Spotlight PA

Democrats and Republicans agree that PA’s rules for cyber charter schools are outdated, but they differ on what changes to make.

The PA state House will be tied 101 to 101 between Democrats and Republicans.

As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse drags on, a group that keeps its donors secret is pressuring key lawmakers to support publicly funded private school vouchers.

In the past 20 years, PA has passed 13 late budgets, including four impasses that went over 100 days.

Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to use it.

Pennsylvania’s probation system can trap people in yearslong cycles of monitoring and incarceration for noncriminal violations.

The PA budget is still at an impasse due to process technicalities and tension between Gov. Shapiro, the House, and the Senate.

The PA House has passed a budget plan, after Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to veto a private school voucher program. Senate Republicans say it’s a betrayal.

School choice vouchers will be cut from the Pennsylvania budget in a new plan under negotiation with Democrats.

Democrats who control the PA House said they would leave Harrisburg for the weekend, indicating no budget will reach the governor by the deadline.

Republicans who control the Pa. Senate and Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, have backed a voucher proposal known as the lifeline scholarship program.

A debate over private school vouchers could delay the PA budget. It’s part of longstanding, complicated debate over school choice.

To receive help, homeowners must register in a new system, which has been an obstacle for some.

A sponsor of the legislation said it would help “level the playing field” between doctors and third-party companies.

Citing potential decreases to public school funding, Democrats, education advocates, and unions oppose a bill that would create “lifeline scholarships.”