Josh Shapiro

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Thursday that he is going to line-item veto a school voucher provision after House Democrats passed the 2023-2024 state budget on Wednesday.

A new form of school vouchers championed by right-wing organizations are making their way into the Pennsylvania state budget.  Instead of being funded through tax credits like the Educational Improvement Tax Credit and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit programs, the new voucher program will be funded directly by the state, using taxpayer dollars.

Saturday marks one year since the Supreme Court’s decision overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion care.  While access to abortion care is still legal in Pennsylvania, the Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization allowed more than a dozen states to completely or mostly ban abortion in its aftermath.

It’s been seven weeks since House Democrats passed the Fairness Act, and LGBTQ activists and allies are tired of waiting. On Wednesday, they held a lobby day in Harrisburg demanding a vote on the bill

House Democrats passed a bill raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage for the first time since 2007. House Bill 1500 raises the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour in three stages by Jan. 1, 2026 and then adjusts it to inflation beginning Jan. 1, 2027.

A 24-page report from District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce, an elected Republican, said the lack of paper ballots in the swing county during last November’s election had nothing to do with criminal activity or fraud.

Thanks to 2,000 tons of lightweight recycled glass nuggets made in Delaware County, temporary lanes will reopen this weekend on the damaged stretch of I-95 in Northeast Philly.

Pennsylvania’s governor set the timeline Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical segment of the highway closed since a fiery tanker accident last weekend.

During his speech, Biden highlighted his first term accomplishments, which included his response to the pandemic, and passing the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act.

House Democrats hosted a press conference on Wednesday asking for increased funding to fix Pennsylvania’s aging and toxic schools. Their budget includes $350 million to fix exposure to asbestos, lead, mold, radon, and weather.