Shapiro Demands AI Regulation + 60K Retirees Get Overdue Raise

Gov. Josh Shapiro calls for federal AI regulation in Pittsburgh address, plus a pension cost-of-living update for Pennsylvania retirees. - AI regulation: Shapiro addressed AI policy in Pittsburgh, citing Gecko Robotics as a model for Pennsylvania's AI development. He says regulation is primarily the federal government's job and calls for international coordination; he's already signed an executive order requiring ethical AI use by state contractors. Comes as Trump prepares to meet Xi Jinping and dismisses AI ethics concerns as "overblown." - Pension COLA fix: Roughly 60,000 retirees — teachers, firefighters, police officers who retired before July 2001 — will receive their first cost-of-living adjustment in over two decades. The move has bipartisan support; the long-term cost to taxpayers is still unclear. The Center Square Regional Editor Christen Smith reports. Get the Pennsylvania newsletter at TheCenterSquare.com. #Pennsylvania #JoshShapiro #AIRegulation #CenterSquare #TheStates