Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
Kate Huangpu is a reporter with Spotlight PA.
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The Pa. Senate has moved key code bills that would enable some budget spending, but Democrats say they don’t go far enough. Meanwhile, spending for education, public defense, and more is still in limbo.
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One of the biggest-ever classes of new lawmakers joined the Pa. legislature this year. Spotlight PA followed 3 of them as they navigated a freshman year full of power struggle and scandal.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s pick for Pennsylvania health secretary didn’t have the vote to be confirmed by the state Senate, but she’s still leading the agency.
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The Biden administration wants states to invest in hydrogen production to fight climate change, but regulating the industry is an emerging conflict in PA.
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The PA House has passed a budget plan, after Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to veto a private school voucher program. Senate Republicans say it’s a betrayal.
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School choice vouchers may be cut from Pennsylvania budget in new plan under negotiation with Democrats.
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Republicans who control the Pa. Senate and Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, have backed a voucher proposal known as the lifeline scholarship program.
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Pennsylvania received $7.3 billion in state and local pandemic relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and had spent more than $5.6 billion as of March.
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Pennsylvania is trying to attract billions in federal dollars to build hydrogen hubs, but some lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isn’t prepared to take on oversight responsibilities.
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Pennsylvania’s May 16 primary election features statewide races for Supreme Court and the commonwealth’s other appellate courts, plus a lot of local elections.