Opinion
Josh Shapiro’s Climate Self-Protection
He blames a grid operator for the rising cost of green policies.
4 things to watch in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s third budget address
Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat in his first term, is expected to focus his third budget address on energy policy and finding new revenue generators to address an upcoming $4.5 billion budget shortfall.
A look into Shapiro's 2025-26 budget proposal
On Feb. 4, Gov. Josh Shapiro presented his 2025-26 budget proposal to Pennsylvania's legislature and citizens. The Governor listed workforce development; reduced healthcare, housing and energy costs;
Legislature response to Shapiro budget address mixed, spirited
Democrats and Republican legislators had a predictably mixed response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal, setting the stage for a spirited debate in the coming months of negotiation. House Speaker Joanna McClinton,
SEPTA would get $165 million in Josh Shapiro’s state budget proposal, staving off service cuts
SEPTA estimates it would initially receive about $165 million in new state money for operating expenses through Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to increase by 1.75% the share of sales-tax revenue allocated to public transit.
How much would Lehigh Valley school districts get under Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget? See the numbers
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday released his administration’s proposed funding amounts for the state’s public school districts in the 2025-26 school year as part of his budget plan. The proposal includes $9.
Governor delivers budget address
Josh Shapiro laid out his budget proposal during an address on Tuesday. “This look is all about American exceptionalism,” she said of her pro-Trump ensemble on the Grammys red carpet. Kelsey Grammer recently revealed to the New York Post the reason why he had a 30-year falling out with “Cheers” co-star Ted Danson.
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Pennsylvania PJM settlement might slow price hikes, but green energy projects still wait to connect to the grid
After wholesale electricity prices jumped 800% at PJM’s power auction over the summer, Shapiro sounded the alarm bells, ...
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Shapiro announces agreement with PJM to prevent unnecessary price hikes
Governor Josh Shapiro reached an agreement with PJM on a plan to save consumers over $21 billion more than the next two years ...
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Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro touts agreement to prevent spike in electricity bills
PJM Interconnection, which controls the flow of electricity to a dozen states, planned to hike rates for consumers through ...
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Governor Josh Shapiro and PJM Interconnection Reach Deal to Save Consumers Billions
Governor Josh Shapiro announced a major agreement with PJM Interconnection that will save consumers over $21 billion in ...
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Shapiro administration announces settlement to prevent billions in extra electricity costs
Pennsylvania and the region’s electrical grid operator PJM Interconnection have reached an agreement that Gov. Josh Shapiro’s ...
Shapiro reaches deal with PJM to limit electricity price hikes for Pennsylvania consumers
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday announced he’s reached agreement with the regional grid operator PJM ...
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Electric grid operator agrees to Shapiro demand on power price cap
The organization that oversees the region’s electrical grid has agreed to a new cap on certain power price hikes, following a ...
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Deal reached to avoid ‘historic’ PJM electricity price hikes
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he worked with PJM to lower the capacity auction price cap – from over $500/MW-day to ...
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Pennsylvania governor negotiates a deal with PJM over power prices
Josh Shapiro has pressed the Eastern grid operator for answers to high prices amid tighter electricity supplies.
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NJ customers due for utility bill savings? New agreement could help
Gov. Phil Murphy and governors from several other states called for urgent action to combat surging prices. That included a ...