Spotlight PA

Penn State spent $1.7 million in the past two years on lobbying efforts in Harrisburg, outspending Penn, Pitt, and Temple.

The Department of Aging pointed to a new system to monitor whether counties are conducting quality abuse and neglect investigations.

The Pa. House has passed a transit funding bill, but the Senate may favor a stopgap deal for Harrisburg’s six-week-late budget.

Legislation to exempt campgrounds from local amusement taxes passed unanimously in the Pa. House, with supporters saying it would make outdoor recreation more affordable.

A group that lobbies for the industry says the bill, which aims to prevent the closure of more health care facilities, is duplicative of existing regulations.

In some Pennsylvania counties, child abuse allegations are only investigated by caseworkers, while others include the expertise of specialized doctors and nurses.

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.