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…
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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…
by Katie Meyer, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services Stacy Garrity was first elected treasurer in 2020, and Republican insiders say she built…
by Colin Deppen, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA After Lynn Fiedler’s mother was abused in a memory care center…
by Amanda Fries, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Amanda Fries / For Spotlight PA A new report from the Pennsylvania Economy League recommends that Mount…
by Sarah Boden, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Sarah Boden / For Spotlight PA Pennsylvania’s Senior Food Box Program helps older adults whose incomes or…
by Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PA Federal delays and changes to the PA grant system have left…
by Marley Parish, Spotlight PA State College Photo courtesy of Colin Deppen / Spotlight PA Despite opposition from hunters, the Pennsylvania Game Commission moved the…
by Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Ed Mahon / Spotlight PA Somerset County and Philadelphia are fighting decisions made by a powerful state…
by Carter Walker, Votebeat Photo courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services and campaign Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey asked for the recount to be ended, the…
by Amanda Fries, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Susan Angstadt / For Spotlight PA Pictured above: Melissa Caterini and Christopher Crafton moved their young family…
by Marley Parish, Spotlight PA State College Photo courtesy of Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times Pennsylvania lawmakers did not vote on a proposal that…
by Sarah Boden, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PA Lead is especially harmful to children because they are developing, so…
New Database Tracks How 10s of Millions in Opioid Settlement Dollars are Being Spent in Pennsylvania
by Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PA A first-of-its-kind database from Spotlight PA will now make it easier…