Investor group seeks to make Post-Gazette nonprofit www.axios.com/local/pittsb... - AXIOS Pittsburgh

Gov. Josh Shapiro held a meeting between PA's largest utility companies (PECO, PPL, FirstEnergy & Duquesne Light) on Wednesday to talk about steps they can take to lower costs for consumers, per a spokesman. No details yet on what those steps may be.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Sec. RFK Jr.'s visit comes as the Trump administration looks to tout what it accomplished in its first year and help frame a political message ahead of November’s midterm elections. www.witf.org/2026/01/21/u...

Stacy Garrity's attacks on political ambition are hypocritical, Democrats say wesa.fm/politics-gov... via @wesa.fm

An early Pa. budget preview for your Sunday: Election year budget fight looms as Pennsylvania lawmakers brace for another clash www.witf.org/2026/01/18/e...

"GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan last year bought stock in a major supplier for data centers that subsequently boomed in value — at the same time he was encouraging data centers to be built in his Pennsylvania district." via Politico. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Breaking NYT: The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter. The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status. That is a war crime called "perfidy."

Stacy Garrity, the GOP-endorsed challenger to Gov. Shapiro, suggested Monday that Pa.’s rural communities would be good locations for new data centers built to power AI. www.witf.org/2026/01/12/a...

The PLCA summer journalism internship is still accepting applications! Jan. 31 is the deadline. I was an intern in 2022. Without the experience and mentorship I gained during those 12 weeks, I wouldn't have my current job. Apply here: www.pacapitolreporters.org

Democrats have ambitious goals in 2026. Some say Gov. Josh Shapiro's bid for reelection can help. www.witf.org/2026/01/08/e...

While announcing he won't run for governor, Doug Mastriano fell short of naming — let alone endorsing — the state GOP’s endorsed candidate, Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity. www.witf.org/2026/01/07/d...

Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Northampton, is seeking support for a proposal to reinstitute the state's 24-hour notice for local public meeting agendas, after a Nov. Supreme Court ruling undid the requirement. palegis.us/house/co-spo...

LNP|LancasterOnline laid off 11 employees today, ahead of its upcoming transfer to nonprofit Always Lancaster lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

‘Clever as serpents’: How a legal group’s anti-LGBTQ policies took root in school districts across a state hechingerreport.org/clever-as-se... per The Hetchington Report

Pa. state Sen. Doug Mastriano ducked out of a news conference in the Capitol today without taking questions from reporters. Mastriano still hasn’t said whether he will seek the GOP’s gubernatorial nomination this year against Republican Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

“It sounds like a massive nation-building project with basically no plan for what comes next, other than him (Trump) stealing Venezuela’s oil to enrich his friends,” Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro said on KDKA this morning. www.witf.org/2026/01/05/s...

Pa. lawmakers have reached a rare bipartisan consensus in favor of reestablishing the 24-hour minimum time period for local governments to notify the public of their planned votes and debates. www.witf.org/2025/12/28/l...

Former House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster, told local party members today that he will not seek reelection in 2026. His announcement comes after he resigned as GOP leader last year, following the party's failure to flip the House majority.

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My latest: Voters to face unprecedented levels of AI-generated misinformation in 2026 www.witf.org/2025/12/20/v...

Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday says he’ll defend state AI laws from the Trump administration. “If there’s a statute that is attacked for its constitutionality, then we will absolutely defend it,” he told reporters today. www.witf.org/2025/12/15/p...

I threw together a quick map of each county's voter turnout in November's election. Data is from DOS. public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

Nearly 100 people living with HIV in southcentral Pa. could soon lose access to housing after the Shapiro administration ordered a mid-year budget cut to the commonwealth’s regional HIV service providers. www.witf.org/2025/12/08/s...

In 2022, Smucker ran unsuccessfully for the chairman role, but a lot has changed for Smucker since then that could give him a leg up over any other contenders. www.witf.org/2025/12/04/r...

Editors and journalists, please consider coming to WITF to help us rebuild the newsroom as a full-time News Director. We have big things planned. recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

Full story here: www.witf.org/2025/12/02/g...

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro was elected to helm the Chesapeake Executive Council, which has nine members charged with working to restore and protect the Bay and its watershed. Story tk...

Veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline, creating nonprofit news organization lancasteronline.com/news/local/v...

Officials cheer, while watchdogs fume, over the Pa. Supreme Court removing the mandated 24-hour window for making meeting agendas available to the public. t.co/TbDHtvZ04x

Pa. AG Dave Sunday joined 36 attorneys general to -again- voice their opposition to a federal moratorium on state-passed AI laws. www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/u...

[email protected] had a heated response to VP JD Vance calling the court order reinstating SNAP payments "absurd". Shapiro: "... when I see hungry people in my state who are hungry because of JD Vance's bullshit politics, that makes me angry. And that's why I went to court..."

If anyone needs a *very* last-minute refresher on the Pa. Supreme Court retention race, here's an audio story that ran on NPR's Here & Now today. t.co/h8odccqDGU

Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson visited Pa. lawmakers on Wednesday morning to urge them to lift the state's ban on recreational pot. www.witf.org/2025/10/29/b...

‘Now I have nothing’: Pennsylvanians expect hardship without SNAP Gov. Josh Shapiro joins Democrats’ lawsuit for emergency SNAP funds amid government shutdown www.witf.org/2025/10/28/n...

Sen. Dave McCormick would not say whether he’d support extending the health care premium tax credits that Democrats say must happen to secure their votes to end the federal government shutdown. www.witf.org/2025/10/27/s...

“The longer it takes...the more risk there is of people dropping their coverage,” said Devon Trolley, executive director of Pennie, the state’s health insurance marketplace. t.co/2rzrrLbSRv

Consumer advocates warned a panel of Pa. lawmakers that customers will continue to bear the burden of rising energy costs unless they take steps to regulate a growing number of new data centers. www.witf.org/2025/10/22/e...

Budget impasse pushes Lancaster County into financial crisis, won't pay social services next month lancasteronline.com/news/local/b... via @tommylisi.bsky.social at @lancasteronline.bsky.social

Members of the state Senate Education Committee on Tuesday signaled they’ve largely made up their minds about the need to restrict access to cell phones in K-12 classrooms. www.witf.org/2025/10/21/p...

Inbox: Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's first book - 'Where We Keep The Light: Stories From a Life of Service' - will be published by HarperCollins Publishers on Jan. 27, 2026. apnews.com/article/josh...

On 10/21/2024, the share of 3rd-party or unaffiliated voters in Lancaster County, Pa., stood at 17.47%. A year later, it's crossed the 18% mark.

In an interview with The Breakfast Club this morning, Gov. Josh Shapiro backed Democrats' strategy to hold their federal budget votes to extend Obamacare subsidies. “Why the hell should the Democrats give up their vote for nothing?” Shapiro said. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQdc...

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP will not receive their November payments due to Congress’ failure to enact a federal budget. www.witf.org/2025/10/16/s...

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker's attorney, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, sent a letter to leaders of LNP and parent company Pennon on Oct. 9, the day after the editorial was published. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Ron Hetrick, president and CEO of the company that owns WITF and LNP | LancasterOnline, announced his resignation Monday, effective immediately. lancasteronline.com/news/local/t...

Tens of thousands of Pennsylvania-based federal workers furloughed during the government shutdown may be eligible for unemployment compensation through the state Department of Labor & Industry. www.witf.org/2025/10/10/f...

I grew up less than 5 miles from the Beaver County Shell plant. I recommend the book "When Fracking Comes to Town" if you're interested in the project's early planning stages. triblive.com/news/pennsyl...

Voters’ outlook on President Trump’s economic policy may be slipping in Pa., F&M poll finds t.co/3BBn7zZTPI

Lawmakers spent the 100th day of the budget impasse venting frustrations about each other, claiming the other side is not negotiating in good faith. www.witf.org/2025/10/08/t...