Gov. Josh Shapiro will again pitch next week in his annual budget address that Pennsylvania should legalize recreational marijuana and tap into tax revenue like almost all of its neighboring states. But legalizing recreational marijuana still faces major hurdles in Pennsylvania,

Pennsylvania has a budget surplus, but is facing growing deficits, a slow-growing economy and a fast-growing retirement-age population that is costly to care for.

Ahead of his budget address next week, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced his vision for energy policy this year.

Governor Josh Shapiro said Pennsylvanians will be spared a steep rate increase proposed last year by the operator of the state's electric grid. Pennsylvania and other states joined in a federal complaint to ward off the hikes.

Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker and Gov. Josh Shapiro talk about the unified response to the fatal LearJet crash that killed at least 6 and injured others

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he's aware of a small plane crash in Philadelphia and is offering all commonwealth resources. He said he's been in communication with the city's Office of Emergency Management, as well as police and firefighters.

Pennsylvania state and local officials were sent scrambling after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered a temporary pause on federal financial assistance, a halt that could affect trillions of dollars and disrupt hundreds of programs.

Shapiro’s term so far has come with challenges, as one of few governors in the country with a GOP-controlled Senate and a narrow Democratic majority in the state House.

The freeze is already impacting some services. The governor says portals for Medicaid, CareerLink and Head Start are down in Pennsylvania and other states.

One of the potential beneficiaries of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s newly announced Pennsylvania energy plan could be a $1.5 billion sustainable aviation fuel production plant proposed for Pittsburgh International Airport.

In recent months, governors including Shapiro and state ratepayer advocates have pressured the operator of the mid-Atlantic electricity grid to reduce the amount of money it offers to power plant owners, warning that it will unjustifiably raise electricity bills across the region.

Governor Josh Shapiro on Thursday announced the “Lightning Plan” — a comprehensive, all-of-the-above energy plan to secure Pennsylvania’s energy future.