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Josh Shapiro

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Josh Shapiro is the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania, having taken office on January 17, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023, where he focused on issues such as consumer protection, public safety, and civil rights. Shapiro has been an advocate for transparency in government and has emphasized the importance of community engagement in development projects.

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Jul 9, 2026

We should work through this and finish the job together, and instead, they ran away.

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Jul 9, 2026

Weather in many ways is the most significant and acute event that we have to prepare for.

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Jul 9, 2026

Weather more and more is responsible for claiming lives in our commonwealth and doing real damage to property.

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Jul 2, 2026

On the day they should be sending a budget to my desk, they decided to go home on vacation.

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Jul 2, 2026

I sure as hell think those technologies should be developed by the hands of a Pennsylvania worker here in the United States of America. Not in communist China.

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Jul 2, 2026

Stacy Garrity is a desperate politician – and her long record of supporting completely unregulated data center development makes it clear that she just can’t be trusted.

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Jun 30, 2026

I think they should stay there until they get a budget on my desk. There’s no reason it can’t get done shortly.

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Jun 30, 2026

I know Pennsylvanians have real concerns about these data centers and the impact they could have on our communities, our utility bills, and our environment, and so do I.

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Jun 30, 2026

We can play a leading role in winning the battle for AI supremacy — but we have to do it in a way that puts the good people of Pennsylvania first.

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Jun 30, 2026

Donald Trump, Dr. (Mehmet) Oz and RFK Jr. are hellbent on trying to push aside people who rely on Medicaid to get the care they need.

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Jun 30, 2026

There’s no excuses anymore. The legislature has a legal responsibility to show up for work, to do their jobs, and to put a budget on my desk.

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Jun 30, 2026

But here in Pennsylvania, we’re going to keep standing up to protect our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians.

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Jun 24, 2026

A price cap I negotiated with PJM saved consumers across the region billions of dollars and my new data-center standards are designed to protect communities.

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Jun 24, 2026

the safety of the Governor and his family should never be weaponized for partisan gamesmanship – and our Administration will continue to work with law enforcement and elected officials across the Commonwealth to keep our leaders safe.

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Jun 24, 2026

In Pennsylvania, developers who want access to the state’s 'Fast Track' permitting program must bring their own power, a condition demanded by Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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Jun 24, 2026

We appreciate the Office of Attorney General following its obligation under the law, without political interference, by approving this settlement agreement and ensuring these contractors will be paid for the work they have already…

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Jun 23, 2026

No matter how hard Donald Trump fights in a court of law to whitewash our history, he will never change our values in Pennsylvania.

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Jun 14, 2026

The chaos, cruelty and corruption that he’s been engaged in is not something that we support here in Pennsylvania.

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Jun 11, 2026

All that chaos at the federal level in the United States is making us all worse off.

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Jun 11, 2026

The only thing I am focused on is beating my opponent for governor and helping other Democrats get elected here and sending a clear message to Donald Trump that the chaos, cruelty and corruption that he’s been engaged in is not something…

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Jun 10, 2026

As Pennsylvania continues to compete for major economic development projects and lead on innovation, we have a responsibility to set strict accountability standards and ensure these projects create real opportunity for our communities.

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Jun 10, 2026

I’ve heard directly from Pennsylvanians who are concerned about the impact data center development could have on their communities, the environment, and their utility bills.

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May 28, 2026

I’ve put forward my Lightning Plan – a comprehensive plan to build more energy generation here in the Commonwealth, reform our permitting and siting laws, and diversify our energy sector to generate more renewables.

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