Spotlight PA

The proposal from Gov. Josh Shapiro would add $21 million to the budget for certain home care workers. But advocates say much more is needed before Pa. pay is competitive.

Two million Pennsylvanians rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, many of them children and older adults.

The wellness check requirement, passed into state law last year, was inspired in part by the death of a 12-year-old Commonwealth Charter Academy student.

At least 50 people have died of an overdose associated with nitazenes. A lack of testing means the true number is likely higher.

Many key details, like the centers’ full impact on electricity supply and prices, and the amount of tax revenue the state will forfeit to Amazon, are still unknown.

Impasses don’t mean much unless they stretch for more than a few weeks. Then, they start having serious consequences for schools, libraries, and more.

With an estimated $2 billion at stake, Spotlight PA used community conversations, a survey, and data tools to elevate public voices in the opioid settlement rollout.

A lengthy legal process by Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission will now resume to determine whether Rock Spring Water Company should be forced to sell.

Albright College won’t say what its collection includes, how much it might be worth, and what pieces hold local and regional significance remain unclear.

Poor Pa. school districts are leaning heavily on less-rigorous emergency certifications to fill teaching gaps, a Penn State report found.