Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
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However, the governor has rejected a GOP idea to use some of the transit money for roads and bridges. -
The Pa. House has passed a transit funding bill, but the Senate may favor a stopgap deal for Harrisburg’s six-week-late budget. -
Record-setting usage fueled by heat waves, plus the region’s electrical grid, is behind the increases. -
Cyber school facing wrongful death suit says it’s ‘unreasonable’ for teachers to see students weeklyThe wellness check requirement, passed into state law last year, was inspired in part by the death of a 12-year-old Commonwealth Charter Academy student. -
Impasses don’t mean much unless they stretch for more than a few weeks. Then, they start having serious consequences for schools, libraries, and more. -
Cyber charter reform that could save public schools $616M advances with unclear future in Pa. SenateAt least some of its concepts have support in both chambers, but the issue has always been complicated by the commonwealth’s tricky education politics. -
Republicans want to balance the books and be picky about spending, while Democrats say large investments in public education and transit are needed. -
Since creating the database, lawmakers have become even less focused on legislating changes to policing or fixing flawed reforms. -
New legislation aims to restrict private equity's influence in hospital mergers, excluding nonprofits after pressure from industry lobby. -
Voters this fall will also consider whether to give five appellate judges, including those on state Supreme Court, additional 10-year terms.
