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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Education spending is often among the most heated debates in the state Capitol as lawmakers negotiate Pennsylvania’s state budget. -
Two of Republicans’ strongest issues in 2024 — the economy and immigration — may be among their weaknesses in this year’s midterms, as the party looks to hold onto three Pennsylvania congressional seats key to maintaining a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Pennsylvania Democrats are raising concerns over an unknown question that President Donald Trump asked state Treasurer Stacy Garrity before he publicly endorsed her campaign for governor this year. -
Talking to a room of Republican insiders in Lancaster County earlier this month, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity revealed how she secured a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump in this year’s governor’s race. -
The state agency overseeing Pennsylvania’s Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program faced Republican scrutiny on Wednesday over the size of its budget, which is the largest of any department. -
Governor's OfficeGov. Josh Shapiro hosted a meeting with state officials and poultry farmers at the Rapid Response Center in Lancaster County on Feb. 24, 2026, to discuss the ongoing outbreak of bird flu. -
Many state government employees’ conversations and prompts with artificial intelligence chatbots will likely remain shielded from public record, after a ruling from Pennsylvania’s open records agency this month. -
The western Pennsylvania attorney will run alongside Republican gubernatorial hopeful Stacy Garrity. -
Governor hopeful Stacy Garrity says she’d work with Trump administration on Pennsylvania’s electionsGarrity’s comments come after President Trump called for Republicans to “nationalize” elections. -
Advocates caution that the combination of closed primaries and America’s two-party structure disenfranchises the commonwealth’s fastest-growing voter group.
