Spotlight PA
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$1M in Taxpayer Money Will Be Used to Make Security Upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Private Residence
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Administration officials also disclosed safety upgrades totaling $32.3 million at the governor’s official residence in Harrisburg.
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Great PA News Quiz: Shapiro’s Memoir, County Officials Withhold Payments, and Pa.’s Biggest Apple Crop
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In this week’s news quiz: A New Jersey HQ relocates to Pennsylvania, three Pa. Republicans push Johnson on health care subsidies and Philly Council considers a new fee.
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Budget Impasse Continues as Pa. Lawmakers Travel Abroad and Hold Pricey Fundraisers
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Harrisburg has seen more than 130 legislative fundraisers and two international trips since the June 30 budget deadline.
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As Vaccine Policies Shift Under Trump Admin, Pa. Pediatricians Focus on Keeping Patients Informed
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Pediatricians are speaking often and openly with parents who are anxious about the safety of vaccines amid changing federal policies. “We feel like the government is in our exam room,” one said.
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Penn State Loses Fight to Keep Internal Trustee Documents Hidden as Commonwealth Court Sides with Spotlight PA
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The ruling upholds a Pennsylvania Office of Open Records decision that university documents shared with state agency leaders are public, even if they’re housed in an online file-sharing system.
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How Decisions Made by Pa.’s Highest Court Shape Rural Communities
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Pennsylvania voters will help decide whether three state Supreme Court justices get more time on the bench. Here’s how the court has shaped rural areas.
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Why Abortion Is Front and Center in Democrats’ Messaging on Pa. Judicial Retention
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The issue has been top of mind for Democratic voters since Roe v. Wade fell, say advocates hoping to keep a Democratic majority on the Pa. Supreme Court.
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Great PA News Quiz: A Takeover of Penn State’s WPSU, State Budget Woes and a TSA PSA Gets Grounded
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In this week’s news quiz: A peer-to-peer public radio deal, the state budget impasse drags on and Shapiro’s power (grid) struggle.
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Municipal Elections 101: Township Supervisors, Borough and City Council Members Are on Pa.’s November Ballot
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On Nov. 4, you may be asked to consider candidates who want to make decisions on local taxes, public safety and more in your community. Here’s what you need to know.
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Watch: How Pennsylvania’s Mental Health System Failed Those Who Needed It Most
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An ongoing two-year Spotlight PA investigation challenges some of the most common misconceptions about mental health treatment in Pennsylvania — most significantly that when people can’t or don’t get help, it’s their fault.