Commentary Have you heard the outrageous story of what happened recently in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital? Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), elected in 2022, had campaigned on school choice for tens of thousands of children, mostly minorities, who are forced to attend failing public schools in places like Philadelphia. “It’s what I believe,” Shapiro, then state attorney…

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has ditched plans to pursue a $100 million private school voucher program in the state’s annual spending plan amid a deadlock between Republican and Democratic leaders. Mr. Shapiro announced the decision to pull the program to pay for tuition at private and religious schools—known as the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success scholarship program—in…

President Joe Biden called elected officials in Ohio and Pennslyvania on Tuesday to address the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. In social media posts on Tuesday, Biden said he spoke by phone with Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). Biden called those…

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro issued an evacuation order for residents near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border due to the release of a toxic chemical after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The governor indicated residents who didn’t evacuate the area could risk serious injury or death if exposed to the thick smoke and flames. “If you…

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro issued an evacuation order for residents near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border due to the release of a toxic chemical after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The governor indicated residents who didn’t evacuate the area could risk serious injury or death if exposed to the thick smoke and flames. “If you…

The Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano, has conceded the race to his Democratic opponent Josh Shapiro on Sunday, while calling for election results to be counted faster. In a statement posted to Twitter, Mastriano, who former President Donald Trump endorsed, said the results of the midterm elections had not gone the way Republicans had…

The Epoch Times will livestream “North Philly GOTV Bus Stop with Attorney General Shapiro” in Philadelphia, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 5. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. As a nonpartisan public charity, The Epoch Times does not endorse these statements and takes no position on political candidates. * Click the…

The Epoch Times will livestream “North Philly GOTV Bus Stop with Attorney General Shapiro” in Philadelphia, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 5. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. As a nonpartisan public charity, The Epoch Times does not endorse these statements and takes no position on political candidates. * Click the…

With 562 murders, 2021 was a record year for Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love. So far in 2022, the city has seen 441 murders. As of Oct. 30, the Philadelphia Police Department reported 12,923 violent crimes in 2022, including 154 violent assaults in the previous seven days. Philadelphia crime has climbed each year since…

Commentary Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro’s overflowing campaign coffers underscore the importance of Pennsylvania to national politics—and the influence of government unions in elections. With four weeks remaining until the mid-term elections, Shapiro reported raising a whopping $25.4 million in his latest campaign-finance report, bringing his total to a record $50.9 million since the beginning…