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Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers remarks at the PTLA’s Justice Michael A. Musmanno Award Dinner.

A state task force is hunting for misleading AI chatbots as the Shapiro admin vows legal crackdown

by Jaxon White of Spotlight PA

A new Pennsylvania task force has been working since February to find chatbots posing as licensed professionals.

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Governor Josh Shapiro speaking at a September 2023 event in Pittsburgh.

Shapiro demands a stop to ‘excessive’ utility rate increases, but has little authority to force change

by Charlotte Keith and Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA

As energy costs climb in Pennsylvania, Governor Shapiro pressures utilities to limit rate hikes and change how profits are determined.

Lawmakers, Shapiro admin push to end practice of counties taking Social Security money owed to foster kids

by Steve Volk / Resolve Philly for Spotlight PA

Investigations

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Hundreds of rapes in the State College area weren’t reported in public police data over nearly a decade

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College and Mark Fazlollah for Spotlight PA

The missing data masked the true extent of the crime surrounding Penn State. The central Pa. department never publicly disclosed the error until contacted by Spotlight PA.

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Alarming internal probes found chemo errors, delays, and ‘toxic’ leadership by Penn State’s cancer chief

by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA

Good News from Pennsylvania

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Meet a Mayor: Hidden gems and hometown charm in one of the last streetcar suburbs

by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA

Joi Washington became Media’s first Black mayor and first woman mayor in last year’s election, at the age of 39.

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State College Bureau

Spotlight PA staff and donors at Centre Gives Fest on May 15, 2025, in Bellefonte, Pa.

This Centre Gives, donate to Spotlight PA State College and support vital local journalism

by Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College

All gifts to Spotlight PA during Centre Gives, a 36-hour online fundraiser hosted by Centre Foundation on May 6-7, will benefit the State College regional bureau.

Gov. Josh Shapiro (left) and PA Treasurer Stacy Garrity

Where Garrity and Shapiro stand on broadband, federal cuts, and other key rural issues

by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College and Jaxon White of Spotlight PA

Berks County Bureau

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First Amendment rights at center of clash between Pa. schools and students over ICE walkouts

by Amanda Fries

Pennsylvania students have a First Amendment right to protest ICE, but schools can discipline walkouts as they would any unexcused absence and not more harshly due to the political message.

Tom Frebel with a young player in the Baseballtown Charities Dream League.

Meet a volunteer helping people with disabilities play baseball

by Susan Shelly McGovern for Spotlight PA

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