Gov. Josh Shapiro and other government officials will see their salaries increased by 3.4%. The new raise is due to a state law that delivers automatic raises matching the federal consumer inflation figure for mid-Atlantic urban areas. That percentage increase is about one-third higher than the 2.6% average increase for private-sector employees.

More than 1,300 Pennsylvania officials — including Gov. Josh Shapiro, all 253 lawmakers and all seven state Supreme Court justices — will get a pay raise of 3.4% in 2025, under a state law that delivers automatic raises that match the federal consumer inflation figure for mid-Atlantic urban areas.

Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he signed seven bills into Pennsylvania law on Monday. The seven bills involve domestic relations and animal abuse, health and safety, vehicle inspections and township provisions.

ERIE, Pa. (WPVI) -- At least five states are under winter weather alerts Monday morning. Parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York are expecting as much as six feet of snow over the coming days. A lake-effect storm already dumped more than two feet of snow across Erie County, Pennsylvania, over the weekend.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a proclamation to mobilize state resources during lake-effect snow weather events in northwestern Pennsylvania.

An intense lake-effect snow swept through parts of New York and Pennsylvania over the Thanksgiving weekend. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared a state of emergency for Erie County on Saturday, November 30,