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To help answer those questions, WITF is took part in the Trusting News project – an effort to create strategies designed to demonstrate the credibility and trustworthiness of journalism. In the links above, we explain our editorial process, we demonstrate our approach to ensure our stories are as balanced, accessible and responsive as possible, and we describe our ethics and funding.
The days of journalism’s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over. Now, it’s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be.
News Coverage
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Pa. Republicans pass restrictive voting bill in U.S. House
Central Pa. Reps. Lloyd Smucker, Scott Perry support the bill, which now heads to the Senate. -
Jaxon White
Lieutenant Governor hopeful Jason Richey gains Pennsylvania GOP support before primary
The western Pennsylvania attorney will run alongside Republican gubernatorial hopeful Stacy Garrity. -
Jaxon White
Governor hopeful Stacy Garrity says she’d work with Trump administration on Pennsylvania’s elections
Garrity’s comments come after President Trump called for Republicans to “nationalize” elections. -
Matt Rourke
Pa. Congressman Lloyd Smucker sues local newspaper, claiming defamation
Smucker is seeking $250,000 in damages over an editorial that said Smucker lied about “liberals” pushing for federal funding for health care coverage for immigrants in the country illegally. -
The Governor’s Office of Communications
Shapiro pitches $53.3 billion state spending plan, setting platform for 2026 reelection bid
The first-term Democrat would offset more spending on education, human services, and a fund to respond to federal policies by tapping Pennsylvania’s emergency savings. -
Pennsylvania’s independent voters surge, despite being locked out of primaries
Advocates caution that the combination of closed primaries and America’s two-party structure disenfranchises the commonwealth’s fastest-growing voter group. -
Jaxon White
Counties urge lawmakers to raise funding for 911, mental health, property reassessments
Pa. budget season kicks off next week with Gov. Josh Shapiro’s annual address on Tuesday. -
Eric Gay
What Pennsylvanians can do when ICE claims to redefine constitutional rights
Federal courts again needed to protect fundamental rights, Pa. experts say. -
Jaxon White
U.S. Health Sec. RFK Jr. touts new nutrition guidelines during Harrisburg rally
State Democrats push back against his actions undermining vaccinations. -
Jaxon White
Pa. officials urge lawmakers to tax data centers, offset home energy spikes
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Election year budget fight looms as Pennsylvania lawmakers brace for another clash
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Jaxon White
Pa. lawmakers hear testimony about regulating intoxicating hemp products
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Jaxon White
‘A lot of areas’ in rural Pa. could house data centers for AI growth, Garrity says
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Blaine Shahan
‘Electoral tide’: Pa. Democrats seek boost from Gov. Shapiro’s 2026 campaign
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Doug Mastriano bows out of Pa. governor’s race without endorsing Republican Stacy Garrity
The Morning Agenda – a podcast from WITF
Each weekday morning, The Morning Agenda will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.
