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.

Pennsylvania state lawmakers, judges and top executive branch officials will get a heftier salary increase in 2025 than the average Pennsylvanian saw over the past 12 months.

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.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency on Saturday morning to support response efforts in Northwest Pennsylvania after several feet of lake-effect snow fell in the region.