Spotlight PA
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5 Things to Know About the Rise of Prison Sentences After Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania
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Proposals to give prosecutors more time to bring these cases have stalled in the Pennsylvania legislature.
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Lawmakers Break Without Addressing Unconstitutional Murder Sentences, Leave 1K Pa. Lifers in Limbo
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Prosecutors and advocates are split over whether mandatory minimums or maximums are the best way forward for second-degree murder sentencing.
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Pa. Passes $50.8B Budget That Sends More Money to Poorest Schools, Skips Difficult Policy Questions
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The plan also preserves the state’s nearly $8 billion rainy day fund by using off-budget “special” funds and accounting maneuvers.
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Great PA News Quiz: Severe Storm Damage, Coach Charged and Pa.’s Big Produce Buy
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In this quiz: The PECO strike ends, a former governor weighs in on the SAVE America Act, and Pennsylvania’s contributions to America’s Time Capsule.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Marijuana, Hemp and More
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Democrat Josh Shapiro supports legalizing recreational marijuana, while Republican Stacy Garrity does not.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Data Centers
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As public frustration about data centers has risen, both candidates have tempered their enthusiasm.
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A Pa. Mom’s Fight Reveals the Messy Reality of Treating Overdoses Like Homicides
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Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to give prosecutors more time to bring charges against people who supply drugs in fatal overdoses.
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Great PA News Quiz: State Budget Status, a Company’s Breakup Plans and Pa. at the Great American State Fair
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In this quiz: Giant Eagle’s buyer, shifts in age demographics, portrait’s plaque change and price manipulation punishment.
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State Lawmakers Want to Lower Electric Bills. The Budget Impact Might Be Too Big to Swallow
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As lawmakers and Gov. Shapiro hash out budget, a tax cut to lower electric bills and a cap on utility profits are on the table
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Will Education Again Divide the Pa. Legislature This Budget Cycle? There Are Signs of Smoother Sailing
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Sticking points remain on overall funding and tax credits that fund alternatives to public schools, but one key member says a major impasse on education is unlikely.