Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania excludes over a million voters from participating in its partisan primaries, something advocates hope could change this year.

The offices that help Pennsylvanians keep their Medicaid benefits are facing persistent vacancies and a heavy workload. Advocates and staff fear people could lose coverage as a result.

When it comes to money in politics, Pennsylvania has some of the laxest laws in the country, while its rules for lobbyists are looser than many other states.

During the May 16 primary election, Democrats and Republicans will vote for candidates to fill open seats on Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth and Superior Courts. The winners will face off in November.

Pennsylvania counties will still be able to decide whether to allow voters to fix flawed mail ballots, but election directors are worried about more lawsuits.

Accessing government information is fundamental to keeping elected officials’ actions transparent. Here are four basics of citizens’ rights to open records.

A Spotlight PA investigation in January detailed major problems with the pandemic aid effort. The state now says the company hired to run it botched management of the program from the start.

During the May 16 primary election, Democrats and Republicans will vote for candidates to fill an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. The winners will face off in November.

Without a statewide solution, some local officials are finding ways to prevent people unfit to stand trial from getting trapped in the criminal justice system.

Internal messages reveal Penn State leaders are finishing layoff plans this month. President Neeli Bendapudi has said the university is in a “vulnerable state” but not a “financial crisis.”

Pennsylvania levies some of the highest taxes on cell phones in the country. Shapiro wants to eliminate two, which would fulfill a campaign promise.

Some government officials find every reason to delay or deny access to public records, then use taxpayer dollars to fight the public in court. We’re fighting back.

A Commonwealth Court judge recently revoked a Southeastern Pennsylvania hospital’s property tax exemption and denied appeals regarding three others, decisions that one expert said should serve as a “warning shot” for nonprofit facilities statewide.

A former Democratic leader told Mike Zabel to receive treatment and attend harassment training, a caucus spokesperson said.

A Spotlight PA/PINJ investigation found few state hospital beds for those with severe mental illness, ill-equipped jails, and a system so broken some defense attorneys avoid it entirely.