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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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. -
Sen. Dave McCormick would not say whether he’d support extending the health care premium tax credits that Democrats say must happen to secure their votes to end the federal government shutdown. -
The clock is ticking for Congress to extend enhanced health care tax credits slated to expire this year for more than 100,000 enrollees in the commonwealth. -
Consumer advocates warned a panel of Pennsylvania House members on Wednesday that Commonwealth residents will continue to bear the burden of rising electricity costs unless policymakers take steps to regulate a growing number of new data centers. -
For the second time, Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed a budget bill that would largely fund schools, counties and nonprofits at last year’s levels.
