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]
National Sunshine Week, March 15-21, is a time to highlight the importance of open, transparent government and to call attention to actions that place those principles at risk. [Read More]
When Pennsylvanians enter a hospital, they should have full confidence that the care they receive will help them get better; not expose them to new risks. Patients put their trust in the nurses and doctors who treat them and, in the equipment, used to deliver that care. But for far too long, preventable and unnecessary risk has persisted in hospitals here in Pennsylvania and across the country. [Read More]
More than one million dollars of work has been done to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's private residence in Montgomery County, but the bills have not been paid yet. [Read More]
