Spotlight PA

The bipartisan measure comes in response to an ongoing investigation by Spotlight PA and The Caucus into how taxpayers shell out millions each year for perks but are largely unaware of that spending.

A federal probe is examining the $64 billion fund’s exaggerated investment returns and real estate spending.

Claims will be put on hold until June 8 as the state makes an ambitious leap to a new, cloud-based benefits system. But experts warn this “all-at-once” approach often fails.

The nonprofit Milton Hershey School says its founding deed prevents it from spending more money on its core mission, even though that hasn’t stopped the school from making significant changes before.

The report by the state inspector general’s office concluded that there was no evidence that the administration’s mistake was deliberate or the result of “intentional malfeasance.”

As the state eases distancing and mask mandates, health officials are still failing to successfully vaccinate communities that have been disadvantaged from the start.

Gov. Tom Wolf called the vote “a discouraging development” following a “productive meeting with the legislature” after the May 18 primary, when voters backed curtailing his powers.

Just 0.18% of more than 10 million doses given to hospitals, pharmacies, and other providers through May 21 were discarded.

The few gifts of note came largely before the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Pennsylvania in early March.

Routine poll issues, some mail-ballot snafus, and low turnout were all par for the course of a normal election.

The ballot questions were widely seen as a referendum on the Wolf administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Subpoenas reviewed by Spotlight PA and The Philadelphia Inquirer lay bare the scope of the federal investigation into Pennsylvania’s $64 billion public school pension fund.

Search Spotlight PA’s interactive chart to see the state lawmakers that tallied more than $100,000 in expenses from 2017 through 2020.