Pennsylvania State Police said the newly enacted 2026–27 budget includes investments in staffing, technology and safety operations, but the agency’s announcement did not provide a dollar-by-dollar breakdown or implementation timetable.
ZeroEyes says it plans to invest $10 million in artificial-intelligence and machine-learning research and hire more than 100 veterans in Southeastern Pennsylvania over 24 months.
Philadelphia’s Citizens Police Oversight Commission has opened a citywide inquiry into police interactions described as “mere encounters,” following complaints and internal case reviews and seeking public input.
Philadelphia’s official news page says the city expects to submit a request to the U.S. government on or about Aug. 6, while city resource and event-management efforts continue through a packed 2026 calendar.
University of Pittsburgh cybersecurity centers will convene government, industry and academic experts for an Aug. 11 workshop on protecting water, energy and industrial-control networks.
Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Authority said redevelopment proposals for 2608 Penn Ave. and 604 Liberty Ave. were scheduled to go to the URA board. Final developers, costs and construction schedules were not identified.
Pittsburgh residents and commuters have until Aug. 7 to respond to the city’s mobility and roadway-safety survey, which is intended to inform future transportation policy, planning and investment decisions.
Pennsylvania lists Aug. 3, 2026, as the final day for candidates and political groups to circulate and file nomination papers for third-party and independent candidates in the Nov. 3 general election.
Sandra Aguilera became acting secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of General Services on Aug. 1, following Reggie McNeil’s departure from the post on July 31.
Harrisburg City Council approved federal housing and community-development funding allocations, an Allison Hill apartment project and a $1.9 million park-project reallocation at its July 14 meeting.
The Shapiro administration announced $109,331,999 in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program investments for 68 projects across Southcentral Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.
Aug. 3 is Pennsylvania’s final day to circulate and file nomination papers for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Objections and certain candidate withdrawals are due Aug. 10.
Philadelphia issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for Caring for Friends’ proposed cold-storage expansion at 12271 Townsend Road, setting up the city’s planned request to HUD for federal funds.
Harrisburg City Council approved the city’s 2026 budget on Dec. 29, 2025, declining raises for elected officials and defunding several top positions amid conflict with the mayor’s administration.
PennDOT District 11 announced that controlled explosive demolition of the I-376 Commercial Street Bridge was scheduled for July 15, 2026, weather permitting.
Philadelphia says Pennsylvania’s enacted 2026-27 budget requires covered sellers outside the city and online to collect the city’s additional 2% sales tax on taxable deliveries into Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania’s $50.8 billion 2026-27 budget requires large data centers to report annual energy and water use, but leaves utility-cost rules, siting policy and the state’s equipment tax exemption unresolved.
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s July 23 lawsuit challenges federal election-related grant conditions. It does not change how Pennsylvanians register, vote or have ballots audited.
Pennsylvania has delivered $216.7 million through its new refundable tax credit, while more payments may follow as remaining 2025 returns, including extension filings, are processed.
Pennsylvania lawmakers did not enact a replacement sentencing law before the state Supreme Court’s July 24 deadline, leaving county judges to make individualized decisions in pending and future second-degree murder cases.
DHS withdrew appeals tied to two proposed Pennsylvania ICE detention sites, but DEP orders, inspections and local infrastructure questions remain.
