Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
Kate Huangpu is a reporter with Spotlight PA.
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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. -
A legalization bill needs to win majority support from an 11-person state Senate committee. Just 3 members are publicly on board. -
Getting paid time off to care for a kid or recover from illness depends on where one lives and works in Pennsylvania. Lawmakers want to change that. -
Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to reuse ideas from his first two years in office that have yet to win enough support in the legislature. -
State House Democrats have a vacancy after a member’s death, and leaders won’t say whether they’ll stop floor votes while they wait to restore their numerical majority.
