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A bill would require direct care workers to pass a competency exam rather than have a diploma or GED. Advocates argue a more direct solution to the staffing shortfall would be to increase wages.
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Garden of Health started in 2015 as a pantry that specialized in allergy-friendly foods, and it’s since grown into a nonprofit that distributes millions of pounds of “food for all.”
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Pennsylvania only allows its biggest cities and a handful of other municipalities to use red light cameras. They still face challenges getting off the ground.
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A bipartisan bill to increase oversight of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program cleared the state House after Spotlight PA investigations revealed concerns about doctor practices and patient care.
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The Lancaster County seat has been red since it moved to south-central Pennsylvania in the 1980s.
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But the money will run out by the end of 2026 and funders want state lawmakers to provide a more permanent solution to the low wages and limited availability common to the child care industry.
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Lobbyists say such donations can lead to access, but the state's weak transparency laws make it nearly impossible to trace influence.
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The Board of Pardons meets in public but does not publish records of its commutation votes. Spotlight PA is making that data available for the first time.
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Two decades after the NBC sitcom’s pilot, fans are still making pilgrimages to the city where it was set.
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Pennsylvania has supercharged the number of abandoned wells it plugs thanks to federal money, but the future of that work is unclear as lawsuits play out.