Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
Spotlight PA Government Editor/ReporterKatie Meyer covers government and elections, with a focus on the money and powerful interests that can shape policy decisions, and the ways those decisions affect Pennsylvanians. She also plans coverage and edits Spotlight’s government team.
Previously, Meyer was political reporter for WHYY Public Radio in Philadelphia, and covered state politics and government for WITF Public Radio in Harrisburg. She lives in South Philly.
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School choice vouchers may be cut from Pennsylvania budget in new plan under negotiation with Democrats. -
Citing potential decreases to public school funding, Democrats, education advocates, and unions oppose a bill that would create "lifeline scholarships." -
How to fix Pennsylvania’s school funding system is front and center during this year’s budget negotiations in the wake of a landmark Commonwealth Court ruling.
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The Democratic governor’s decision to withhold details about who he meets behind the scenes is legally sound, though experts said he could choose to reveal more. -
The candidates who eventually win seats on the state’s three appellate courts will have a major impact on politics and policy in Pennsylvania. -
Find out where to vote, how to make sure your ballot is counted, and what you should know about all the people running. -
Pa. Medicaid reenrollment: What you need to know to keep your health insurance or find other optionsAfter three years of guaranteed Medicaid coverage, Pennsylvanians in the program have to reenroll in the next year or risk losing their insurance. Here’s what you should know. -
The offices that help Pennsylvanians keep their Medicaid benefits are facing persistent vacancies and a heavy workload. Advocates and staff fear people could lose coverage as a result. -
The first-term Democrat is expected to pitch more money for child care and a tax break for teachers in a plan that must win bipartisan support. -
Millions of Pennsylvanians will soon get less money to buy food, and hundreds of thousands could lose their government health insurance.
