Spotlight PA
Spotlight PA is dedicated to producing nonpartisan investigative journalism about Pennsylvania government and urgent statewide issues. It is an independent watchdog unafraid to dig deep, fight for the truth and take on the powerful to expose wrongdoing and spur meaningful reform.
Spotlight PA connects Pennsylvanians to their state, and to each other, through public service journalism that matters to their lives and is creatively told in the many modern, digital ways they consume their news.
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An analysis of three recent statewide elections found that problems with voting machines were rare and easily fixed. -
Gov. Shapiro has declined to say who paid for his 2023 inauguration and the celebrity-studded ball that followed it. Spotlight PA found a way to identify some of the donors. -
Pennsylvania promised a better mental health system in 2011. But the failure to follow through has created dire consequences -
The legislation underscores a tension between hunters divided over tradition and flexibility, as well as between lawmakers and the Pennsylvania Game Commission. -
Record-setting usage fueled by heat waves, plus the region’s electrical grid, is behind the increases. -
Reading isn’t able to inspect rentals as often as it should. Here’s how to detect problems yourself.Officials have cautioned residents about the city’s aging housing stock, and at least three row homes have partially collapsed this year. -
The county’s Children & Youth Services has seen staff shortages grow since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. -
A Spotlight PA investigation found Pennsylvania politicians and local officials broke promises to replace institutionalized care with community options — despite knowing the devastating consequences. -
Trains played a huge role in Pennsylvania’s development, and local museums and volunteer groups statewide help to preserve that history. -
Republicans want road money in exchange for more public transit funding, but resources are tight and a deal remains tricky.
