One Year of CODE PA: New Shapiro Administration Tech Team Transforms How Pennsylvanians Interact with the Commonwealth Online, Reimagines Digital Service Delivery, and Helps State Government Move at the Speed of Business

Governor Shapiro created CODE PA one year ago to create user-friendly and accessible digital services that create opportunity for Pennsylvanians – and CODE PA has helped to make state government move at the speed of business. In its first year, CODE PA has helped Pennsylvania become a national leader in digital service delivery –– reforming […]

Governor Shapiro Visits Allegheny County Non-Profit Serving Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism to Highlight How Proposed Budget Investments Would Expand ID/A Services and Support Direct Support Professionals

Governor Shapiro has been traveling the Commonwealth and meeting with the ID/A community, advocates, and families – from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to the Lehigh Valley – to hear top concerns firsthand and learn how his Administration can help.   The Governor’s 2024-25 budget proposes $483 million to increase reimbursement rates for direct support professionals and […]

Governor Shapiro: $274 Million Investment in State & Federal Funding to Improve Water Quality in 22 Counties Across Pennsylvania

The funding will support 30 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and non-point source projects across the Commonwealth which will increase water quality for Pennsylvania’s citizens. With today’s announcement, PENNVEST has invested $12 billion in clean water projects. Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the investment of $274 million for 30 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and non-point source projects across […]

ICYMI: ‘This Year We Feel Different’: Advocates for Pennsylvanians with ID/A Continue to Praise Governor Shapiro’s Historic Budget Proposal to Expand ID/A Services, Eliminate Waiting Lists

“I felt that Governor Shapiro really listened to me. He asked great questions. I know he wants to improve the pay rates for support staff. At the end of the budget address, I felt heard. I finally felt heard. He gave the issue names, faces, a location – but now it’s up to the Legislature […]

Governor Shapiro Unveils New Statewide Energy Initiative, Making Pennsylvania the First State Government to Commit to Getting 50 Percent of Its Electricity from Solar Power

The Shapiro Administration’s Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy (PA PULSE) initiative will provide 50 percent of the Commonwealth government’s electricity from ten new solar arrays in Pennsylvania, providing affordable and reliable energy over the next fifteen years. PA PULSE builds on Governor Shapiro’s energy plan, which would lower energy costs for consumers, create […]