Spotlight PA

Spotlight PA is committed to delivering impartial investigative journalism focused on Pennsylvania's government and critical issues affecting the state. As an independent watchdog, we aren't afraid to explore deeply, advocate for the truth, and challenge those in power to uncover misconduct and drive real change. Our mission is to link Pennsylvanians to their state and to one another through impactful public service journalism that resonates with their daily lives, presented in various innovative and digital formats that cater to how they prefer to receive news.

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Will legal weed and more school funding make it into PA’s budget?

5 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.
Help us craft a summer bucket list

1 week ago | spotlightpa.org | Colin Deppen

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A shush-free, stress-free theater experience

1 week ago | spotlightpa.org | Colin Deppen

We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. That’s why Spotlight PA’s reporting is more important than ever, and why we need you now. As a special bonus, your gift today will be DOUBLED as part of our Spring Member Drive. We’re independent, with no corporate owner or profit motives. We’re nonpartisan, with no political agenda or opinion pieces.
PA county introduces clinic for defendants with mental illness

1 week ago | spotlightpa.org | Danielle Ohl

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PA’s police misconduct database is full of loopholes

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.
Penn State board approves closing 7 campuses

2 weeks ago | spotlightpa.org | Wyatt Massey

We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. That’s why Spotlight PA’s reporting is more important than ever, and why we need you now. As a special bonus, your gift today will be DOUBLED as part of our Spring Member Drive. We’re independent, with no corporate owner or profit motives. We’re nonpartisan, with no political agenda or opinion pieces.
PA News Quiz: Shapiro’s helicopter rides, primary election results

2 weeks ago | spotlightpa.org | Colin Deppen |Asha Prihar

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These candidates won in the State College school board primaries

2 weeks ago | spotlightpa.org | Min Xian

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Hospital merger reform in PA faces industry pushback • Spotlight PA

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.
These candidates won Pennsylvania’s major judicial primaries

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.