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...

LNP | LancasterOnline will vacate its downtown Lancaster office space this month, ending the newspaper’s 231-year history in the city. lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

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...