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

By Brett Sholtis | WITF
Published January 17, 2023 at 10:05 PM EST
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Governor Josh Shapiro takes the oath of office to become Pennsylvania’s 48th governor outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol.
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Democrat Josh Shapiro was sworn in today as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. WITF’s Brett Sholtis has the details.

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

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Brett Sholtis | WITF
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.
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