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Shapiro signs executive order limiting data center development

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday that sharply limits data center development as more governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry ...

OP-ED: Shapiro’s DOA tax-and-spend budget

Indeed, “dead on arrival” would be the most apropos way to characterize the chances of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed fiscal 2026-27 Pennsylvania budget being adopted by the General Assembly. For it is far more remarkable for the economic fallacies it promulgates than sound fiscal ...

OP-ED: Shapiro must put early literacy ahead of lip service

As a state representative, I can’t sit quietly while one of the most important issues for our kids gets ignored – early literacy. We’re not talking about a side issue here. This is the foundation for everything else a child will ever learn. Recently, in a Senate confirmation hearing, ...

Powerful interests poured $18M into top Pa. lawmakers’ campaign coffers

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Power plant operators, gambling magnates, charter ...