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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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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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May 28, 2026

Dollar for dollar, we’ve invested just as much in violence prevention as we have in training new Pennsylvania State Police troopers… Because we know our two-pronged approach is the smart way to ensure public safety.

nga.org
May 26, 2026

The Republican Congress is weak and only serves the will of Trump, Shapiro said. That includes giving Trump a free pass on wrongdoing and corruption.

abcnews.com
Mar 8, 2026

I’m an ‘all-of-the-above’ energy governor.

politico.com
Mar 8, 2026

Pay for your own power, so it’s not saddling local businesses or homeowners with higher costs.

politico.com
Mar 8, 2026

Unfortunately, the president of the United States has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from clean energy development in this commonwealth, which has cost us 26,000 union trade jobs who were set to work on these projects.

politico.com
Mar 8, 2026

hold data center developers accountable to strict standards if they want our full support.

politico.com
Mar 8, 2026

Too many of these projects have been shrouded in secrecy, with local communities left in the dark about who is coming in and what they’re building.

politico.com
Dec 10, 2025

When you're a governor, when you're a president of the United States, you're looked to for that moral clarity.

usatoday.com
Dec 8, 2025

I mean, she’s trying to sell books and cover her ass.

theatlantic.com
Dec 8, 2025

Wouldn’t you ask questions if someone was talking to you about forming a partnership and working together?

theatlantic.com
Dec 8, 2025

Democrats lost ground in some of these communities by failing to show up and failing to treat people with a level of respect that they deserve.

theatlantic.com
Dec 8, 2025

I can tell you that her accounts are just blatant lies.

theatlantic.com
Dec 8, 2025

But I do respect his ability to communicate with these constituencies.

theatlantic.com
Dec 8, 2025

What this country is gonna need is someone who can actually heal and unify, and someone who can solve problems and get stuff done.

theatlantic.com
Dec 8, 2025

The fact that people view institutions as incapable or unwilling to solve their problems is leading to hyper-frustration, which then creates anger.

theatlantic.com
Dec 8, 2025

I think what Democrats need to do is focus not so much on winning litmus tests but on winning elections.

theatlantic.com
Nov 9, 2025

I promised to work quickly once a final decision in the case was reached.

nytimes.com
Oct 1, 2025

I do not want you to be guided by someone like RFK Jr., who I believe is wholly unqualified to give medical advice and who is restricting our freedoms.

cbsnews.com
Oct 1, 2025

This is the birthplace of freedom, and I think medical and health care freedom is central to those tenets of what we need more of in this country.

cbsnews.com
Oct 1, 2025

Our health, our safety and our economy all depend on people having access to vaccines.

cbsnews.com
Sep 21, 2025

We've got to universally condemn political violence, no matter where it is, whether it's against Charlie Kirk or someone else. It is not OK. We all have to work together to condemn it. We've got to find our better angels.

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