The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's access to federal payment systems for Medicaid and Head Start were restored late Tuesday, hours after they were shut off following the White House said it had put a freeze on funding of a wide range of government programs.

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday said that the state's access to Medicaid and Head Start had been restored as of Tuesday night after the services were interrupted amid an announced freeze on federal funds by the Trump administration.

The freeze is already impacting some services. The governor says portals for Medicaid, CareerLink and Head Start are down in Pennsylvania and other states.

The Office of Management and Budget requested agencies temporarily pause grant, loan, or federal assistance programs implicated by President Trump’s executive o

Pennsylvania’s Medicaid funding portal is currently unavailable following President Trump’s order that federal financial assistance be frozen. Governor Josh Shapiro

PJM Interconnection, which controls the flow of electricity to a dozen states, planned to hike rates for consumers through 2028. Shapiro joined the governors of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey to file a federal complaint Dec.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized President Donald Trump for his pardons of about 1,500 people convicted for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including for violent offenses against Capitol police officers.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

Gov. Josh Shapiro interacts Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, with the Dieruff High School Band as he and local leaders visit Harrison-Morton Middle School in Allentown to highlight the more than $2 billion ...