Spotlight PA

Five former Pennsylvania governors want to open the state’s closed primary system by allowing unaffiliated voters to pick partisan candidates.

Five panelists discussed the findings of Spotlight PA’s investigation and Pennsylvania’s community mental health crisis.

Today is Democracy Day, a call to action to invest in nonpartisan efforts to keep the public informed and uplift the truth.

Lawmakers were told a fix will cost $6.2 billion, but there’s little consensus on that and other bedrock issues.

Pennsylvania voters will be asked to consider giving two Superior Court judges new 10-year terms. These little-noticed ballot questions can have huge ramifications.

During the Nov. 7 election, six candidates will run for Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate courts, which wield significant power over legal disputes and criminal cases that directly affect your life.

The public can no longer use an online search of public employee emails after the state removed it due to security concerns.

During the Nov. 7 election, Democrat Daniel McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio will compete to fill an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.

The Civil War Tails museum of Gettysburg, PA, uses handmade cat figurines and dioramas to portray pivotal battle moments.

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.

A state Senate proposal would move Pa.’s April 23 primary to an earlier date to avoid a conflict with Passover. But election administrators worry they won’t have enough time to pull it off.

The PA legislature says its communications with lobbyists should be secret. Spotlight PA is making a case that the state’s right-to-know law says otherwise.

A coalition of newsrooms requested Pennsylvania’s database of police officers, but officials denied the info, citing safety concerns for undercover officers.

More than $1 billion in federal funds are coming to Pa. to expand rural broadband but hurdles remain.

Roughly $1.1 billion in spending is stuck in limbo as legislative leaders continue to negotiate budget-enabling code bills.