Governor Josh Shapiro

Governor Josh Shapiro

@governor.pa.gov

48th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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No matter what wild claims you may hear from Donald Trump and his allies about our elections — remember that it’s all noise. He’s trying to stoke chaos and sow confusion to get the results that he wants.

I want every eligible voter in Pennsylvania to know: you can vote safely and securely in next week’s election — whether you choose to vote in person or by mail.

Eight years ago today, we suffered the deadliest act of antisemitism in American history when a killer entered Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh while people prayed and murdered 11 of our neighbors.

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May the memories of Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger forever be a blessing.

Eight years ago today, we suffered the deadliest act of antisemitism in American history when a killer entered Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh while people prayed and murdered 11 of our neighbors.

It’s been 2,922 days since the attack, but the pain still lingers in our Commonwealth. Today we offer prayers of comfort to those touched by this violence.

Starting next school year, a bell-to-bell cell phone ban will take effect in every single Pennsylvania classroom. We’re getting back to the basics and keeping our classrooms focused on learning.

I just signed a statewide, bipartisan bell-to-bell cell phone ban into law. During the school day, students should be focused on learning, making friends, and building skills critical to their development — not focused on their phones.

I’ve heard parents, teachers, and students loud and clear on this: too much screen time is hurting our kids both at school and at home. So we took action. I’m proud that we got this done.

When I took office, the state Supreme Court had ruled that Pennsylvania’s system for funding public education was unconstitutional — leaving too many of our school districts underfunded.

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We’re driving $12 BILLION out to school districts across our Commonwealth for the first time ever — and that’s allowed us to provide free school breakfast for every student, expand mental health services, and repair outdated school buildings to keep our kids safe and healthy.

When I took office, the state Supreme Court had ruled that Pennsylvania’s system for funding public education was unconstitutional — leaving too many of our school districts underfunded.

So long as I’m Governor, abortion will remain safe, legal, and accessible here in Pennsylvania. And I will always protect a woman’s fundamental freedom to make her own decisions about her body.

On my watch, Pennsylvania is finally investing real resources in the life sciences. And GSK’s $800 million decision to expand in Upper Merion is proof that those investments are paying off.

No one can survive in 2026 making $7.25 an hour. Let me put that in real terms: If you work a 40-hour work week, that’s a little over $15,000 a year. That’s not sustainable.

Despite that fact, another legislative session has come and gone — and while the House has voted repeatedly to raise the minimum wage, Republicans in the State Senate left town again and refused to even bring a minimum wage bill up for a vote.

We do things differently in Pennsylvania and it’s working: Violent crime is down 16% and homicides are down 39% across PA — because we’ve invested in both law enforcement AND community violence prevention programs.

I know that there are Pennsylvanians who are horrified by what they’re seeing out of Washington. But hear me when I say: That will never be the path we take as long as I am Governor of this Commonwealth.

With all of the chaos, cruelty, and corruption coming out of D.C., I get why people think government just isn’t working for them anymore.  Here in Pennsylvania, we’re charting a better path forward — and this week is just one example.

I signed 58 bipartisan bills into law yesterday to address some of the pressing problems Pennsylvanians face every day — affordability, safety (both in their communities AND from AI), access to health care, and so much more.  That’s what public service should be about.

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Here in Pennsylvania, we’re leading on commonsense regulations to protect people from AI and the dangers it poses — but I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: we need to get real guardrails passed into law.

Pennsylvanians deserve to know if and when AI is being used in ads — and now, thanks to this new law, any advertisement in the Commonwealth that uses AI technology must make that crystal clear.

This was an important step in our effort to rein in this technology, but we need to do more — Pennsylvanians have real concerns about the impact it could have on their jobs, the safety of their kids, and our elections.

From bringing down costs, to protecting against the dangers of AI, to supporting members of law enforcement and first responders, and expanding access to health care — we’re taking commonsense steps to benefit Pennsylvanians. I just signed 58 examples.

In a crisis, Pennsylvanians should have the peace of mind knowing that someone will be there to help them. My Administration is taking action to keep people safe.

I signed an Executive Order earlier this year that created a new task force of experts to lead this effort — and they’re already hard at work. Here in Pennsylvania, we'll stand ready to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters — no matter what the federal government does next.

I called for this in my Budget Address and repeatedly urged the legislature to act — and now, we've brought Democrats and Republicans together to get this done for our students and our educators. It's time to get back to the basics in school and let our kids be kids.

While they’re still in school, we require student teachers to work full-time in the classroom to complete their training — all while they’re trying to pay their rent, put food on the table, and put gas in their car.

That’s why we secured additional funding for our Student Teacher Stipend program in our latest budget — so that 3,000 more future educators get an extra $10,000 of income to help them cover their expenses while they finish their education.