Spotlight PA
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Pa. Election Results, Shapiro’s Speeches and State Laws Are All Prediction Market Bets. Could This Lead to Corruption?
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Federal officials argue states can’t regulate prediction markets. 44 state attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s, argue otherwise.
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Dozens of Former Pa. Lawmakers Are Now Registered to Lobby Their Old Workplace
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Critics warn the state’s lax revolving-door law allows ex-lawmakers to profit from relationships formed while in office.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Medicaid, Fraud and More
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Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, meaning Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged.
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Great PA News Quiz: Tech Lawsuits, Feds Eye Forest Rule Change and Scammers Pose as Radio Station
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In this quiz: The latest on measles, the author of a notable amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution dies and experts talk ticks.
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Grieving Mothers Boycott Pennsylvania’s Opioid Settlement Money Listening Session
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Pa.’s opioid trust blocks public comment at its regular meetings and board members routinely meet in secret.
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Thousands of Affordable Housing Subsidies Will End in the Next 5 Years. A New Database Will Help Pa. Get in Front of the Issue
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The database was included in the state budget deal lawmakers passed in July
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What Shapiro’s New Data Center Order Does — and Doesn’t — Force Developers to Do
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The new order isn’t a moratorium, but it does make it much harder for developers to build data centers without following strict standards.
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Shapiro Hires Ex-Trump Admin Official to Help Counter President’s ‘Attacks’
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Jennifer Higgins, a longtime federal immigration official based in Washington, D.C., is being paid $89 an hour.
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Data Centers Are ‘Redefining’ Midterm Races Across Pennsylvania
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Candidates in at least 20 competitive legislative races are staking out data center positions, and Gov. Josh Shapiro has pivoted to a tougher stance.
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Why Pennsylvanians Care So Much About Regional Names, Borders
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Regional identities shape how Pennsylvanians relate to each other, what they call areas of the state, and where they decide to put down roots, PA Local found in interviews with residents.