Spotlight PA
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Penn State Made Deep Cuts to Engineering, Graduate School Amid Budget Woes
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Since Penn State announced its multimillion-dollar budget deficit in 2022, the university has deeply cut the budgets to its graduate school and engineering college, a Spotlight PA analysis found.
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‘Serious Consequences’: Pennsylvania Official Warns Feds Against Cuts to Election Security Programs
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In a letter to the homeland security secretary, Al Schmidt cites critical help local election officials get from the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA.
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Medical Cannabis Companies Are Spending Big to Have a Say in Pa.’s Legal Weed Future
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Weed companies spent $1.6 million last year pushing Pennsylvania lawmakers to legalize recreational use of the drug.
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Turn Frustration Into Action by Supporting Local Journalism That Gets Results
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Spotlight PA’s independent, nonpartisan journalism rises above politics and partisanship to deliver the facts and get results.
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Great PA News Quiz: Trump Warns Colleges, 5 Years of COVID-19 and March Madness Home Teams
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In this week’s news quiz: Gov. Shapiro on MAX, a snowiest city competition, Trump’s warning to Pennsylvania colleges and COVID-19 five years later.
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License Plate Overhaul Offers Window Into Pa.’s Rich History of Designs
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Over the years, Pennsylvania’s been a hub for eye-catching license plates honoring everything from river otters to D.A.R.E to Quaker friendliness.
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Extra Funding for Hundreds of Pa. School Districts in Question. See if Yours Could Be Affected
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Key Republicans are questioning whether an “adequacy” supplement targeted at underfunded schools is inherently unfair.
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Debt From Childbirth, Other Medical Care Would Be Relieved Under New Bill
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Some new Pennsylvania parents pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for pregnancy and childbirth care. When they can’t afford these costs, the resulting debt affects their finances and health.
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Thousands Waiting as Shapiro Admin Again Tries to Convince Lawmakers to Fund Home Repairs Program
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Two previous efforts to pass a state-funded home repair program were casualties of the budget process.
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Great PA News Quiz: 1st 2025 Measles Case, Shapiro’s Plane Rides and a Huge Goldfish
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In this week’s news quiz: Congressmember skips Trump’s address, university faculty union formation and Pa.’s spirit sales.