Jaxon White
WPSU state Capitol reporterJaxon White reports on how decisions made in Pennsylvania’s state Capitol ripple across communities throughout the commonwealth. White's coverage centers on the General Assembly, the Governor’s Office and the broader landscape of Pennsylvania politics.
White is especially interested in the development and regulation of artificial intelligence, how public officials manage taxpayer dollars and policy ideas aimed at addressing everyday — and sometimes overlooked — challenges.
White grew up just north of Pittsburgh in Beaver County, Pa., and graduated from Bucknell University in 2023. His first reporting gig was at LNP | LancasterOnline as a politics reporter, before he started as the Capitol reporter for WPSU and public radio stations statewide in the summer of 2025.
He can be reached at jwhite@lnpnews.com or (717) 874-0716.
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Former state Senate Majority Leader David “Chip” Brightbill, who represented parts of south-central Pennsylvania over his more than two-decade career in the Legislature, died Thursday at 83 years old. -
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker on Friday said he isn’t sure why President Donald Trump’s administration is fighting in court to prevent food assistance payments from reaching people during the government shutdown. -
Congressman Lloyd Smucker didn’t say much about the federal government shutdown that he hadn’t already said, during a tele-town hall with constituents on Wednesday evening. -
Four members of the state House of Representatives will need to resign their posts after winning seats in Tuesday’s municipal and judicial elections. -
Lifelong Lebanon County resident John Tice has seen the polarizing TV and digital ads trying to sway voters over the fate of three state Supreme Court justices on the Nov. 4 ballot. -
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin visited Lancaster on Wednesday night, giving a pep talk to local party members ahead of Election Day. -
Heavyweight boxing hall of famer Mike Tyson visited lawmakers in the state Capitol Wednesday morning to urge them to lift Pennsylvania’s ban on recreational marijuana. -
On a windy October day in a suburb north of Philadelphia, Republican activist Scott Presler stood outside the Bucks County government center.
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Across 19 counties in south-central Pennsylvania, more than 300,000 people receive help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to purchase food. -
Gov. Josh Shapiro joins Democrats’ lawsuit for emergency SNAP funds amid government shutdown.
