CoronavirusDan Nott / For Spotlight PAPa.'s failure to mandate quicker death reporting before the coronavirus fueled wild data fluctuations, mistrustby Sara Simon of Spotlight PA and Ryan Briggs and Nina Feldman of WHYY NewsSept. 24, 2020
CoronavirusTIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerAre antigen tests the silver bullet to Pa.’s coronavirus testing delays? Not so fast.by Sara Simon of Spotlight PAAug. 17, 2020
CORONAVIRUSDAN NOTT / For Spotlight PAWATCH: Answers to the most frequently asked questions about COVID-19 in Pennsylvaniaby Sara Simon, Yaasmeen Piper and Kent Wilhelm of Spotlight PAAug. 14, 2020
EducationTIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerPenn State reverses course, plans to provide modified COVID-19 agreement for studentsby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAAug. 13, 2020
EducationTIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerStudents at Penn State forced to sign COVID-19 liability waiver to participate in fall semesterby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAAug. 12, 2020
CoronavirusDAN NOTT / For Spotlight PAPa. cancels on volunteer coronavirus contact tracers, moves to hire 1,000 paid staffby Sara Simon of Spotlight PA and Sarah Gantz of The Philadelphia InquirerAug. 4, 2020
CoronavirusCommonwealth Media ServicesPa. health secretary denounces transphobic attacks: ‘Our children are watching’by Sara Simon of Spotlight PAJuly 28, 2020
CoronavirusDan Nott / For Spotlight PADeath reports are still lagging. Pa. hasn’t made it easy to find out just how badly.by Sara Simon of Spotlight PAJuly 27, 2020
CoronavirusDAN NOTT / For Spotlight PACiting ‘overwhelming’ spread, Pa. moves to add staff, app to trace the coronavirusby Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA and Sara Simon of Spotlight PAJuly 24, 2020
CoronavirusKeith Srakocic / Associated PressUPMC’s claim of ‘less severe’ coronavirus strain in Pa. is not supported by scienceby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAJuly 14, 2020
CoronavirusDan Nott / For Spotlight PAHealth officials failed to safeguard trust in Pa.’s coronavirus data, sowing confusionby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAJune 17, 2020
CoronavirusELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia InquirerPa.’s death toll for Philadelphia lags behind city’s count, part of state’s ongoing struggle to compile timely databy Sara Simon of Spotlight PAMay 2, 2020
CoronavirusCommonwealth Media ServicesPa. removes more than 200 deaths from official coronavirus count as questions mount about reporting process, data accuracyby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAApril 23, 2020
CoronavirusDAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. coroners, health department at odds over how to handle suspected coronavirus cases, potentially affecting death countby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAApril 10, 2020
CoronavirusTIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. eases rules for health care workers, others as coronavirus crisis reveals ‘inflexibility’ in professional licensingby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAMarch 29, 2020
CoronavirusSarah Anne Hughes / Spotlight PAFuneral directors in Pennsylvania brace for grief as coronavirus limits services, viewingsby Sara Simon of Spotlight PAMarch 18, 2020
CourtsPennLive file photo / THE PATRIOT-NEWSProtections for vulnerable Pa. seniors lag, reforms to guardianship system ‘stuck’by Sara SimonMarch 12, 2020
TransparencySARA SIMON / Spotlight PAPoll shows wide support in Pa. for public access to government records. But the devil's in the details.by Sara SimonFeb. 10, 2020
HealthDarrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-GazettePa. nurses are fed up with hold times, rude answers, and delays dealing with state licensing boardby Sara SimonSept. 11, 2019
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