What you need to know about PA’s Supreme Court election and other judicial races
The decisions handed down by the Commonwealth, Superior, and Supreme Courts impact everyday Pennsylvanians “probably more so than a legislator.”
25 Oct 2021
Why are Pennsylvania school districts passing up free coronavirus testing?
Officials offered different reasons for the lack of participation, including fear of finding too many cases and simply being too overwhelmed by a chaotic start to the academic year.
13 Oct 2021
PA lawmakers spend millions of tax dollars on legal fees without sharing details
A review of thousands of pages of documents shows the cases ranged from public records fights to secret personnel problems to attempts to overturn last year’s presidential election.
12 Oct 2021
Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to extend Covid waivers for healthcare workers
Without action, the waivers would have expired Thursday, potentially exacerbating ongoing staffing crises in hospitals and long-term care institutions.
30 Sep 2021
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
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."
25 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