Spotlight PA
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Great PA News Quiz: Universal Healthcare Proposal, New Food Plant and Museum Closure
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In this quiz: State lobbying rules, a deceptive advertising lawsuit and the former Pa. candidate under consideration for the Army’s top job.
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Pa. Election Results, Shapiro’s Speeches and State Laws Are All Prediction Market Bets. Could This Lead to Corruption?
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Federal officials argue states can’t regulate prediction markets. 44 state attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s, argue otherwise.
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Dozens of Former Pa. Lawmakers Are Now Registered to Lobby Their Old Workplace
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Critics warn the state’s lax revolving-door law allows ex-lawmakers to profit from relationships formed while in office.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Medicaid, Fraud and More
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Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, meaning Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged.
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Great PA News Quiz: Tech Lawsuits, Feds Eye Forest Rule Change and Scammers Pose as Radio Station
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In this quiz: The latest on measles, the author of a notable amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution dies and experts talk ticks.
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Grieving Mothers Boycott Pennsylvania’s Opioid Settlement Money Listening Session
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Pa.’s opioid trust blocks public comment at its regular meetings and board members routinely meet in secret.
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Thousands of Affordable Housing Subsidies Will End in the Next 5 Years. A New Database Will Help Pa. Get in Front of the Issue
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The database was included in the state budget deal lawmakers passed in July
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What Shapiro’s New Data Center Order Does — and Doesn’t — Force Developers to Do
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The new order isn’t a moratorium, but it does make it much harder for developers to build data centers without following strict standards.
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Shapiro Hires Ex-Trump Admin Official to Help Counter President’s ‘Attacks’
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Jennifer Higgins, a longtime federal immigration official based in Washington, D.C., is being paid $89 an hour.
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Data Centers Are ‘Redefining’ Midterm Races Across Pennsylvania
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Candidates in at least 20 competitive legislative races are staking out data center positions, and Gov. Josh Shapiro has pivoted to a tougher stance.