October 7, 2026 8:35 am
(The Center Square) – A public outpouring of disgust, frustration, and concern about Pennsylvania’s pell-mell rush toward data center construction filled the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday afternoon at a rally where advocacy groups called for the Legislature and Gov. Josh Shapiro to enact a moratorium. Both the House and Senate were in session, but no significant data center bills have had ...
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro backs a bill that would open Pennsylvania’s primary elections to unaffiliated voters. House Bill 280, authored by state Rep. Jared Solomon, D-Philadelphia, passed the state House by a 115-88 vote on Tuesday. “I support it,” Shapiro told The Center Square in an interview on Saturday. Only registered Democrats and registered Republicans can vote ...
(The Center Square) – The state House on Monday unanimously approved a bill to create first-time regulations and a new tax on the sale of natural kratom – an increasingly popular tree-derived substance that can act as both a stimulant and a sedative – and ban the sale of synthetic kratom. Meanwhile, in a split vote driven by Democrats seeking ...
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined most of his Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin expressing concern about its actions ahead of the midterm election. “We write to warn you against continued activities at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that seek to undermine the Constitutional authority of both ...
