Stephen Caruso of Spotlight 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. -
School choice vouchers may be cut from Pennsylvania budget in new plan under negotiation with Democrats. -
Republicans who control the Pa. Senate and Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, have backed a voucher proposal known as the lifeline scholarship program. -
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. -
The Pennsylvania legislature may expand the state’s child care tax credit and create a new program for working families based on the federal earned income tax credit. -
At the moment, Pennsylvania’s wage floor is $7.25 an hour — the same as the federal minimum. The legislature last increased the state’s minimum wage in 2006. -
Rail safety legislation in Pennsylvania faces quiet resistance from the industry and its allies, who have questioned the legality of the proposed measure. -
The Pennsylvania legislature has a June 30 deadline to complete a multibillion-dollar budget. Here’s what you need to know. -
Pennsylvania county election officials expect to have results on election night. But the vote counting system remains cumbersome despite new improvements. -
PA Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a law that requires health insurers to cover breast cancer screenings for high-risk patients.
