Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
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Jay-Z Enters One of Pa.’s Messiest Political Fights
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Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation is funding informational events to get Philadelphians on board with using taxpayer money for private school vouchers.
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‘Momnibus’ Bills Would Expand Access to Doulas, Provide Essentials to New Parents
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and legislative Democrats want Pennsylvania to invest more in maternal health care. Some of their ideas could end up in this year’s budget.
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Nurse Practitioners Say They Could Ease Rural Health Care Shortage with More Authority, but Doctors Say It Won’t Work
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Lawmakers have long proposed giving nurse practitioners full practice authority as a way to address Pennsylvania’s rural health care gap. But despite bipartisan support, the bill keeps dying.
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Proposed Scholarships Would Make Going to College Cheaper in Pa., but There’s a Catch
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Gov. Josh Shapiro, meanwhile, wants to combine state-run universities and community colleges into one system with cheaper tuition for many students.
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The COVID Pandemic Let Pa. House Lawmakers Vote Remotely. The GOP Says It’s Time to Restrict That Rule
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Democrats continued to vote on behalf of a lawmaker after police issued a warrant for his arrest, leading Republicans to again call for restrictions on the practice.
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Education Funding Boost, Tax Cuts on Table as Pa. Budget Talks Begin
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are entering budget negotiations with a roughly $14 billion surplus. So far, they have different priorities for using it.
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Pa. Lawmakers Accepted Trips from Lobbying Groups, Others Seeking to Influence the State in 2023
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Lawmakers accepted trips bankrolled by campaign groups, organizations pushing alternatives to public education and more. Public officials in Pennsylvania are allowed to accept essentially any gift.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro Uses Pennsylvania’s State Plane Much More Than His Predecessor
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Pennsylvania taxpayers paid $410,000 for state flights last year, the most since 2011. Shapiro took most of those flights.
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Group That Doesn’t Disclose Its Donors Paid $12K for Shapiro to Attend Phillies Games, Other Sporting Events
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The secrecy leaves taxpayers in the dark about who underwrites the outings and what interests they may have in state government policy.
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In Low-Turnout Pa. Primary, Location and Luck May Have Mattered More Than Policy
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Tuesday’s election saw a major upset in the Democratic race for state treasurer and a decisive win in a crowded Democratic attorney general field.