This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

Following President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 campaign, one Pennsylvanian has been floated as a potential VP pick for presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, and that’s Gov. Josh Shapiro. An MSNBC report suggests Shapiro is being vetted, while the Philadelphia Democratic Party has also formally endorsed a potential Harris-Shapiro ticket. Regardless of whether he gets the nod, Shapiro has seen his national profile rise amid all the veepstakes speculation.

There are 29 people whose hometowns are in Pennsylvania competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. PennLive mapped and listed the athletes by sport, including: Millersville field hockey players Brooke and Emma DeBerdine, rowers Justin Best, Michael Grady and Nick Mead, and women’s basketball players Kahleah Cooper and Alyssa Thomas.

Bucks County Republicans saw some good news come their way in July. In a Philadelphia suburban landscape that has increasingly become more friendly to Democrats’ electoral prospects, Republicans now have a voter registration majority in Bucks County. Bucks County GOP Chair Pat Poprik called the development a “morale booster,” and The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that the shift shows Bucks County will be a pivotal battleground county in November.

This gamble didn’t pay off: Rahim Islam, the former CEO at Philadelphia music icon Kenny Gamble’s nonprofit, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzlement and bribery. Islam was convicted earlier this year for looting the Universal Companies nonprofit to pay for luxuries including meals, gym memberships and travel. We’re guessing he did it for the love of money.

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is losing Chancellor Dan Greenstein this fall as he sets his sights on the next chapter. The chancellor, who oversaw a redesign of the state system and consistently fought for tuition freezes for member universities, was a fierce advocate for affordability at PASSHE’s 10 universities. PASSHE students will wait with bated breath to see if the next chancellor will share Greenstein’s commitment to keeping costs low.

An unfortunate side effect of “Scranton Joe” dropping out of the presidential race could be the impact on his hometown. President Joe Biden had frequented Scranton during campaign trips, bringing the nation’s eyes and crowds to the area in the process. And now that we know his presidential tenure will soon be coming to an end, there’s a chance Scranton may have to get in a battle with Biden’s longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware over where his presidential library will reside.