Millionaire Sen. Dave McCormick leans heavily into Pa. "muni" bonds — funding public projects while slashing his own tax bill www.witf.org/2025/09/27/m...

The protesters’ message was clear: Billionaire Jeffrey Yass is Pennsylvania’s very own Elon Musk, a fabulously wealthy powerbroker attempting to use his fortune to reshape democracy. www.witf.org/2025/09/25/p...

Republican Party insiders formally endorsed state Treasurer Stacy Garrity this weekend in her bid to block Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro from winning a second term next year. www.witf.org/2025/09/20/p...

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

INBOX: @governor.pa.gov will appear on NBC's "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker" on Sunday. Find episodes here: www.nbc.com/meet-the-press

INBOX: The ACLU announced $500k campaign to inform voters about the potential impacts on civil rights and liberties in Pennsylvania's judicial retention races in Nov.

Hemp leaders form guild, urge clear rules amid policy clash with cannabis and law enforcement officials www.witf.org/2025/09/15/h...

Penn State to shutter WPSU, board declines transfer to WHYY whyy.org/articles/pen...

Penn State considering transferring WPSU to Philadelphia public media outlet WHYY radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-10/p...

Three Pa. Supreme Court justices whose names will be on the ballot this year clapped back against the GOP’s claims that they make rulings as partisan actors serving the Democratic Party. www.witf.org/2025/09/08/p...

INBOX: U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is donating $100,000 from his campaign to the state Democratic Party. In his statement, Fetterman noted that he is "inspired and excited" about Eugene DePasquale's (expected) leadership.

Pennsylvania's 3 Supreme Court justices facing GOP opposition in this year's retention votes will appear at a forum-style event in Philadelphia next week.

Pa. lawmakers have quietly gathered expert testimony and reviewed research on harnessing subsurface water across the commonwealth to cool the silicon infrastructure used for artificial intelligence and cloud computing. t.co/w1WDZqKjOO

Pa. election conspiracy activist appointed to election integrity role at Department of Homeland Security Regional www.witf.org/2025/08/25/p... via WITF’s Jordan Wilkie

Gov. Shapiro: Republicans are stalling Pa. budget talks for ‘political advantage’ next year www.witf.org/2025/08/25/2...

Public officials’ Facebook posts subject to same Right-to-Know standards as other records penncapital-star.com/education/pu... via @petehallpa.bsky.social

Some lawmakers are looking to break the pattern of cyclical late state budgets in Pennsylvania, though their ideas have garnered little traction in the General Assembly. t.co/0BuCGZ63xz

9 cyber charter schools in Pa. sent a letter to lawmakers today saying they "will be forced to either close or ... drastically alter" their programs if provisions of HB1500 are included in the state budget. Letter attached:

Attorney General Dave Sunday is planning a new program urging law enforcement to refer people with mental illness who commit minor crimes to treatment, rather than putting them behind bars. t.co/Qj6mlUc4OU

Shapiro said Trump can’t alter PA’s vote-by-mail process even if he signs an executive order, as promised by a Monday social media post. @wesa.fm www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...

Commonwealth Charter Academy, PA’s largest cyber school, released a nearly 19-minute video today likening its educational programming to the Revolutionary War. player.vimeo.com/video/111135...

GOP Treasurer Stacy Garrity launches 2026 bid for governor t.co/jyFqsHoD4l

Ester Soliman, 25-year Lancaster resident, deported by ICE Twelve days after ICE arrested Soliman, she was put on a plane to the Philippines. www.witf.org/2025/08/15/e... via... WITF's Jordan Wilkie

I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.

As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse continues, elected officials involved in negotiations have repeatedly said talks are “ongoing” or “progressing.” Their actions say otherwise. www.witf.org/2025/08/13/d...

House Rules/Approps committees are meeting this afternoon, after the Senate GOP passed its temporary budget and mass transit funding bills last night.

Senate GOP passes dead-on-arrival mass transit funding, temporary state budget www.witf.org/2025/08/12/s...

Freshwater managers warned Senate Republicans on Monday that data centers being built around Pennsylvania could stress public water supplies if more sustainable ways of cooling the facilities are not prioritized. www.witf.org/2025/08/12/p...

Pennsylvania has largely avoided the mid-decade redistricting fight unfolding in red and blue states nationwide, despite hosting key races in the battle over the U.S. House majority next year. www.witf.org/2025/08/11/p...

Here are Gov. Shapiro’s lawsuits against the Trump administration this year www.witf.org/2025/08/08/h...

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump’s administration to expand aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, as increased reports of children facing starvation there continue to dominate much of the international debate on Israel’s war with Hamas. www.witf.org/2025/08/06/g...

The only English- and Spanish-bilingual public radio station in Lancaster and York counties is expected to cut programming next year in the wake of Congress’ vote last month to rescind public broadcasting funds via @jaxonwhite.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Ran into House Majority Leader Matt Bradford yesterday afternoon, seemingly on his way to Gov. Shapiro's office. No news, but he said: "The House is proud to say that we've passed SEPTA funding. We've passed the budget. We wait to see what the Senate can pass."

Personal news: I'm starting at WITF as its new state Capitol reporter. I'm expanding my coverage of Pennsylvania government/politics, focusing on how decisions made in Harrisburg ripple out to affect people and communities across the Commonwealth.

‘Feels like a charade’: Residents push back on feds over restart of Three Mile Island nuclear reactor lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

‘Hope has been genocided’: Lancaster activists recount trip to West Bank lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

. @governor.pa.gov will appear for an interview tonight on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which CBS announced last week will end in May. m.imdb.com/news/ni65387...

Sam Bigler snatched 130 kg (~287 lbs) and clean & jerked 177.5 kg (~391 lbs) at the 1976 Olympic Games. Anyone who has tried those lifts knows what a feat that is. More impressive is that he did it in the 182-pound weight class. lancasteronline.com/sports/local...

Gov. Josh Shapiro calls supporters of ban on transgender athletes “extremist legislators,” declines to say if he’d veto witf.org/2025/07/23/g... via WITF Democracy Reporter Jordan Wilkie

Mike Tyson is calling out Pa. state Sen. Scott Martin over the Republican's refusal to consider recreational cannabis legislation. @lancasteronline.bsky.social reported last week Martin said he would "never" consider such proposals. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Sen. Scott Martin gave few details on budget talks when updating reporters this morning. But on recreational pot proposals, the Approps chair spoke bluntly: “I would never run that through my committee." lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

WITF faces funding cuts after Senate GOP approves rescission package Thursday morning www.witf.org/2025/07/17/w...

Joshua Hall filed paperwork to challenge Rep. Scott Perry in the 10th District primary. Hall served a partial prison sentence for threatening a Democratic member of Congress and pretending to be a member of Trump’s family to raise money for his personal use. docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

Let’s look at U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker’s latest campaign finance reports, where he disclosed more than $1 million on hand as of June 30 between two PACs. 🧵⬇️

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker responded in part to LNP's reporting on a group of local Indivisible members who organize weekly meetings with his staff to voice their opposition to his policy stances. Full story here: lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Dan Reynolds speaks in war-like terms about his political advocacy this year, as if he’s been fighting — literally — for the future of Lancaster County. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Survey: Statehouse reporters face growing pushback and shrinking resources www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/surv...

New from @jaxonwhite.bsky.social: lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Nancy Mannion, 68, a Manheim Township nurse, has entered the Democratic Party primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker in next year’s midterm election. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

‘Best by …’ date no longer a barrier for food donations, under new Pa. law lancasteronline.com/news/politic...