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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Thousands of anti-abortion advocates gather on Pa. Capitol steps for annual March for Life rally -
Pa. House Dems advance firearm reforms in wake of recent acts of gun violence -
Pa. GOP formally taps Stacy Garrity as 2026 gubernatorial nominee to challenge Josh Shapiro -
Despite their insistence a few weeks ago that a budget deal was as near as a few days away, neither chamber convened in the Capitol for a voting session during the week of Sept. 15, and the budget bill advanced by the House last week sat idle in a House committee without any updated spending figures. -
Pa. House Democrats consider ‘magic mushrooms’ as mental health treatment -
Unclear how much Pa. stands to gain from feds’ $50 billion rural hospital program -
Hemp entrepreneurs form statewide guild, urge clear rules amid policy clash with cannabis, law enforcement -
Pa. Supreme Court justices defend impartiality in forum, as GOP seeks their ouster in November -
Finger-pointing continues in Harrisburg, as lawmakers are mired in the third month without a state spending plan. -
Majority control of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is on the line in the November 4 general election, when Republicans aim to oust three sitting judges elected as Democrats.
