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Josh Shapiro Sworn in as the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania, Offers Message of ‘Real Freedom'

Governor Josh Shapiro takes the oath of office to become Pennsylvania’s 48th governor outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol.
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Governor Josh Shapiro takes the oath of office to become Pennsylvania’s 48th governor outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol.

Democrat Josh Shapiro was sworn in today as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. WITF’s Brett Sholtis has the details.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 1/17/23)

Brett Sholtis is a health reporter for WITF/Transforming Health. Sholtis is the 2021-2022 Reveal Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee for Mental Health Investigative Journalism with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. His award-winning work on problem areas in mental health policy and policing helped to get a woman moved from a county jail to a psychiatric facility. Sholtis is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Kosovo campaign veteran.