Josh Shapiro
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State Makes Online Resources Available for Western Pa. Residents Impacted by Ohio Train Derailment
The online dashboard launched by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency provides current information about air and water testing, and other important resources for residents affected by the train derailment and subsequent chemical burn earlier this month.
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Gov. Shapiro Files Criminal Referral Against Norfolk Southern for Train Wreck Near Beaver County
Gov. Josh Shapiro is holding railway company Norfolk Southern responsible for damages and contamination from the fiery train wreck and subsequent burning of hazardous chemicals in Ohio, just across the state line from Beaver County.
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Shapiro Teams With Other Democratic Governors to Protect Abortion Rights
Led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance aims to enable governors and their staffs to share best practices and affirm abortion rights not just in their own states, but in states with more restrictive laws.
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Suspect Charged in Slaying of Temple University Police Officer
The Philadelphia district attorney’s office has charged 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer with murder, murder of a law enforcement officer, robbery, carjacking, and weapons crimes in the death of Officer Christopher Fitzgerald, who prosecutors said was shot in the head while responding to an incident near campus Saturday.
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Beaver County Officials Say Tests Show Air and Water is Safe After Ohio Train Derailment and Chemical Burn
It’s been two weeks since a fiery train derailment and subsequent burning of hazardous chemicals happened in East Palestine, Ohio, just a quarter-mile from Beaver County.
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Shapiro Calls on PA Lawmakers to Abolish Death Penalty: ‘Pennsylvania Should Not Be in the Business of Putting People to Death.’
The governor said Thursday he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office, and called on state lawmakers to abolish the death penalty altogether.
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Gov. Shapiro Wants Answers From Norfolk Southern After Train Derailment and Burning of Chemicals Near Beaver County
Gov. Josh Shapiro sent a letter to Norfolk Southern expressing serious concerns about the railroad company’s response to a 50-car train derailment and subsequent burning of hazardous chemicals.
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Court Rejects Republican Attempt to Force Shapiro to Turn Over 2020 Voters’ Personal Information
The court decided that the Shapiro administration did not have to comply with a subpoena issued in a Republican-led “forensic investigation” of 2020 election results, launched in response to Donald Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud in Pennsylvania.
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Judge Rules That Funding Disparity Between Pennsylvania’s Rich and Poor School Districts is Unconstitutional
In her decision, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer said “students attending low-wealth districts are being deprived of equal protection of law.”
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Shapiro Creates New Office to Spur the State’s Economic Growth, Keeping Another Campaign Promise
Governor Josh Shapiro is keeping a promise he made to businesses across the commonwealth by creating a new office to streamline permit processes and expedite reviews and key incentive programs.
