Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
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Pa. Tax Credits Result in ‘Mixed Bag’ for Job Creation
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A recent state analysis of 20 state tax credit programs found seven accomplished their legislative intent.
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Obstacles Abound as Pa. Plans for Surge of Federal Broadband Funding
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More than $1 billion in federal funds are coming to Pa. to expand rural broadband but hurdles remain.
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5 Takeaways from Spotlight PA’s ‘Lost in Transition’ Investigation About Pa.’s Struggling Mortgage Assistance Program
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Thousands of homeowners are stuck in the middle as the state struggles to overhaul the troubled program.
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Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program Will Soon Serve More Older Pennsylvanians
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The rebate program had not seen a full update since 2006 despite repeated bipartisan efforts to stem enrollment declines.
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‘It Shouldn’t Be This Difficult:’ Pa. Homeowners Desperate as Mortgage Aid Struggles Drag On
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The water had been off for seven weeks and his best hope of getting it back on remained just out of reach, so Mike Ramsey swallowed his pride and began typing out one more email begging for help. Maybe things would go differently this time. Ramsey, 49, had been brushing his teeth with bottled water,…
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What’s Next as Pa. Prepares to Spend $1.2B on Broadband
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The Biden administration said the money will bring broadband to everyone in Pennsylvania.
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Advocates Fear Some Could Lose Their Homes While Waiting on Backlogged Mortgage Relief Program
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To receive help, homeowners must register in a new system, which has been an obstacle for some.
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Demand Is Set to Swamp Pa.’s Whole-Home Repairs Program as Some Rural Counties Are Left Out
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Homeowners in three rural Pa. counties can’t receive funds from a new home repair grant program, after local officials opted out.
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Pa. Is Sitting on Billions in Unclaimed Property. This Bill Would Get Some of It Back to Its Owners
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State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has proposed legislation that would allow Pa. to automatically return some unclaimed money to people with no action required on their part.
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Proposal to Update Ailing Pa. Rent, Property Tax Rebate Program Would Reverse Decade of Decline
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed increasing rent and property tax rebate amounts and raising the income limits to make an additional 173,000 people eligible.