Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro is beginning the transition to his new job, pledging to work constructively with lawmakers and pledging to remain as attorney general until he takes office as governor in January. Laurenjmayk has the story.
Otherwise Shapiro gave few details about the transition, such as who will lead or the dozens of people who will participate in transition committees and how the inaugural festivities will be financed. He promised more announcements in the coming days.
“Obviously, we’re going to leave our own mark, and we’re going to chart our own course and I know that’s what Gov. Wolf would want us to do," Shapiro said.Shapiro said he will continue serving as attorney general until he is sworn in. After that, he said, he will nominate a successor to the Senate for confirmation to fill the remainder of his four-year term lasting through 2024. He said he will announce a nominee in the coming weeks.
However, it also has challenging long-term fiscal issues, such as a relatively slow-growing economy, a ballooning retirement-age population and a shrinking working-age population. Shapiro said that he and Davis — who will preside over the state Senate as part of the lieutenant governor's duties — have spoken with Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, who is on track to become the Senate's top-ranking member, the president pro tempore.
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