The Senate unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sens. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Jarrett Coleman (R-16) to strengthen government transparency and protect the public’s right to know. [Read More]
Bicycle crashes are on the rise in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
The first-term senator laid out his opposition to data centers and answered some of the “almost 100 questions” he said he received during a virtual town hall Wednesday night. [Read More]
Gov. Josh Shapiro and a pair of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday made separate announcements tied to the continuing wave of data center proposals that have stirred controversy and opposition in many parts of the state. [Read More]
A packed house of frustrated community members in Upper Macungie Township watched as the zoning hearing board completely shut down a multi-million-square foot data center proposal Wednesday night. [Read More]
The frustration, secrecy and chaos surrounding data center development proposals in Pennsylvania has spawned a Virtual Town Hall that will be attended by a number of state lawmakers - including one who says developers are "bullying" communities - but Gov. Josh Shapiro's office has shunned the event. [Read More]
HARRISBURG — Security-related upgrades to address emergencies at the state-owned governor's mansion, as well as at private property owned by Pennsylvania's sitting governor, would be subject to new oversight and public accountability under a measure being pushed in the legislature. [Read More]
The flap over spending on Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's security deepened on Monday when former governors endorsed the concept of gubernatorial security, but a Republican senator objected to surpassing the $32 million already spent on upgrades at the publicly owned Governor's Residence by footing the bill for work at his private home. [Read More]
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A debate over who should pay for security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s private residence after the arson at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg is now urging a proposal aimed at preventing similar disputes for future governors. Republican Sen. Jarrett Coleman is pushing for what he calls more transparency and accountability in how security-related repairs and improvements are approved following the arson at Governor's Mansion in Harrisburg. [Read More]
A Lehigh County state senator is proposing two new pieces of legislation that would push back against data centers. [Read More]
