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Latest Pennsylvania news covering state and local issues
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H1 Latest Pennsylvania news covering state and local issues
H2 Most Popular Stories
H2 Support Nonpartisan, Independent Journalism
H2 Editor's Picks
H2 The Capitol
H2 Investigations
H2 Impact
H2 Latest From Our Daily Newsletter
H2 Start your morning with PA Post
H2 State College Bureau
H2 More top stories
H2 Empty heading
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Spotlight PA Event: How unreliable water systems affect quality of life
H2 You’re invited! Spotlight PA State College hosts second annual quiz bash fundraiser
H2 Editor’s Pick
H2 Elections
H2 State college bureau
H2 Empty heading
H2 Search
H2 Empty heading
H2 Investigative Journalism for Pennsylvania
H3 News
H3 Newsletters
H3 About
H3 Donate
H3 School vouchers may make it into Pennsylvania’s budget. What would they really do?
H3 Which version of Medicare is best: traditional coverage or Medicare Advantage?
H3 Property taxes are the lifeblood of local government, but officials, residents hate to adjust them
H3 Gov. Shapiro wanted to regulate skill games in this year's budget, but talks aren’t going well
H3 Sign up for our newsletters
H3 Top Penn State Health surgeon warned leaders about transplant problems months before shutdown. Then he was let go.
H3 A rainy Pa. forest offers a fun window into an Appalachian ecology debate
H3 A big education fight stands in the way of a Pa. budget deal
H3 Credit card ‘swipe fees’ could decrease under new Pa. bill, but banks hate the idea
H3 On any given day, this Pa. community might not have running water. Residents are at a loss.
H3 Thousands of employees at federal contractors do not have whistleblower protections despite 2013 law
H3 Spotlight PA wins prestigious Public Service Award for 4th-straight year for its betterment of Pennsylvania
H3 Determining if someone is mentally fit for trial in Pa. often traps them in the place making them worse — jail
H3 Skill games tabled during budget talks
H3 Power grid concerns complicate green energy talks
H3 Opioid cash denied for Kensington support
H3 Top Penn State Health surgeon warned leaders about transplant problems months before shutdown. Then he was let go. Duplicate text
H3 How Penn State football scored in the most recent NCAA academic rating
H3 Spotlight PA Event: How unreliable water systems affect quality of life Duplicate text
H3 Great PA News Quiz: Canceled VP debate, state budget deals, legal pot, and a boycott bill
H3 Power grid concerns complicate talks about incentivizing green energy in Pa.
H3 Pennsylvania opioid money: Coroners and drug testing approved, Kensington residents denied
H3 Spotlight PA plans to launch Berks County bureau after residents say local governments need more scrutiny
H3 A big education fight stands in the way of a Pa. budget deal Duplicate text
H3 A rainy Pa. forest offers a fun window into an Appalachian ecology debate Duplicate text
H3 Credit card ‘swipe fees’ could decrease under new Pa. bill, but banks hate the idea Duplicate text
H3 Right-wing group sues over errors in Pennsylvania voter registration records
H3 Colleges would face financial punishments for boycotting or divesting from Israel under new Pa. bill
H3 Great PA News Quiz: The heat is on, Act 40 ruling, and Norcross indicted
H3 Legal cannabis likely won’t be in this year’s budget, but supporters say there’s a silver lining
H3 Empty heading
H3 Jul 18
H3 Sep 15
H3 Pa. Supreme Court sets the stage to consider whether the state constitution protects abortion
H3 How Spotlight PA will cover Pennsylvania’s 2024 election
H3 Group of Penn State trustees push to name football field after Joe Paterno in private meetings
H3 About Duplicate text
H3 News Duplicate text
H3 Newsletters Duplicate text
H3 Follow Us
H3 Empty heading
H4 by Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
H4 School choice vouchers could be part of the budget being negotiated in Pennsylvania. They’re controversial, and decades of studies show they have mixed results.
H4 Related Stories
H4 by Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA
H4 by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
H4 by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
H4 by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
H4 Raymond Lynch documented what he thought were serious problems with Hershey Medical Center’s kidney and liver transplant programs. He was dismissed by Penn State Health just weeks before a federal ...
H4 by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA
H4 by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 With the PA budget deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting, and college. But crucially, they’re far from a deal on basic education funding.
H4 by Trebor Maitin for Spotlight PA
H4 by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
H4 Rock Spring Water Company has operated for years despite leaks, outages, and violations of state policy. Customers are frustrated but fear big rate hikes if the system is sold.
H4 by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
H4 by Spotlight PA Staff
H4 The newsroom was also honored for its commitment to fighting for government transparency and openness.
H4 by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer of The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
H4 Plus, SCOTUS blocks Purdue opioid settlement.
H4 Plus, VP debate at Lafayette College is canceled.
H4 Plus, East Palestine findings.
H4 by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 Raymond Lynch documented what he thought were serious problems with Hershey Medical Center’s kidney and liver transplant programs. He was dismissed by Penn State Health just weeks before a federal ... Duplicate text
H4 by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
H4 by Spotlight PA Staff Duplicate text
H4 Join Spotlight PA July 18 for a live panel on Pa.’s private water companies and their impact on communities.
H4 by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 In this week’s news quiz: Netflix House, vice presidential debate scrapped, budgeting on a deadline, and legal pot next door.
H4 by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
H4 Republicans say being too aggressive on clean energy could make PA’s electric grid unstable. Environmentalists say that’s an excuse.
H4 by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
H4 Pennsylvania expects to receive more than $1 billion in opioid settlement money. Decisions made by a powerful and secretive oversight board could set a precedent for years to come.
H4 by Spotlight PA Staff Duplicate text
H4 Groundbreaking study of county finds nearly three-quarters of participants rate access to local news as “extremely important”
H4 by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 With the PA budget deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting, and college. But crucially, they’re far from a deal on basic education funding. Duplicate text
H4 by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 Pennsylvania’s Ohiopyle State Park almost meets a common definition of a rainforest, but it falls just short on a key metric.
H4 by Trebor Maitin for Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 A bill that would slightly reduce credit card ‘swipe fees’ is moving quickly through the Pa. legislature, but while merchants are on board, banks and credit card companies are not.
H4 by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of Votebeat
H4 A right-wing group’s lawsuit claims Pennsylvania is violating federal laws on voting system accuracy. But experts say that argument is based on a misunderstanding of how elections work.
H4 by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 As students protest the war in Gaza and urge colleges to divest from Israel, a bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers wants to ensure administrators won’t listen.
H4 by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 In this week’s news quiz: The heat is on, George Norcross indicted, branch campus restructuring, and a dating-app age gap.
H4 by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA Duplicate text
H4 Advocates for legal cannabis say they're closer than ever to success, citing allies in both parties.
H4 Empty heading
H4 by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
H4 by Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PA
H4 by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College Duplicate text
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/about/Subdomain Did you know Spotlight PA is a nonprofit? Learn more about our nonpartisan journalism »
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/topics/economy/Economy
/elections/Elections
/topics/environment/Environment
/events/Events
/topics/health/Health
/topics/how-harrisburg-works/How Harrisburg Works
/topics/justice-system/Justice System
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/topics/penn-state/Penn State
/topics/rural-issues/Rural Issues
/topics/the-capitol/State Capitol
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https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/Archives
/newsletters/Newsletters
/newsletters/papost/PA Post
/newsletters/investigator/The Investigator
/newsletters/palocal/PA Local
/newsletters/howwecare/How We Care
/newsletters/pennstatealert/Penn State Alerts
/newsletters/talkofthetown/Talk of the Town
/about/About
/about/mission/Our Mission
/about/staff/Meet the Team
/about/board/Board of Directors
/about/partnersSpotlight PA Partners
/berks/Berks County
https://www.spotlightpa.org/jobs/Careers
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https://www.spotlightpa.org/tips/Send a Tip
/donateDonate
/support/Ways to Give
/support/funders-and-membersHow We're Funded
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/news/2024/06/school-choice-vo...IMG-ALT A row of lockers at Bennetts Valley Elementary School in Weedville, Pennsylvania.
/news/2024/06/school-choice-vo...School vouchers may make it into Pennsylvania’s budget. What would they really do?
/news/2024/06/school-choice-vo...by Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
/news/2024/06/school-choice-vo...School choice vouchers could be part of the budget being negotiated in Pennsylvania. They’re controversial, and decades of studies show they have mixed resul...
/news/2024/06/jayz-pennsylvani...Jay-Z enters one of Pa.’s messiest political fights
/news/2023/06/pa-school-choice...What are Pa.'s lifeline scholarships? School choice, vouchers, and the budget debate, explained
/news/2024/05/pennsylvania-leg...Education funding boost, tax cuts on table as Pa. budget talks begin
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-edu...Cyber charter changes that could save public schools $530M may be in this year’s budget
/news/2023/07/pennsylvania-bud...Pa. Gov. Shapiro says he will scrap school vouchers in end-run on Senate Republicans
/topics/health/Caregiving
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-med...IMG-ALT A van advertising changes to Medicare created by the Inflation Reduction Act sits outside the Heinz-Menaker Senior Ctr.
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-med...Which version of Medicare is best: traditional coverage or Medicare Advantage?
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-med...by Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA
/topics/how-local-government-w...How Local Government Works
/statecollege/2024/06/five-tak...IMG-ALT How Local Government Works series illustration
/statecollege/2024/06/five-tak...Property taxes are the lifeblood of local government, but officials, residents hate to adjust them
/statecollege/2024/06/five-tak...by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
/topics/the-capitol/The Capitol
/news/2024/06/skill-games-budg...IMG-ALT Pennsylvania skill game machine at a business near Harrisburg.
/news/2024/06/skill-games-budg...Gov. Shapiro wanted to regulate skill games in this year's budget, but talks aren’t going well
/news/2024/06/skill-games-budg...by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
/newsletters/howwecare/IMG-ALT Sign up for Spotlight PA's new weekly email newsletter, How We Care, with original reporting, guidance, and resources to empower home and professional caregi...
/series/penn-state-health/Text duplicate Penn State
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...IMG-ALT An illustration of a transplant operation under a surgical light.
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...Top Penn State Health surgeon warned leaders about transplant problems months before shutdown. Then he was let go.
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...Raymond Lynch documented what he thought were serious problems with Hershey Medical Center’s kidney and liver transplant programs. He was dismissed by Penn S...
/topics/environment/Text duplicate PA Local
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-rai...IMG-ALT Baughman Rock view at Ohiopyle State Park.
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-rai...A rainy Pa. forest offers a fun window into an Appalachian ecology debate
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-rai...by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA
/topics/the-capitol/June 25, 2024
/news/2024/06/budget-deadline-...IMG-ALT The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg.
/news/2024/06/budget-deadline-...A big education fight stands in the way of a Pa. budget deal
/news/2024/06/budget-deadline-...Text duplicate by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
/news/2024/06/budget-deadline-...With the PA budget deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting, and college. But crucially, they’re far from a deal on basi...
/topics/the-capitol/June 24, 2024
/news/2024/06/swipe-fee-credit...IMG-ALT Members on the floor of the Pennsylvania state House.
/news/2024/06/swipe-fee-credit...Credit card ‘swipe fees’ could decrease under new Pa. bill, but banks hate the idea
/news/2024/06/swipe-fee-credit...by Trebor Maitin for Spotlight PA
/topics/rural-issues/Text duplicate Rural Issues
/statecollege/2024/06/pennsylv...IMG-ALT A sign for the Rock Spring Water Company, which serves about 500 properties in rural Ferguson Township.
/statecollege/2024/06/pennsylv...On any given day, this Pa. community might not have running water. Residents are at a loss.
/statecollege/2024/06/pennsylv...by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
/statecollege/2024/06/pennsylv...Rock Spring Water Company has operated for years despite leaks, outages, and violations of state policy. Customers are frustrated but fear big rate hikes if ...
/topics/federal-government/Federal Government
/news/2024/04/thousands-of-emp...IMG-ALT Portrait of Kierra Varcos
/news/2024/04/thousands-of-emp...Thousands of employees at federal contractors do not have whistleblower protections despite 2013 law
/news/2024/04/thousands-of-emp...by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
/topics/editors-notes/Editor’s Notes
/news/2024/06/spotlight-pennsy...IMG-ALT Spotlight PA staffers outside the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, PA in 2023.
/news/2024/06/spotlight-pennsy...Spotlight PA wins prestigious Public Service Award for 4th-straight year for its betterment of Pennsylvania
/news/2024/06/spotlight-pennsy...by Spotlight PA Staff
/news/2024/06/spotlight-pennsy...The newsroom was also honored for its commitment to fighting for government transparency and openness.
/series/a-criminal-solution/Text duplicate Justice System
/news/2023/03/pa-mental-illnes...IMG-ALT Rachel Bridgeman spent 49 days in Allegheny County Jail waiting for treatment at a state hospital because a court found her incompetent to stand trial.
/news/2023/03/pa-mental-illnes...Determining if someone is mentally fit for trial in Pa. often traps them in the place making them worse — jail
/news/2023/03/pa-mental-illnes...by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Brittany Hailer of The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
/newsletters/papost/skill-game...June 28, 2024
/newsletters/papost/skill-game...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Pennsylvania skill game machine at a business near Harrisburg.
/newsletters/papost/skill-game...Skill games tabled during budget talks
/newsletters/papost/skill-game...Plus, SCOTUS blocks Purdue opioid settlement.
/newsletters/papost/pennsylvan...June 27, 2024
/newsletters/papost/pennsylvan...Power grid concerns complicate green energy talks
/newsletters/papost/pennsylvan...Plus, VP debate at Lafayette College is canceled.
/newsletters/papost/pennsylvan...June 26, 2024
/newsletters/papost/pennsylvan...Opioid cash denied for Kensington support
/newsletters/papost/pennsylvan...Plus, East Palestine findings.
/series/penn-state-health/June 20, 2024
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...Text duplicate IMG-ALT An illustration of a transplant operation under a surgical light.
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...Text duplicate Top Penn State Health surgeon warned leaders about transplant problems months before shutdown. Then he was let go.
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...Text duplicate by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
/statecollege/2024/06/penn-sta...Text duplicate Raymond Lynch documented what he thought were serious problems with Hershey Medical Center’s kidney and liver transplant programs. He was dismissed by Penn S...
/topics/penn-state/June 14, 2024
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-new...Week of June 24, 2024
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-new...Great PA News Quiz: Canceled VP debate, state budget deals, legal pot, and a boycott bill
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-rea...Groundbreaking study of county finds nearly three-quarters of participants rate access to local news as “extremely important”
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/news/2024/06/budget-deadline-...Text duplicate With the PA budget deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting, and college. But crucially, they’re far from a deal on basi...
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/news/2024/06/swipe-fee-credit...A bill that would slightly reduce credit card ‘swipe fees’ is moving quickly through the Pa. legislature, but while merchants are on board, banks and credit ...
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/news/2024/06/united-sovereign...Right-wing group sues over errors in Pennsylvania voter registration records
/news/2024/06/united-sovereign...by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of Votebeat
/news/2024/06/united-sovereign...A right-wing group’s lawsuit claims Pennsylvania is violating federal laws on voting system accuracy. But experts say that argument is based on a misundersta...
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-col...Colleges would face financial punishments for boycotting or divesting from Israel under new Pa. bill
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-col...As students protest the war in Gaza and urge colleges to divest from Israel, a bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers wants to ensure administrators won’...
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-new...Week of June 17, 2024
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-new...Great PA News Quiz: The heat is on, Act 40 ruling, and Norcross indicted
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-new...In this week’s news quiz: The heat is on, George Norcross indicted, branch campus restructuring, and a dating-app age gap.
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/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-mar...IMG-ALT Supporters of legalizing cannabis for adult use rally outside the state Capitol in Harrisburg on June 27, 2023.
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-mar...Legal cannabis likely won’t be in this year’s budget, but supporters say there’s a silver lining
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-mar...Text duplicate by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
/news/2024/06/pennsylvania-mar...Advocates for legal cannabis say they're closer than ever to success, citing allies in both parties.
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