Josh ShapiroGov. Josh Shapiro’s admin consulted with Amazon and data centers on his marquee protections, records showEmails show the role the technology giants played in influencing the final version of Shapiro’s data center guardrails — though that influence only went so far.Gillian McGoldrick Pa. lawmakers can’t agree on how to sentence second-degree murder cases. The state Supreme Court may extend their deadline.Ethan Young Josh Shapiro joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s plan to withhold disaster aid to pressure states on voter dataMichelle Baruchman and Aliya Schneider Josh Shapiro may be the biggest fundraising juggernaut Pennsylvania politics has ever producedJoe Yerardi ICE formally withdraws plans to build two Pennsylvania detention centers, Gov. Josh Shapiro saysGillian McGoldrick and Jeff Gammage AdvertisementPa. state lawmakers found common ground on this data center policy — but still couldn’t reach a dealGov. Josh Shapiro, who has proposed his own plan for conditioning tax breaks for data centers, said he plans to take executive action in the coming weeks.Ethan Young OpinionExtremism doesn’t check party registrationBigotry doesn’t wait for permission from a party platform. It shows up as a firebomb thrown into a mosque, a slur hurled at a Jewish governor, Confederate flags marching past the Capitol.Andrew Goretsky, For The Inquirer Shapiro visits Philly to debut $125 million investment in Pennsylvania’s life sciences industryThe new funding comes as some of the nation’s largest life sciences companies have announced plans to invest billions in Pennsylvania.Ethan Young The SEPTA special prosecutor in Philly is set to expire this year. Will state lawmakers extend it into Larry Krasner’s third term?Legislators set aside another full year of funding for the office — $1.2 million — but haven’t agreed on whether they will extend it further. Gillian McGoldrick and Jesse Bunch Shapiro says Trump’s claims of widespread noncitizen voting are ‘not connected to reality’A document put out by the White House targets both Pennsylvania and New Jersey with claims that noncitizens are registered to vote, but election officials dispute the assertion. Michelle Baruchman Doug Mastriano wouldn’t say if he believes all American leaders should be Christian as he’s vetted for an ambassadorshipThe Pennsylvania lawmaker and Trump ally faced a contentious confirmation hearing on his nomination to become ambassador to Slovakia.Sam Janesch Poll: 44% of Pennsylvanians say they’re financially worse off now, while a majority oppose AI data centersThe Quinnipiac University survey of 895 registered Pennsylvania voters was conducted June 9 to 13.Michelle Baruchman Donald Trump hits Josh Shapiro, promotes defense investments in Pa. during industry summit hosted by Dave McCormick Donald Trump called Josh Shapiro "overrated" as he visited a key Pennsylvania swing district and promoted defense spending in the state. Sam Janesch Josh Shapiro has fundraised $50 million since the beginning of last year, his campaign saysThe first-term Democratic governor this week announced he has raised an additional $12 million in fundraising between April and June.Michelle Baruchman Philly schools will get $157 million more in this year’s state budget. Gov. Josh Shapiro came to South Philly to tout the plan.Philadelphia schools will receive $137 million in adequacy funding and $20 million in other new funding. The district will also be able to compete for money set aside for school facilities projects.Sean Collins Walsh and Maddie Hanna Pa. says it will not hand over voter rolls to federal government in reply to DOJ letterAl Schmidt stressed that the state was not in violation of any voting regulations in a response to a Department of Justice inquiry that threatened criminal charges.Andrea Padilla Pa. lawmakers have only days to set sentencing guidelines for felony murder cases. Hundreds of cases are on the line. In March, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that judges cannot automatically impose life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder convictions.Jillian Kramer and Gillian McGoldrick Here’s what’s in — and not in — Pennsylvania’s $50.8 billion state budgetNew data center reporting requirements, mandatory recess for kids in grades K-5, and a pension bump are among the issues that made the cut. Mass transit funding and skill game regulations did not.Gillian McGoldrick and Ethan Young Penn State, Temple to receive first installment in performance-based funding under state new budgetThe 10 universities in Pennsylvania's state system will receive $626 million, up about $5 million and other funds for debt relief, but a 4.3% tuition increase approved last week will stay in place.Susan Snyder and Gillian McGoldrick More than 80,000 Pa. retired teachers, police officers, and firefighters will get a pension bump — some for the first time in decadesNegotiated as part of this year’s state budget and signed into law Sunday, more than 80,000 retired public sector workers will receive cost-of-living increases to their pension plans.Ethan Young See more storiesAdvertisement
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s admin consulted with Amazon and data centers on his marquee protections, records showEmails show the role the technology giants played in influencing the final version of Shapiro’s data center guardrails — though that influence only went so far.Gillian McGoldrick
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s admin consulted with Amazon and data centers on his marquee protections, records showEmails show the role the technology giants played in influencing the final version of Shapiro’s data center guardrails — though that influence only went so far.Gillian McGoldrick
Pa. lawmakers can’t agree on how to sentence second-degree murder cases. The state Supreme Court may extend their deadline.Ethan Young
Pa. lawmakers can’t agree on how to sentence second-degree murder cases. The state Supreme Court may extend their deadline.Ethan Young
Josh Shapiro joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s plan to withhold disaster aid to pressure states on voter dataMichelle Baruchman and Aliya Schneider
Josh Shapiro joins lawsuit against Trump administration’s plan to withhold disaster aid to pressure states on voter dataMichelle Baruchman and Aliya Schneider
Josh Shapiro may be the biggest fundraising juggernaut Pennsylvania politics has ever producedJoe Yerardi
Josh Shapiro may be the biggest fundraising juggernaut Pennsylvania politics has ever producedJoe Yerardi
ICE formally withdraws plans to build two Pennsylvania detention centers, Gov. Josh Shapiro saysGillian McGoldrick and Jeff Gammage
ICE formally withdraws plans to build two Pennsylvania detention centers, Gov. Josh Shapiro saysGillian McGoldrick and Jeff Gammage
Pa. state lawmakers found common ground on this data center policy — but still couldn’t reach a dealGov. Josh Shapiro, who has proposed his own plan for conditioning tax breaks for data centers, said he plans to take executive action in the coming weeks.Ethan Young
Pa. state lawmakers found common ground on this data center policy — but still couldn’t reach a dealGov. Josh Shapiro, who has proposed his own plan for conditioning tax breaks for data centers, said he plans to take executive action in the coming weeks.Ethan Young
OpinionExtremism doesn’t check party registrationBigotry doesn’t wait for permission from a party platform. It shows up as a firebomb thrown into a mosque, a slur hurled at a Jewish governor, Confederate flags marching past the Capitol.Andrew Goretsky, For The Inquirer
OpinionExtremism doesn’t check party registrationBigotry doesn’t wait for permission from a party platform. It shows up as a firebomb thrown into a mosque, a slur hurled at a Jewish governor, Confederate flags marching past the Capitol.Andrew Goretsky, For The Inquirer
Shapiro visits Philly to debut $125 million investment in Pennsylvania’s life sciences industryThe new funding comes as some of the nation’s largest life sciences companies have announced plans to invest billions in Pennsylvania.Ethan Young
Shapiro visits Philly to debut $125 million investment in Pennsylvania’s life sciences industryThe new funding comes as some of the nation’s largest life sciences companies have announced plans to invest billions in Pennsylvania.Ethan Young
The SEPTA special prosecutor in Philly is set to expire this year. Will state lawmakers extend it into Larry Krasner’s third term?Legislators set aside another full year of funding for the office — $1.2 million — but haven’t agreed on whether they will extend it further. Gillian McGoldrick and Jesse Bunch
The SEPTA special prosecutor in Philly is set to expire this year. Will state lawmakers extend it into Larry Krasner’s third term?Legislators set aside another full year of funding for the office — $1.2 million — but haven’t agreed on whether they will extend it further. Gillian McGoldrick and Jesse Bunch
Shapiro says Trump’s claims of widespread noncitizen voting are ‘not connected to reality’A document put out by the White House targets both Pennsylvania and New Jersey with claims that noncitizens are registered to vote, but election officials dispute the assertion. Michelle Baruchman
Shapiro says Trump’s claims of widespread noncitizen voting are ‘not connected to reality’A document put out by the White House targets both Pennsylvania and New Jersey with claims that noncitizens are registered to vote, but election officials dispute the assertion. Michelle Baruchman
Doug Mastriano wouldn’t say if he believes all American leaders should be Christian as he’s vetted for an ambassadorshipThe Pennsylvania lawmaker and Trump ally faced a contentious confirmation hearing on his nomination to become ambassador to Slovakia.Sam Janesch
Doug Mastriano wouldn’t say if he believes all American leaders should be Christian as he’s vetted for an ambassadorshipThe Pennsylvania lawmaker and Trump ally faced a contentious confirmation hearing on his nomination to become ambassador to Slovakia.Sam Janesch
Poll: 44% of Pennsylvanians say they’re financially worse off now, while a majority oppose AI data centersThe Quinnipiac University survey of 895 registered Pennsylvania voters was conducted June 9 to 13.Michelle Baruchman
Poll: 44% of Pennsylvanians say they’re financially worse off now, while a majority oppose AI data centersThe Quinnipiac University survey of 895 registered Pennsylvania voters was conducted June 9 to 13.Michelle Baruchman
Donald Trump hits Josh Shapiro, promotes defense investments in Pa. during industry summit hosted by Dave McCormick Donald Trump called Josh Shapiro "overrated" as he visited a key Pennsylvania swing district and promoted defense spending in the state. Sam Janesch
Donald Trump hits Josh Shapiro, promotes defense investments in Pa. during industry summit hosted by Dave McCormick Donald Trump called Josh Shapiro "overrated" as he visited a key Pennsylvania swing district and promoted defense spending in the state. Sam Janesch
Josh Shapiro has fundraised $50 million since the beginning of last year, his campaign saysThe first-term Democratic governor this week announced he has raised an additional $12 million in fundraising between April and June.Michelle Baruchman
Josh Shapiro has fundraised $50 million since the beginning of last year, his campaign saysThe first-term Democratic governor this week announced he has raised an additional $12 million in fundraising between April and June.Michelle Baruchman
Philly schools will get $157 million more in this year’s state budget. Gov. Josh Shapiro came to South Philly to tout the plan.Philadelphia schools will receive $137 million in adequacy funding and $20 million in other new funding. The district will also be able to compete for money set aside for school facilities projects.Sean Collins Walsh and Maddie Hanna
Philly schools will get $157 million more in this year’s state budget. Gov. Josh Shapiro came to South Philly to tout the plan.Philadelphia schools will receive $137 million in adequacy funding and $20 million in other new funding. The district will also be able to compete for money set aside for school facilities projects.Sean Collins Walsh and Maddie Hanna
Pa. says it will not hand over voter rolls to federal government in reply to DOJ letterAl Schmidt stressed that the state was not in violation of any voting regulations in a response to a Department of Justice inquiry that threatened criminal charges.Andrea Padilla
Pa. says it will not hand over voter rolls to federal government in reply to DOJ letterAl Schmidt stressed that the state was not in violation of any voting regulations in a response to a Department of Justice inquiry that threatened criminal charges.Andrea Padilla
Pa. lawmakers have only days to set sentencing guidelines for felony murder cases. Hundreds of cases are on the line. In March, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that judges cannot automatically impose life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder convictions.Jillian Kramer and Gillian McGoldrick
Pa. lawmakers have only days to set sentencing guidelines for felony murder cases. Hundreds of cases are on the line. In March, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that judges cannot automatically impose life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder convictions.Jillian Kramer and Gillian McGoldrick
Here’s what’s in — and not in — Pennsylvania’s $50.8 billion state budgetNew data center reporting requirements, mandatory recess for kids in grades K-5, and a pension bump are among the issues that made the cut. Mass transit funding and skill game regulations did not.Gillian McGoldrick and Ethan Young
Here’s what’s in — and not in — Pennsylvania’s $50.8 billion state budgetNew data center reporting requirements, mandatory recess for kids in grades K-5, and a pension bump are among the issues that made the cut. Mass transit funding and skill game regulations did not.Gillian McGoldrick and Ethan Young
Penn State, Temple to receive first installment in performance-based funding under state new budgetThe 10 universities in Pennsylvania's state system will receive $626 million, up about $5 million and other funds for debt relief, but a 4.3% tuition increase approved last week will stay in place.Susan Snyder and Gillian McGoldrick
Penn State, Temple to receive first installment in performance-based funding under state new budgetThe 10 universities in Pennsylvania's state system will receive $626 million, up about $5 million and other funds for debt relief, but a 4.3% tuition increase approved last week will stay in place.Susan Snyder and Gillian McGoldrick
More than 80,000 Pa. retired teachers, police officers, and firefighters will get a pension bump — some for the first time in decadesNegotiated as part of this year’s state budget and signed into law Sunday, more than 80,000 retired public sector workers will receive cost-of-living increases to their pension plans.Ethan Young
More than 80,000 Pa. retired teachers, police officers, and firefighters will get a pension bump — some for the first time in decadesNegotiated as part of this year’s state budget and signed into law Sunday, more than 80,000 retired public sector workers will receive cost-of-living increases to their pension plans.Ethan Young
