Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
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Officials Celebrate Pa.’s Two Hydrogen Hubs but Many Details Remain Shrouded in Secrecy
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The Biden administration is spending billions to build hydrogen hubs. Here’s what you need to know about the two coming to PA.
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Shapiro Isn’t Sold on a Key Climate Program, and His Working Group Isn’t Either. What’s Next for RGGI?
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A group appointed by Gov. Josh Shapiro believes a cap-and-trade program would help meet his ambitious climate goals, although the members lacked consensus on how best to move forward.
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Five Former Pa. Governors Want to Allow Independents to Vote in Partisan Primaries
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Five former Pennsylvania governors want to open the state’s closed primary system by allowing unaffiliated voters to pick partisan candidates.
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Pa. Budget Inches Forward, but Lawmakers Still Split on Stalled Education Funding
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The Pa. Senate has moved key code bills that would enable some budget spending, but Democrats say they don’t go far enough. Meanwhile, spending for education, public defense and more is still in limbo.
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Scandals, Power Struggles and Policy: 3 New State Reps Weather a Wild 1st Session
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One of the biggest-ever classes of new lawmakers joined the Pa. legislature this year. Spotlight PA followed 3 of them as they navigated a freshman year full of power struggle and scandal.
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Why Some of Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Cabinet Picks Still Have ‘Acting’ Next to Their Titles
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s pick for Pennsylvania health secretary didn’t have the vote to be confirmed by the state Senate, but she’s still leading the agency.
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Pa. Is Competing for Billions to Build Hydrogen Hubs. Will They Really Be Green?
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The Biden administration wants states to invest in hydrogen production to fight climate change, but regulating the industry is an emerging conflict in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania’s Budget Is Late. Here’s What You Need to Know About the Impasse
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Lawmakers missed the PA budget deadline. What does a late budget mean, and how long might the impasse go?
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Pa. Legislature at Budget Impasse as House Democrats Vow to Oppose $100M for Private School Vouchers
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Democrats who control the PA House said they would leave Harrisburg for the weekend, indicating no budget will reach the governor by the deadline.
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How Pennsylvania Has (and Hasn’t) Spent Billions of COVID-19 Stimulus Dollars
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Pennsylvania received $7.3 billion in state and local pandemic relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and had spent more than $5.6 billion as of March.