
Katie Meyer
Government Reporter and Editor at Spotlight PA
Government reporter and editor @SpotlightPA, formerly @WHYYNews and @WITFNews. Email is [email protected], please send tips/theories/queries.
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3 days ago |
abc27.com | Katie Meyer
At least some of its concepts have support in both chambers, but the issue has always been complicated by the commonwealth’s tricky education politics. 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.
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6 days ago |
spotlightpa.org | Stephen Caruso |Kate Huangpu |Katie Meyer
HARRISBURG — Competing priorities and possible federal cuts to Medicaid are complicating negotiations as top Pennsylvania lawmakers attempt to hammer out a budget deal by the June 30 deadline. The Republicans who control the state Senate say their biggest concern is overspending. With the state facing a structural deficit, they see a need to pick priorities.
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1 week ago |
spotlightpa.org | Katie Meyer
HARRISBURG — Five years ago, the murder of George Floyd kicked off a national reckoning over racism and policing. In Pennsylvania, the movement’s legacy is a statewide database aimed at tracking officer misconduct. At the time, it was held up as a national model for accountability. But today, even one-time champions say the database is riddled with loopholes and no longer a priority in Harrisburg. “The database still has value,” said state Rep.
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2 weeks ago |
spotlightpa.org | Stephen Caruso |Katie Meyer
HARRISBURG — Democratic lawmakers have narrowed the scope of a proposed crackdown on hospital mergers and acquisitions, focusing it on private equity and excluding nonprofit operators from additional oversight after pushback from the industry’s powerful lobby. Gov. Josh Shapiro and other policymakers say they would support a broader measure encompassing Pennsylvania’s many nonprofit hospitals, whose ranks include UPMC, the state’s largest nongovernmental employer.
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2 weeks ago |
spotlightpa.org | Katie Meyer
HARRISBURG — The party-endorsed Republican candidate for Commonwealth Court coasted to victory in Tuesday’s contested primary, while a Superior Court hopeful who didn’t win the GOP nod defeated her opponent. They’ll face Democrats who ran unopposed for vacancies on Pennsylvania’s powerful lower appellate courts this November.
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RT @sarahanne_news: Must-read @katieemeyer4 interview with an aging clergy abuse survivor tired of inaction in Harrisburg: "I'm getting old…

RT @Redistrict: A little late to this, but an excellent look at PA's voter registration trends by @katieemeyer4 and @ByCarterWalker for @Sp…

The veepstakes are over, and PA Gov. Josh Shapiro isn't the nominee. But he got an intense public vetting that uncovered new info and resurfaced old controversies. As the dust settles, here’s what the last few weeks revealed about PA’s governor. https://t.co/fP6k8E5lCZ