Josh Shapiro

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the Lehigh Valley Airport in Allentown on Friday for the grand opening of a new security checkpoint and connector that will make it easier for passengers to travel through the airport.

State Democratic lawmakers and mental health advocates gathered in Harrisburg on Thursday to express dismay at Senate Republicans’ proposed budget, which seeks to eliminate $100 million in recurring funding for school-based mental health and instead shift the same amount of money intended for adult mental health services to fund the school-based care.

Shannan Giambrone knew working in medicine would be hard, and for the 26 years she’s spent as a registered nurse, it has been. That was the deal though, and one she was happy to take.

Veterans Affairs offices and organizations across the state are set to receive more than $2.8 million to support initiatives to combat homelessness, transportation needs for vets, and more.

Voucher proponents such as the Commonwealth Foundation, the Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs and Jeffrey Yass collected close to $10 million in tax credits from the EITC and OSTC programs during the pandemic and now they’re advocating for more vouchers that’ll defund public education.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), which mislead women about the reproductive health services they offer and discourage abortion care and contraception, are set to get a $2.1 million increase in public funding in the proposed 2023-2024 Pennsylvania budget, bringing the total amount of money they stand to receive from the commonwealth to over $9.2 million. 

Keir Bradford-Grey wants to bring her experiences as a public defender to the Attorney General’s office, where she hopes to combat wage theft, improve public safety, and protect reproductive rights. She is aiming to be the first woman of color to ever win a statewide office in Pennsylvania. 

Harrisburg’s historic Broad Street Market suffered from a devastating fire in the early morning hours on Monday, as half of the building’s roof and businesses were destroyed following an electrical fire from a ceiling fan that was installed in 2017.

The federal investment is part of President Joe Biden’s “Internet for All ” initiative, and the grant comes from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program created and funded under Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The reconstruction of I-95 was moments away from coming to a screeching halt on Monday, due to recent changes to Pennsylvania’s constitution that restrict the governor’s emergency powers.