By Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Energy Pennsylvania’s governor wants federal regulators to force the state’s power grid to lower…
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By Marley Parish, Spotlight PA State College Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services Pennsylvania’s municipal water and wastewater authorities have local control over operations, but…
From Angela Couloumbis, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services Ex-Gov. Tom Wolf’s office and top lawyers for Gov. Josh Shapiro have furiously fought…
By Sarah Boden, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA Legislative memos addressing paid leave, pre-K access, and child care costs…
From Stephen Caruso and Katie Meyer, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA Every legislative session starts with Pennsylvania lawmakers passing…
From Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA Just two of the 10 previous sessions — a span of…
By Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA Groups associated with billionaire Jeff Yass, the Democratic Party, and those…
By Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PA Decisions made by a powerful state oversight board could shape spending…
By Stephen Caruso and Katie Meyer, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA Despite partisan challenges, lawmakers managed to pass some…
By Christopher Baxter, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of VICKI VELLIOS BRINER / For Spotlight PA We must restore journalism to its constitutional role as an…
By Angela Couloumbis Photo courtesy of Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA Spotlight PA sued after the Pennsylvania Senate refused to turn over emails between…
By Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA Records obtained by Spotlight PA through a court victory have already spurred calls for greater oversight of physicians and…
By Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA SNAP helps low-income Pennsylvanians afford food, but a new report finds paperwork snafus and confusing rules can prevent people…
The grant program promised money to people promoting Pennsylvania’s beer industry. But awardees were routinely denied their full grants, and now the state is quietly…
by Stephen Caruso and Katie Meyer, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services Pennsylvania’s governor traveled extensively as a Democratic surrogate in 2024, spending…
by Danielle Ohl, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services Gov. Josh Shapiro has approved about half of the clemency applications recommended to him…