Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
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5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Pa.’s Police Misconduct Database Remains Full of Loopholes
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Since creating the database, lawmakers have become even less focused on legislating changes to policing or fixing flawed reforms.
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Pa. Primary Election 2025: The Commonwealth and Superior Court Candidates Advancing to November
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Voters this fall will also consider whether to give five appellate judges, including those on state Supreme Court, additional 10-year terms.
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Pa. Primary Election 2025: A Complete Guide to Candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courts
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Democrats and Republicans will appear on the May 20 primary ballot as they vie for seats on Commonwealth and Superior Courts.
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Calls for Cyber Charter Reform Intensify After Audit Found Ballooning Revenue, Surpluses
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The review was led by Republican Auditor General Tim DeFoor, who identified “uncommon” spending on gift cards and real estate.
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Clergy Abuse Survivor Battles Time and Deadlocked Pa. Lawmakers as He Seeks Justice
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A priest assaulted him as a child. Over 60 years later, he’s still waiting for justice, and only the Pennsylvania legislature can help.
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‘AI-Driven’ Cyber Charter School Wants to Teach Pa. Kids Core Academics in 2 Hours Per Day
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The fact that Unbound Academy has a viable path toward approval shows that Pennsylvania needs to radically rethink its charter school law, critics say.
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The Poorest Schools in Pa. Got an Extra $500M Last Year. Is More Money on the Way?
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The Pennsylvania legislature gave the state’s poorest schools an extra $500 million last year to close the “adequacy gap.” Now they have to decide what’s next.
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Republicans Are Thinking About Who Will Run for Pa. Governor in 2026. One Name Tops Lists
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Stacy Garrity was first elected treasurer in 2020 and Republican insiders say she built a broad coalition that merges Trump and never-Trump wings of the party.
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A Court Loss Isn’t the End of the Fight for Stricter Gun Laws in Pa., Advocates Say
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Pennsylvania is one of 42 states with a law that preempts local governments from passing or enforcing gun statutes stricter than those allowed by the legislature.
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The Top 5 False or Misleading Claims Being Pushed Ahead of Pa.’s 2024 Election
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Claims about noncitizen voting, slow election results and more are circulating ahead of Pennsylvania’s Nov. 5 election. Here’s what you need to know.