Kate Huangpu

1 week ago | spotlightpa.org | Kate Huangpu

HARRISBURG — Democrats in the Pennsylvania House have advanced a bill that would permit the sale of recreational cannabis to adults at state-run stores, an untested model that could face legal challenges. Supporters say selling cannabis through stores similar to Pennsylvania’s Fine Wine & Good Spirits shops, rather than at private dispensaries, would allow the state to collect more revenue to fund social equity projects, tax credits, or other public programs.

1 week ago | ncnewsonline.com | Kate Huangpu

HARRISBURG — A surge of taxpayer money approved last year to help students in Pennsylvania’s poorest schools is being used by dozens of districts to pay growing charter school bills that officials say are imperiling their budgets. In district after district, administrators told the state and Spotlight PA that this spending was particularly driven by rapid growth in expenses related to cyber charter schools — an online-only education option that has gained popularity since the pandemic.

1 week ago | latrobebulletinnews.com | Kate Huangpu

HARRISBURG — Several Pennsylvania lawmakers who have personally faced challenges conceiving children are pushing to require health insurers to cover fertility services, and to also enshrine the right to the care in state law. The effort comes as advocates nationwide raise concerns about access to reproductive care such as in vitro fertilization — or IVF — and abortion.

1 week ago | dailycourier.com | Kate Huangpu

HARRISBURG — A surge of taxpayer money approved last year to help students in Pennsylvania’s poorest schools is being used by dozens of districts to pay growing charter school bills that officials say are imperiling their budgets. In district after district, administrators told the state and Spotlight PA that this spending was particularly driven by rapid growth in expenses related to cyber charter schools — an online-only education option that has gained popularity since the pandemic.

1 week ago | spotlightpa.org | Kate Huangpu |Elizabeth Estrada

Read in EnglishHARRISBURG - Cuando Pensilvania celebre sus elecciones primarias 2025 el 20 de mayo, miles de trabajadores electorales garantizarán que la votación se desarrolle sin problemas. Los trabajadores electorales son un componente crítico de nuestro proceso electoral y usted podría ser uno de ellos. Los condados están actualmente reclutando personas para trabajar en los aproximadamente 9.000 centros de votación del estado.