Shapiro-Garrity 2026 race centers on affordability and rights

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican candidate Stacy Garrity are shaping competing economic pitches around housing, energy, taxes, health care, and federal Medicaid changes. Differing positions on LGBTQ rights and surveillance-camera restrictions add accountability dimensions; a man’s arrest over an alleged threat against Shapiro’s office adds a political-safety follow-up.