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Pennsylvania Politics

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

John Fetterman reportedly calls Trump’s proposal to occupy Gaza ‘provocative,’ but does not dismiss the idea

The Pennsylvania Democrat, a staunch defender of Israel, has shown a very public openness to working with President Donald Trump.

Shapiro’s budget proposal seeks more renewable energy to modernize Pennsylvania’s grid

Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (left) and Lt. Governor Austin Davis (right) stand as Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his third budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the State Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

Pennsylvania Politics

Read the transcript of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025 budget address

Staff Reports

A SEPTA bus crosses Market Street at Seventh Street. The agency says Gov. Josh Shapiro's proposal would stall service cuts.

SEPTA would get $165 million in Josh Shapiro’s state budget proposal, staving off service cuts

Thomas Fitzgerald and Gillian McGoldrick

Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed nearly $65 million in funding Tuesday toward Pennsylvania’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America in 2026. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and adopted at Independence Hall on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.

Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes nearly $65 million for state Semiquincentennial celebrations

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