Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
Kate Huangpu is a reporter with Spotlight PA.
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As lawmakers weigh changing the date of the 2024 presidential primary, they are also considering additional voter ID requirements.
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Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania's richest man, has contributed a third of all donations to statewide judicial candidates, more than $2 million of it going toward Republicans.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars for the poorest schools, student mental health grants, and more are in limbo.
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Five former Pennsylvania governors want to open the state’s closed primary system by allowing unaffiliated voters to pick partisan candidates.
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Lawmakers were told a fix will cost $6.2 billion, but there’s little consensus on that and other bedrock issues.
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During the Nov. 7 election, six candidates will run for Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate courts, which wield significant power over legal disputes and criminal cases that directly affect your life.
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During the Nov. 7 election, Democrat Daniel McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio will compete to fill an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court.
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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.