Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
Kate Huangpu is a reporter with Spotlight PA.
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Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa. schoolsWhen underfunded Pa. school districts got extra money last year, dozens put it toward charter school burdens that one district called "ridiculous." -
Spooked by Alabama ‘embryonic personhood’ ruling, Pa. lawmakers aim to expand and protect IVF accessTwo bills in the Pennsylvania legislature target insurance costs for infertility treatments. Another would make access to such services a protected right. -
Pennsylvania poll workers help to make voting run smoothly on Election Day. Here’s how you can serve as one. -
A bill would require direct care workers to pass a competency exam rather than have a diploma or GED. Advocates argue a more direct solution to the staffing shortfall would be to increase wages. -
Pennsylvania only allows its biggest cities and a handful of other municipalities to use red light cameras. They still face challenges getting off the ground. -
Pennsylvania has supercharged the number of abandoned wells it plugs thanks to federal money, but the future of that work is unclear as lawsuits play out. -
Weed companies spent $1.6 million last year pushing Pennsylvania lawmakers to legalize recreational use of the drug. -
A caucus in the Pennsylvania House focused on maternal health has introduced bills that would protect the right to public pumping and mandate a state agency study access to care. -
Eviction filings can follow renters for decades and make it harder to find housing, even if a judge never upheld them. Shapiro wants to see lawmakers seal those records. -
The governor’s latest budget pitch would send an additional $290 million to the state’s public transit agencies, invest more in a new student-teacher stipend, and more.
