Spotlight PA
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Pennsylvania Asks Trump Admin How It Identified Potential Noncitizens Registered to Vote
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The Department of Homeland Security has said there may be more than 14,000 noncitizens registered to vote in the state but hasn’t provided details.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro Has Sued the Trump Admin Dozens of Times. Here’s Everything to Know About Those Lawsuits
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The suits target Trump administration decisions regarding food stamps, student loans, health care and more.
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Millions From State Lands Could Be Redirected to Rural Pennsylvania to Help Make Up for Tax-Exempt Property
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Local governments would get a share of the revenue generated by Pennsylvania’s state-owned land under proposed bipartisan legislation.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Energy Costs, the Environment and More
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As electric bills soar, Stacy Garrity and Josh Shapiro diverge on what kind of energy they want Pennsylvania to produce.
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More Broadband Money Poised to Flow Into Pa. as Trump Admin Agrees to Restore Grant Program
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A broadband grant program that the Trump administration abruptly canceled last year can be restored without language that allowed race to be used as a factor…
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The Second-Degree Sentencing Deadline Has Passed. What Happens Now?
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The Supreme Court ruling does not apply yet to those already serving prison time for the crime.
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Great PA News Quiz: Trump Claims Credit for Supermarket Sales, and Pa.’s Hottest Real Estate Market
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In this quiz: the party leading voter registration this year, state universities plan to consider a new type of degree and the state budget adds a new requirement for elementary schools.
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Mandatory Child Death Review Program Gets Fraction of Requested Funding as Counties Struggle
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Some advocates say the $242,000 budget allocation won’t be enough to make major changes to the failing system.
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Former Pa. City Manager Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering, Federal Program Theft in Corruption Case
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After years of denying sweeping allegations of public corruption, former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio pleaded guilty Thursday to money laundering and federal program theft.
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The Pa. Budget Quietly Relaxed a Standard for Lead Reporting in Schools. Issues With the Law Go Much Deeper
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Several school associations argued the previous, higher lead reporting standard was unrealistic without more state funding.