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Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Shapiro VP run could bring attacks over aide’s sex harassment case

Female legislators and victim advocates say the governor responded poorly.

2 years ago

Executive order
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Legal bills top $4.2M in fight over key Pa. climate change program

The Shapiro administration and legislative Republicans are on opposite sides of court cases involving the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

2 years ago

gas drilling site
Politics & Policy

Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember

The Harris campaign called Trump’s claims an “attempt to distract from his own plans to enrich oil and gas executives at the expense of the middle class.”

2 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority gathering in Houston, July 31, 2024, in Houston.
Politics & Policy

Rally dates are set. Venues are chosen. The only thing missing for Harris’ blitz is her VP choice

Harris interviewed at least three running mate contenders on Sunday in Washington. They were Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

2 years ago

Actors at Hedgerow Theatre perform a fight scene from ''A Midsummer Night's Dream,'' set in a boarding school and reimagined with same-sex romantic partners by Mauckingbird Theatre. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

What did the pandemic do to your favorite theater company? Some survived, others didn’t make it

The pandemic caused an existential crisis for many small theaters and theater companies in the Philadelphia area.

2 years ago

Listen 3:00
a street sign for Chester Pike
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Delco boroughs seek main street designation to uplift businesses along Chester Pike

Dedicated funding and development opportunities from a main street designation would bring new life to the six boroughs, making them a destination along a busy thoroughfare.

2 years ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro waves to the crowd at a campaign event in Montgomery County for Kamala Harris with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky)
Politics & Policy

Where Gov. Josh Shapiro stands on immigration issues — in Pa. and beyond

Approximately 7.7% of Pennsylvanians are foreign-born — close to 1 million residents. More than half are naturalized citizens eligible to vote.

2 years ago

Listen 2:43
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Politics & Policy

‘Talented politician’: Pennsylvania Republicans respond to Shapiro as possible VP pick

Josh Shapiro has a reputation for reaching across the aisle to pass bills and “get s*** done.” So what do Republicans in Pennsylvania think about him? Depends on who you ask.

2 years ago

Listen 2:54
Josh Shapiro
Politics & Policy

How Gov. Josh Shapiro went from hometown kid to vice presidency bid

Before Shapiro made the short list to become Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, he honed his skills as a local politician in Montgomery County.

2 years ago

Listen 3:39
Mitch Engleka, 28, manufacturing engineer (right) and Nick Ball, a manufacturing technician (left), inspect a mold that creates latches to secure the spare tire on a Dodge Durango at Southco in Concordville, Pa.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Bucks County Community College receives $2M for clean energy job training

Students will work with the college’s existing network of more than 170 small- and medium-sized companies to help them cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.

2 years ago

Listen 1:02
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute on March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Trailblazing Jew or ‘Genocide Josh?’ Shapiro faces antisemitism and criticism over support for Israel

As the announcement for Harris’ running mate nears, potential first Jewish VP Gov. Josh Shapiro is facing criticism over an opinion article he wrote while in college.

2 years ago

Listen 1:00
Kamala Harris waves on a stage in front of a crowd of people
Politics & Policy

Some activists step up criticism of Shapiro and Kelly as Harris closes in on naming a running mate

As Josh Shapiro has emerged as among the potential finalists, he has faced criticism from organizations and activists who might otherwise be supportive of Democratic causes.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker stands in a video with the caption
Politics & Policy

Did Cherelle Parker leak that Josh Shapiro is the VP’s VP?

Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker released a video highly suggestive that Vice President Harris picked Gov. Shapiro as her running mate but the release may have been premature.

2 years ago

Jill Stein
Politics & Policy

Third-party candidates file to run for president, U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania

A third-party candidate’s draw in a general election, while usually very small, could help tilt a close race between the major party candidates.

2 years ago

ballots at West Chester University in West Chester, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s long-running dispute over dates on mail-in voting ballots is back in the courts

Pennsylvania courts are again weighing a request to throw out a legal requirement that voters write accurate dates on the exterior envelope of mail-in ballots.

2 years ago

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