Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
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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. -
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. -
The Pennsylvania legislature gave the state’s poorest schools an extra $500 million last year to close the “adequacy gap.” Now they have to decide what’s next. -
Despite partisan challenges, lawmakers managed to pass some notable bills in 2023 and 2024 including a major education boost. -
Pennsylvania’s governor traveled extensively as a Democratic surrogate in 2024, spending money on consultants, private flights, ritzy hotels, and more. -
Stacy Garrity was first elected treasurer in 2020 and Republican insiders say she built a broad coalition that merges Trump and never-Trump wings of the party. -
Pennsylvania is one of 42 states with a law that preempts local governments from passing or enforcing gun statutes stricter than those allowed by the legislature. -
Ahead of the 2024 election, Spotlight PA spoke to undecided voters. We followed up with four of them to see what they decided. -
Amid a red wave, a Pa. Democrat held his House seat in a Trump stronghold, and helped his party keep the chamber. -
Democrats are trying to hold onto seats in Trump country and northeast Philadelphia to maintain control of the Pennsylvania House.
