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Journalist Roundtable: Missed Mail, Legal Fallout, and Pennsylvania’s Budget Outlook

  • Asia Tabb
The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.

 Amanda Berg / Spotlight PA

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.

AIRED; January 13, 2026

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At today’s journalism roundtable, we spoke with Gillian McGoldrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer about her reporting on a lawsuit filed by the Shapiro administration against a vendor accused of failing to deliver more than three million pieces of mail from state agencies. We also heard from WITF’s Jaxon White, who previewed the upcoming state budget following last year’s months-late negotiations. The discussion comes as Gov. Josh Shapiro begins his re-election campaign, adding political stakes to this year’s budget process.

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