Lawmakers want to ensure the Shapiro admin is holding corporate middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, accountable. By Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA Pictured above: Customer…
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By Susan Shelly McGovern for Berks County Community Foundation Pictured above: Young children work in a classroom. Schools across Berks County and Pennsylvania were affected…
From The LGBT Center of Greater Reading The LGBT Center of Greater Reading is proud to host Rooted in Resilience, an inspiring evening dedicated to strengthening…
From Internal Revenue Service Photo courtesy of Markus Winkler on Unsplash Taxpayers should be aware of gift card scams year-round, but be especially cautious during this time of…
From Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Insurance Department On Monday, Nov. 24, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the…
The $50.1 billion state budget maintains previous spending on rural hospitals and boosts Medicaid programs, but advocates say it doesn’t fix every challenge to accessing…
Future budgets may present more challenges as infrastructure plans and larger projects come to fruition. By Hanna Holthaus, Spotlight PA Pictured above: Berks County Courthouse.…
From Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture On Thursday, Nov. 20, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that annual dog license purchases for 2026 will be available for purchase beginning…
Pennsylvania and its county and local governments are on track to spend nearly all of the federal American Rescue Plan Act funds they received to…
From City of Reading The City of Reading is pleased to announce that last night’s scheduled test of the Pagoda’s exterior lighting system was successful.…
From Pennie Open Enrollment is here, and now is the time for Pennsylvanians to make sure they are covered for 2026. Pennie, Pennsylvania’s official state-based…
The study found the mentally ill are swept up by low-level criminal offenses and kept in state hospitals too long, confirming a past Spotlight PA…
Some municipalities in Berks are wrestling with imposing a tax or fee dedicated to emergency medical services as they put together budgets for 2026 and…
From City of Reading The City of Reading invites all local businesses to attend a Business Opportunity Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13, from noon to…
From County of Berks The County of Berks is pleased to announce the reopening of the Stonecliffe Recreation Area following the completion of the City…