Former U.S. Rep. Richard “Dick” Schulze, a Republican who represented the Philadelphia suburbs, died last week at the age of 96. He played a key role in making Valley Forge a national historic park. Katie Bernard
How an anti-Trump crusader and a ‘boring’ Republican prosecutor forged an unlikely partnershipThe two come from different parties and have vastly different approaches to their jobs — including their approaches to President Donald Trump. That hasn't stopped them from working together.Gillian McGoldrick
How an anti-Trump crusader and a ‘boring’ Republican prosecutor forged an unlikely partnershipThe two come from different parties and have vastly different approaches to their jobs — including their approaches to President Donald Trump. That hasn't stopped them from working together.Gillian McGoldrick
Pennsylvania was known for an arduous permitting process. New policies aim to accelerate building projects.Gov. Josh Shapiro and GOP leaders hope reforms to the arduous process will drive new investment in the commonwealth.Katie Bernard and Gillian McGoldrick
Pennsylvania was known for an arduous permitting process. New policies aim to accelerate building projects.Gov. Josh Shapiro and GOP leaders hope reforms to the arduous process will drive new investment in the commonwealth.Katie Bernard and Gillian McGoldrick
Millions of dollars for homeless services in Bucks and Montgomery Counties are at risk under new Trump administration planOfficials said hundreds of people, including families, veterans, and people with disabilities, could lose access to housing as a result of the Trump administration's policy shift.Fallon Roth
Millions of dollars for homeless services in Bucks and Montgomery Counties are at risk under new Trump administration planOfficials said hundreds of people, including families, veterans, and people with disabilities, could lose access to housing as a result of the Trump administration's policy shift.Fallon Roth
Gov. Josh Shapiro schedules a book tour as he stands for reelection, and builds his 2028 profileShapiro will swing through Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C., in the final week of January to promote his book "Where We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of Service."Katie Bernard
Gov. Josh Shapiro schedules a book tour as he stands for reelection, and builds his 2028 profileShapiro will swing through Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C., in the final week of January to promote his book "Where We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of Service."Katie Bernard
Some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents say they lost medical care without notice after millions of Pa. state agency letters went unsentThe Department of Human Services says it will extend deadlines, notify affected residents, and reopen impacted cases, as some Community Legal Services clients say they've lost access to critical care.Gillian McGoldrick
Some of Philly’s most vulnerable residents say they lost medical care without notice after millions of Pa. state agency letters went unsentThe Department of Human Services says it will extend deadlines, notify affected residents, and reopen impacted cases, as some Community Legal Services clients say they've lost access to critical care.Gillian McGoldrick
Radnor school board is considering charter’s plan to open on Valley Forge Military Academy campusThe Valley Forge Public Service Academy Charter School is seeking to open in September on the grounds of the military academy, which is closing.Aliya Schneider
Radnor school board is considering charter’s plan to open on Valley Forge Military Academy campusThe Valley Forge Public Service Academy Charter School is seeking to open in September on the grounds of the military academy, which is closing.Aliya Schneider
Bucks County will increase property taxes by 8% in 2026 to close deficitBucks County follows Delaware County in passing a property tax increase for next year. Montgomery County is set to do the same. Katie Bernard
Bucks County will increase property taxes by 8% in 2026 to close deficitBucks County follows Delaware County in passing a property tax increase for next year. Montgomery County is set to do the same. Katie Bernard
‘Charles Manson,’ a shot at federal workers and a response to Vanity Fair. Here are the highlights from JD Vance’s Pa. visit.Though he was wide-ranging in his remarks, Vance didn't wander off script as the president did last week when he spoke in Mt. Pocono.Alfred Lubrano
‘Charles Manson,’ a shot at federal workers and a response to Vanity Fair. Here are the highlights from JD Vance’s Pa. visit.Though he was wide-ranging in his remarks, Vance didn't wander off script as the president did last week when he spoke in Mt. Pocono.Alfred Lubrano
