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Sen. Majority Leader Joe Pittman is a top negotiator at the closed-door budget talks with Gov. Josh Shapiro and House ...
In a joint statement, Pittman, Martin and Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, R-Hempfield Township, said their chamber ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday afternoon responded to criticisms he’s faced from Republicans over the nearly two-month late ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro says he is open to using money from a special transit fund that pays for capital projects to help SEPTA ...
Lawmakers and residents in Bucks County are calling on Pennsylvania's Republicans to approve mass transit funding.
Many commuters and students in the Philadelphia region woke earlier than usual Monday and scrambled to avoid being late as ...
Shapiro largely declined to provide any new details on the issues still dividing Democrats in the state House, and ...
Pennsylvania’s state budget is more than 40 days overdue, though frequent conversations are being had between top state ...
Republicans don't care about mass transit funding? Not so, says Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman in a 12-minute floor ...
More than a dozen Republican general assembly leaders have endorsed Treasurer Stacy Garrity for governor. The news comes a week after Garrity formally launched her campaign for next spring’s primary.
It’s unclear how many lawmakers share Pittman’s opinion. Other top lawmakers were noncommittal, while a spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro did not reply to a request for comment on ...
Public transit is a key issue holding up Pennsylvania’s budget, but top Republicans have said they don’t want to spend more money on trains, buses and trolleys unless they also get fund… ...