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Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman

Pa. Senate GOP moves to collect private voter information in review of 2020 election

The GOP lawmakers have crafted a sweeping subpoena, requesting among other information the name, address and partial social security number of every voter registered as of November 2020.

15 Sep 2021

Pennsylvania healthcare workers ask lawmakers to extend expiring Covid waivers

With cases rising, healthcare professionals are urging the legislature to extend the regulatory changes to maximize the number of workers in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

13 Sep 2021

You could be eligible for an unemployment refund from Pennsylvania

The state first learned it had overcharged thousands of people unemployment interest in 2016, but didn’t disclose it until Spotlight PA asked about the problem.

07 Sep 2021

Kidsburgh takes a leap into its next chapter with a new editor

We’re excited to share that on Sept. 1, Kidsburgh began to publish independently.

02 Sep 2021

Pennsylvania legislative leaders wield absolute power — just ask Mastriano

"The legislature is a feudal system. Caucus leaders are powerful despots who lord over the rank-and-file like serfs on the manor."

01 Sep 2021

Breaking news: Gov. Wolf to mandate masks in Pennsylvania K-12 schools

It will apply to PA's public and private K-12 schools, as well as early learning and child-care facilities, starting Sept. 7.

31 Aug 2021

What do you know about the renewed push for an audit of Pennsylvania’s 2020 election?

We cut through the noise to revisit how this effort came about, what we know about it thus far, and what it might look like in the future.

26 Aug 2021

In major shift, Pennsylvania reapportionment will count incarcerated people in home districts

“When a system holds and counts a person in one place but forces him or her on to vote in another, it does create a basic issue of fairness,” Mark Nordenberg said

25 Aug 2021

NEXT viewpoint: Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto outlines work still to be done before he leaves office

"I was re-elected to a four-year term in 2017 by the people of Pittsburgh, and I will fulfill the oath and promise I made to serve them. We are not done yet."

23 Aug 2021

Pennsylvania refuses to say how many people use cannabis for opioid use disorder

The state Department of Health said it was unable to "share specifics regarding patient use," despite doing so in the past.

23 Aug 2021

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