Pennsylvania joins lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting
GOOD MORNING. IT IS 655. IT’S TIME FOR WGAL NEWS 8 TO GO THE NEWS EIGHT TODAY TEAM IS ALL HERE TO HELP YOU START YOUR DAY. AND MAYBE YOU’RE BEGINNING TO PACK UP THE CAR BECAUSE THE PA TURNPIKE DOES SAY TODAY WILL BE THAT ROADWAY FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SO AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING EVERY DAY NOW, LET’S GET A CHECK OF THE GAS PRICES BECAUSE THE STATE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR WENT UP ANOTHER $0.04 OVERNIGHT. NOW IT IS AT 412. THAT IS UP A DOLLAR A GALLON. SINCE THE START OF THE WAR IN IRAQ. SO IF YOUR CAR HAS 15 GALLON TANK NOW IT’S $15 MORE TO FILL UP FROM EMPTY. AND THIS IS WHAT YOU’LL BE PAYING IF YOU STOP AT THIS GAS STATION IN EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP AND LANCASTER COUNTY FOR 19 A GALLON THERE. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT THE OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE HAVING A GAS PRICE AVERAGE OF THE STATE AVERAGE OR HIGHER RIGHT NOW IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. I’M GABRIEL THOMAS LIVE HERE AT THE SHEETS ON LINCOLN HIGHWAY AND EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP. I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE GAS PRICES LOOK LIKE HERE. IF YOU PLAN TO FILL UP AT THIS GAS STATION, YOU’LL BE PAYING 419 FOR REGULAR GAS. I’VE BEEN TALKING TO DRIVERS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, AND I’VE BEEN GETTING SOME MIXED EMOTIONS. SOME OF THEM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PRICE, OTHERS NOT SO MUCH. BUT IF YOU DO PLAN TO BE ON THE ROAD TODAY, THE TURNPIKE SAYS IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY BUSY. SO PLAN AHEAD. AND IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT OF STATE THIS WEEKEND FOR EASTER, YOU MAY WANT TO FILL UP BEFORE YOU COME BACK. TAKE A LOOK. EVERY STATE BORDERING OURS HAS A LOWER STATE AVERAGE. DELAWARE, WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO ARE AVERAGE, AVERAGING UNDER $4. AS FOR MASS TRANSIT, DON’T FORGET THAT RAPID TRANSIT AND RED ROSE TRANSIT WILL NOT HAVE BUS SERVICE ON SUNDAY FOR EASTER. LEBANON TRANSIT ALREADY DOESN’T HAVE SUNDAY SERVICES AT ALL. SO ALL THREE, THOUGH, SAY THAT NORMAL SCHEDULES WILL BE BACK ON MONDAY. GOOD FRIDAY MORNING. A BIT OF A MISTY START FOR SOME OF US, INCLUDING HERE IN LEBANON COUNTY. YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE SKY CAM, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE CONDITIONS IMPROVE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE 40S, 42 IN LEBANON AS WELL AS LANCASTER, 43 IN HARRISBURG AND 46 IN GETTYSBURG AT THIS HOUR. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER PLAN FOR THE DAY TODAY. ONCE WE GET RID OF THE CLOUDS AND THAT FOG AND MIST, WE GO UP TO 76 FOR THE HIGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATER ON THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET BEFORE WE COOL THINGS DOWN, AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. 76 THE HIGH. TOMORROW. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT SUNDAY WE WILL HAVE RAIN IN THE MORNING FOR SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES AS 66. THE HIGH ON SUNDAY. BEFORE WE COOL THINGS DOWN, WE’LL SHOW YOU JUST HOW LOW TEMPERATURES DROP NEXT WEEK IN THE TEN DAY AND THE MORNING COMMUTE. MIKE HAS BEEN GOOD ALL MORNING LONG AS WE ARE GREEN STILL IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THIS IS A LOOK AT 15 AND 114 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, WHERE IT’S ACTUALLY PRETTY CLEAR AND VOLUME IS DOWN. AND HERE IS 283 AT THE MT. JOY EXIT HAPPENING TODAY. SEVERAL CHURCHES WILL BE HAVING THEIR STATIONS OF THE CROSS WALKS, INCLUDING INCLUDING PAX CHRISTI IN HARRISBURG. THERE’S STARTS IN FRONT OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON MARKET STREET AT 945 THIS MORNING. THEY’LL BE WALKING THROUGH DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG WITH 1414 STOPS ALONG THE WALK, CORRESPONDING WITH THE 14 STATIONS OF THE CROSS. AND IN COLUMBIA, LANCASTER COUNTY, THERE WILL BE A SIMILAR EVENT STARTING AT NOON TODAY. ORGANIZERS SAY THAT WALK WILL BEGIN AT MOUNT ZION A.M.E. CHURCH ON SOUTH FIFTH STREET AND END AT SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON LOCUST STREET. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR PARKING THAT’S AVAILABLE IN THE LOT ACROSS FROM HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS AT FOURTH AND CHERRY STREETS. THE WEST SHORE BUREAU OF FIRE, ONE OF THE MANY PLACES HOLDING A GOOD FRIDAY FISH FRY. TONIGHT IT’S FROM 4 TO 7 AT THE WORMLEYSBURG FIRE STATION ON EAST MARKET STREET. IT’S $15 FOR ADULTS, SEVEN FOR KIDS, THOUGH THOSE FIVE AND UNDER GET IN FOR FREE. THE MONEY GOES TOWARD HELPING, RECRUITING AND RETAINING FIREFIGHTERS. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY MORNING FOR SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. WE WILL BE HAVING RAIN MOVING IN AS WE GO TOWARDS THE MORNING HOURS HERE. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S. BUT AS WE GO INTO THE TEN DAY FORECAST HERE, 76 WILL BE THE HIGH TODAY, 78 ON YOUR SATURDAY. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ABOUT EGG HUNTS FOR THIS WEEKEND, TOMORROW AFTERNOON, EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE YOUR BEST BET BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THOSE STORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN AGAIN COMING IN DURING THE MORNING. ON SUNDAY. WE WILL CLEAR THINGS OUT ON FOR MONDAY AND THE UPCOMING WEEK AS WELL. WITH TEMPERATURES GOING DOWN TO THE LOW 50S. BUT YOU CAN SEE AT KATELYN, THEY DO GO BACK TO THE 70S. BY THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, AND WE STAY DRY MONDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS WELL. IT’S REALLY JUST SUNDAY THAT WE HAVE TO WATCH FOR SOME RAIN NEXT WEEK. I’M GOING TO BE DECORATING SOME EGGS TODAY. I THINK. STARTING TO GET READY. SO THIS AFTERNOON. NOT TOO BAD FOR AN EGG HUNT UNLESS YOU THINK IT’S TOO EARLY. OH NO, NOT FOR THE KID
Pennsylvania joins lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting
Updated: 2:28 PM EDT Apr 3, 2026
Pennsylvania has joined a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding mail-in ballots, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro.The suit, filed Friday, is led by: CaliforniaMassachusettsNevadaWashingtonPennsylvania and 17 other states have joined the suit which called Executive Order 14399 “an unconstitutional attack on states’ rights and the right to vote for all Pennsylvanians.”The order changes the guidelines of mail-in voting by creating a nationwide list of verified and eligible voters in each state and requiring that absentee ballots are only sent to those on an approved mail-in ballot list.Governor responds”The U.S. Constitution makes clear that elections are to be run by the states, and here in Pennsylvania, we believe that the administration of elections should be nonpartisan,” Shapiro said. “The good people of Pennsylvania will vote — whether in person or by mail — their votes will be counted, and the will of the people will be respected. Pennsylvanians choose their representatives, not Donald Trump.”LINK | You can read the full lawsuit here.
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Pennsylvania has joined a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding mail-in ballots, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro.
The suit, filed Friday, is led by:
CaliforniaMassachusettsNevadaWashington
Pennsylvania and 17 other states have joined the suit which called Executive Order 14399 “an unconstitutional attack on states’ rights and the right to vote for all Pennsylvanians.”
The order changes the guidelines of mail-in voting by creating a nationwide list of verified and eligible voters in each state and requiring that absentee ballots are only sent to those on an approved mail-in ballot list.
Governor responds
“The U.S. Constitution makes clear that elections are to be run by the states, and here in Pennsylvania, we believe that the administration of elections should be nonpartisan,” Shapiro said. “The good people of Pennsylvania will vote — whether in person or by mail — their votes will be counted, and the will of the people will be respected. Pennsylvanians choose their representatives, not Donald Trump.”