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City trucks collect and dispose of pallets, tarps and other personal belongings Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at the Jordan Creek homeless encampment in Allentown during a sweep by city officials to clear residents out of the site. While many residents were able to grab their belongings, others said they lost a lot because they didn’t have help. Allentown officials announced in early August that the camp would be cleared, citing flooding concerns. After an initial deadline of Aug. 25, Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk extended the evacuation date to Monday to coincide with the opening of the Allentown YMCA’s warming station. Despite the advance warning, however, some of the residents stayed up until the last possible moment, saying they had nowhere else to go. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Shapiro says HUD cuts risk $100M that supports housing, prevents homelessness in Pa.

November 27, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Nov. 25—Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday joined several states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over policy changes and proposed cuts in federal housing that state officials say jeopardize...

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania chamber at the Capitol. (File - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

With 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices up for retention, here are key recent rulings

October 31, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht face "yes" or "no" votes on their retention for another 10-year term. Here's how they ruled on abortion access, election law and...

Justices David Wecht, Christine Donohue and Kevin Dougherty sit on stage during a speaking event featuring the three justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, who are on the November retention ballot, at Central High School on Sept. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Many Pa. voters still undecided on state Supreme Court retention elections, poll shows

October 16, 2025 at 9:34 a.m.

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court retention elections are as unpredictable as they are uniquely loud and partisan this year, with large portions of voters still undecided less than three weeks before the...

Pennsylvania’s annual budget has ballooned by nearly 64% under Gov. Josh Shapiro and his Democratic predecessor, Tom Wolf, an investigation by The Center Square found. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Gov. Josh Shapiro garners strong show of support among Pennsylvania voters ahead of 2026, poll shows

October 4, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

Even though he and state lawmakers are tangled in a months-long budget stalemate, Gov. Josh Shapiro can point to strong support from Pennsylvania voters and a rising national profile almost...

Mail-in ballots are collected and counted Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Northampton County Courthouse in Easton. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Shapiro says Trump’s war on mail voting will have ‘no bearing’ in Pa.

August 21, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

“Donald Trump can sign whatever the hell executive orders he wants to sign and make a show out of whatever he wants,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “But he can’t change...

Republican Pennsylvania Sen. David McCormick. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Dave McCormick at tele-town hall: ‘Give President Trump some time’ on tariffs, economic policy

April 10, 2025 at 11:47 a.m.

McCormick, a Republican, pledged to more than 8,000 callers that he’d closely monitor the impacts of White House policy and that he’d push to protect critical benefits and services, from...

Pa. residents may lose WIC benefits

December 14, 2023 at 12:48 p.m.

The federal nutrition assistance program for women, infants and children faces a $1 billion nationwide shortfall that could force more than 50,000 Pennsylvanians to be turned away from the program...

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., speaks as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies in May before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

One of Pat Toomey’s last actions in the Senate — and his first jobs after leaving office — are spurring calls for ethics reform

July 3, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.

A few weeks before he left the U.S. Senate in January, Pat Toomey helped block the Enablers Act, a bipartisan proposal designed to curtail corruption and money laundering. Since then,...

Sen. John Fetterman at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

John Fetterman one of 5 Democrats to vote against debt ceiling deal in Senate. Here’s why.

June 2, 2023 at 4:07 p.m.

John Fetterman was one of five Democrats to vote against the debt ceiling deal.

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