Stories tagged: "Josh Shapiro"

Drugs A pile of discarded syringes
Drugs How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Enabling Opioid Addiction

State officials anticipate 2020 opioid overdose death totals will exceed those of each of the past three years, including 2017, a year many consider the height of the opioid crisis.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams February 18, 2021 4:54 pm EST
National In this image from video, Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol early Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP)
National Democratic Leaders Call on US Rep. Perry to Resign Over Involvement in Trump Scheme

Gov. Tom Wolf called Perry's involvement a "disgrace."

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla January 25, 2021 5:44 pm EST
State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, speaking in front of Gov. Tom Wolf in 2019, was sworn in for his second term Tuesday. (Flickr/Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)
State Pennsylvania Statewide Row Officers Sworn for 4-Year Terms

In separate ceremonies at sites around Harrisburg, the attorney general, auditor general and treasurer took their oaths of office on Tuesday.

Associated Press Associated Press January 19, 2021 3:08 pm EST
Elections U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters on the floor at gun-point as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Elections Wolf, Fetterman, DePasquale, and Shapiro Speak Out Against Pro-Trump Terrorist Storming at Capitol in DC

Gov. Tom Wolf, and Pennsylvania's elected leadership, had strong reactions to the domestic terrorists who attacked the Capitol in Washington DC during an attempted coup Wednesday.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla January 6, 2021 5:49 pm EST
Elections Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia in May 2019. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections Pennsylvania Shreds Texas’ Bid to Overturn Biden’s Win: ‘No Basis in Law or Fact’

“The court should not abide this seditious abuse of the judicial process, and should send a clear and unmistakable signal that such abuse must never be replicated," the lawyers wrote.

Associated Press Associated Press December 11, 2020 9:54 am EST

The Latest

Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) National US Sen. Rand Paul Criticized for Transphobic Question of Dr. Rachel Levine
FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, people wait in line at a 24-hour, walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. At least for now, U.S. health authorities say after being vaccinated, people should follow the same rules as everybody else about wearing a mask, keeping a 6-foot distance and avoiding crowds even after they’ve gotten their second vaccine dose. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Coronavirus Only 6% of Black Americans Have Been Vaccinated. Here’s How Biden Is Trying to Change That.
Officials with Pennsylvania's Department of Health criticized Geisinger's decision to vaccinate employees' family members. Above is one of Geisinger's facilities in Danville. (Shutterstock) Coronavirus State Rebukes Geisinger for Vaccinating Employee Family Members
A person wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks along Market Street, Dec. 8, 2020, in West Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Coronavirus COVID Live Blog: Tracking the Spread and Impact of Coronavirus in PA
Elections In this Nov. 26, 2019, file photo, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks at Muhlenberg High School in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Elections Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro Wins Re-Election

Shapiro had garnered 3.3 million votes to his challenger's 3 million as of 2:45 p.m.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla November 6, 2020 3:16 pm EST
Voting An election worker opens up a mail-in ballot before it is counted in the 2020 general election at the Dauphin County Administration Building, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Voting With More Than 760,000 Ballots to Go, Mail-Ins Already Changing Leads in Some Races

President Donald Trump's lead over Joe Biden has shrunk, and Attorney General Josh Shapiro and two Democratic US Reps. have taken the lead in their races.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla November 5, 2020 7:15 am EST