Jaxon White

GOP Treasurer Stacy Garrity launches 2026 bid for governor

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Ester Soliman, 25-year Lancaster resident, deported by ICE | WITF Ester Soliman was deported to the Philippines on Friday after living in Lancaster for 25 years, her family said. Her family said they received a […]

Ester Soliman, 25-year Lancaster resident, deported by ICE

Twelve days after ICE arrested Soliman, she was put on a plane to the Philippines. www.witf.org/2025/08/15/e... via... WITF's Jordan Wilkie

I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.

Divided Harrisburg: House Dems reject Senate GOP transit, budget bills | WITF As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse continues, elected officials involved in negotiations have repeatedly said talks are “ongoing” or “progre […]

As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse continues, elected officials involved in negotiations have repeatedly said talks are “ongoing” or “progressing.”

Their actions say otherwise. www.witf.org/2025/08/13/d...

Here's my story on last night: t.co/p2W5M2sD4a

House Rules/Approps committees are meeting this afternoon, after the Senate GOP passed its temporary budget and mass transit funding bills last night.

Senate GOP passes dead-on-arrival mass transit funding, temporary state budget | WITF Senate Republicans on Tuesday evening passed a temporary spending plan pitched as a lifeline for school districts and local governments amid the o […]

Senate GOP passes dead-on-arrival mass transit funding, temporary state budget www.witf.org/2025/08/12/s...

Pa. water supply could be strained by new data centers, freshwater overseers warn | WITF Freshwater managers warned Senate Republicans on Monday that data centers being built around Pennsylvania could stress public water supplies if mo […]

Freshwater managers warned Senate Republicans on Monday that data centers being built around Pennsylvania could stress public water supplies if more sustainable ways of cooling the facilities are not prioritized. www.witf.org/2025/08/12/p...

Pennsylvania dodges partisan redistricting fight plaguing U.S. House districts | WITF Pennsylvania has largely avoided the mid-decade redistricting fight unfolding in red and blue states nationwide, despite hosting key races in the […]

Pennsylvania has largely avoided the mid-decade redistricting fight unfolding in red and blue states nationwide, despite hosting key races in the battle over the U.S. House majority next year. www.witf.org/2025/08/11/p...

Please let me know if I missed one!

Here are Gov. Shapiro’s lawsuits against the Trump administration this year | WITF Gov. Josh Shapiro has locked arms with fellow Democrats nationwide in using the courts to push back on President Donald Trump’s agenda. The pot […]

Here are Gov. Shapiro’s lawsuits against the Trump administration this year www.witf.org/2025/08/08/h...

Gov. Shapiro calls for further US aid for Gaza, amid worsening humanitarian crisis | WITF Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump’s administration to expand aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, as increased report […]

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump’s administration to expand aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, as increased reports of children facing starvation there continue to dominate much of the international debate on Israel’s war with Hamas. www.witf.org/2025/08/06/g...

SACA’s bilingual ‘Radio Centro’ loses one-third of its budget from federal broadcasting cuts The only English- and Spanish-bilingual public radio station in Lancaster and York counties is expected to cut programming next year in the wake of Congress’ vote last month to rescind

The only English- and Spanish-bilingual public radio station in Lancaster and York counties is expected to cut programming next year in the wake of Congress’ vote last month to rescind public broadcasting funds via @jaxonwhite.bsky.social
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Ran into House Majority Leader Matt Bradford yesterday afternoon, seemingly on his way to Gov. Shapiro's office. No news, but he said:
"The House is proud to say that we've passed SEPTA funding. We've passed the budget. We wait to see what the Senate can pass."

Thank you!

Sidenote: I moved to Harrisburg a few weeks ago, so shoot me a message if you’re in the area, or if you have any restaurant recs. (Leaks also accepted.)

I’m thankful that I’ll be working with the same editors who have taught me so much these last two years at
@lancasteronline.bsky.social. You can still reach me at my cell or the Signal contact (in my bio).

Personal news: I'm starting at WITF as its new state Capitol reporter.

I'm expanding my coverage of Pennsylvania government/politics, focusing on how decisions made in Harrisburg ripple out to affect people and communities across the Commonwealth.

‘Feels like a charade’: Residents push back on feds over restart of Three Mile Island nuclear reactor MIDDLETOWN — Five officials charged with ensuring the restart of a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island meets federal safety and environmental standards faced harsh criticism from residents opposed to

‘Feels like a charade’: Residents push back on feds over restart of Three Mile Island nuclear reactor lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

‘Hope has been genocided’: Lancaster activists recount trip to West Bank [photos, video] Nick Martin woke in Nazareth, Israel, to a message blaring across his phone screen in the early morning hours of June 13.

‘Hope has been genocided’: Lancaster activists recount trip to West Bank

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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Season 10 Episode 145 Josh Shapiro; Alex G Airs July 24 2025 on CBS - IMDb IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.

. @governor.pa.gov will appear for an interview tonight on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which CBS announced last week will end in May.

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Former Olympian, Columbia native remembered as an encourager, a motivator, a pioneer Sam Bigler encouraged Amber Martin each time she pursued a new electoral role. Bigler showed Martin, not originally from the area, the ropes and saw potential in the current Lancaster

Sam Bigler snatched 130 kg (~287 lbs) and clean & jerked 177.5 kg (~391 lbs) at the 1976 Olympic Games. Anyone who has tried those lifts knows what a feat that is.

More impressive is that he did it in the 182-pound weight class. lancasteronline.com/sports/local...

Gov. Josh Shapiro calls supporters of ban on transgender athletes “extremist legislators,” declines to say if he’d veto | WITF Gov. Josh Shapiro, making his first public statement about a bill in the Legislature that would prevent transgender girls and women from playing o […]

Gov. Josh Shapiro calls supporters of ban on transgender athletes “extremist legislators,” declines to say if he’d veto witf.org/2025/07/23/g... via WITF Democracy Reporter Jordan Wilkie

Hey @SenatorMartinPA , I saw your comments on PA cannabis legalization. PA isn’t just missing out on revenue to its neighboring states, it’s missing a chance to make legal, regulated, age-restricted access the standard. Saying “no” leaves the door open for cartels and illicit players to fill the gap with zero safety or age protections. Let’s prioritize health and public safety and give Pennsylvanians the freedom to make their own choices. As someone who’s seen the benefits firsthand, I’d welcome the chance for my team and I to sit down with you. @itstyson20

Mike Tyson is calling out Pa. state Sen. Scott Martin over the Republican's refusal to consider recreational cannabis legislation.

@lancasteronline.bsky.social reported last week Martin said he would "never" consider such proposals. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Key Senate Republican says he ‘would never run’ recreational cannabis bill through committee, during late budget update HARRISBURG — Senate Appropriations Chairman Scott Martin spoke optimistically as he updated reporters about the late state budget Thursday, despite highlighting lawmakers’ disagreements over Medicaid ...

Sen. Scott Martin gave few details on budget talks when updating reporters this morning. But on recreational pot proposals, the Approps chair spoke bluntly:

“I would never run that through my committee."

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WITF faces funding cuts after Senate GOP approves rescission package Thursday morning | WITF Republicans in the U.S. Senate early Thursday morning voted to allow President Donald Trump to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broa […]

WITF faces funding cuts after Senate GOP approves rescission package Thursday morning www.witf.org/2025/07/17/w...

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As LNP previously reported, Hall has regularly used social media to push conspiracy theories and seek money from his tens of thousands of followers.

One of those followers - prominent conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza - told me last year that he DID give Hall $1,000.

Last year, he challenged Rep. Lloyd Smucker in the 11th Congressional District before he was arrested on parole violation charges. t.co/SKv1iVOAFx

Joshua Hall filed paperwork to challenge Rep. Scott Perry in the 10th District primary.

Hall served a partial prison sentence for threatening a Democratic member of Congress and pretending to be a member of Trump’s family to raise money for his personal use. docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...