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Shapiro’s Cabinet Picks Signal Centrist, Pragmatic Approach to Governing

Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro speaks with the press on Nov. 16, 2022.
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Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro speaks with the press on Nov. 16, 2022.

Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro has announced many of his choices for cabinet officials. WITF’s Brett Sholtis reports, Shapiro hopes to earn support in a divided state legislature.

(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.