Spotlight PA

The Department of Aging will soon disclose county compliance data related to elder abuse investigations. Failing agencies could face harsher penalties.

The state’s voter registration system will be revamped and integrated with other election systems under a new $10.6 million contract.

The Rural Population Revitalization Commission wants to streamline grant requirements and improve technical support to help rural areas overcome development challenges.

A caucus in the Pennsylvania House focused on maternal health has introduced bills that would protect the right to public pumping and mandate a state agency study access to care.

The review was led by Republican Auditor General Tim DeFoor, who identified “uncommon” spending on gift cards and real estate.

The Board of Pardons reopened the case after opposition from the victim’s family arrived two months after its first vote.

Penn State could close up to 12 of its 20 commonwealth campuses. It’s unclear what authority the Board of Trustees has in approving the university president’s plan.

A priest assaulted him as a child. Over 60 years later, he’s still waiting for justice, and only the Pennsylvania legislature can help.

Hunger affects students’ grades and health, but thousands of Pennsylvania kids fall just outside the income threshold for even reduced lunch. Advocates say free lunch for all is the solution.

Alarmed state officials did take the unprecedented step of assigning their own staff to help the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging.