Sept. 7, 2022FRANCIS GARDLER / Associated PressPa. plastic recycling plant shrouded in secrecyPlus, billions from federal stimulus won't be enough to fix state's bridges.
Sept. 6, 2022Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPa. lawmakers spent $3M on redistricting battlesPlus, hundreds of nursing home workers are on strike.
Sept. 2, 2022Abuse amendment could reach voters in 2023Plus, Wolf begins pardons for low-level pot convictions.
Sept. 1, 2022JESSICA GRIFFIN / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERThousands of Pa. nursing home workers may strikePlus, Wolf says no taxes on forgiven student loans.
Aug. 31, 2022JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia InquirerPa. trooper cleared in fourth fatal shootingPlus, can collaboration help fire companies survive?
Aug. 30, 2022TIM TAI / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERUpgrading Pa.'s lobbyist disclosures, Shapiro breaks with Wolf on COVID rules, and presidential visitsPlus, the push to decriminalize license plate frames.
Aug. 29, 2022Armando L. Sanchez / MCTStretching the monkeypox vaccine, amendment suit, and Rep. Kelly answers viral White House tweetPlus, Mastriano posed for faculty photo in Confederate garb.
Aug. 26, 2022Data problem delays State Police racial bias reportPlus, a major shift in Pa. medical malpractice rules.
Aug. 25, 2022Courtesy of PennDOTLicense plate frames can get you pulled over in Pa., court rulesPlus, bonus property tax and rent rebate payments begin.
Aug. 24, 2022HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerPa.'s abortion clinic desert, Grove's 2020 concession, and nursing home strikesPlus, DA Krasner says he won't comply with Pa. House subpoena.
Aug. 23, 2022CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE / PENNLIVECourt throws lavish, taxpayer-funded birthday bashPlus, why some Republicans aren't voting for the party's guv nominee.
Aug. 22, 2022TOM GRALISH / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERMarijuana data disputed, counting of undated ballots ordered, and an oil and gas rule gets blockedPlus, no Pa. police gave crime data to FBI for 2021.
Aug. 19, 2022Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerNew female voters outnumber men in Pa. after RoePlus, evictions are on the rise again.
Aug. 18, 2022TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. lawmakers in line for their biggest raise everPlus, study says kids born near fracking at risk for leukemia.
Aug. 17, 2022Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerOpen primaries, Act 77 agitators, Mastriano on-the-record, and bonfire of the cruditésPlus, Wolf moves to discourage conversion therapy.
Aug. 16, 2022DAVID SWANSON / FILE PHOTOGRAPH'Hidden homicide' in a troubled county prisonPlus, U.S. Army responds to Mastriano's campaign imagery.
Aug. 15, 2022Football police in overtime, FBI subpoenas in Harrisburg, and (possible) U.S. Senate debatesPlus, FBI office breach suspect was Pa. native.
Aug. 12, 2022Morgan Lee / Associated PressUniversal free school lunch is over in Pa.Plus, Spotlight PA's best investigations of 2022 (so far).
Aug. 11, 2022TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerFBI subpoenas several Pa. GOP lawmakers: reportPlus, the push to put teeth back in Pa.'s dog law.
Aug. 10, 2022STEVEN M. FALK / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERMastriano refuses to answer January 6 questionsPlus, local fights over abortion rights.
Aug. 9, 2022ISTOCKPHOTO / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERHow Biden's big bill aims to lower drug costsPlus, the water wars have already begun.
Aug. 8, 2022TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerHow Pa. politicians party with lobbyists in secretPlus, Mariner East pipeline builder pleads no contest.
Aug. 5, 2022ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia InquirerCritics call bill back door to water privatizationPlus, Pa. budget includes millions for anti-abortion group.
Aug. 4, 2022TIM TAI / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERPSU court seal questioned, Wolf's $2K check push lives on, and election deniers at the pollsPlus, what the Kansas abortion vote could mean for Pa.
Aug. 3, 2022Matt Rourke / Associated PressMail-voting law upheld but more challenges loomPlus, PSU shuns key questions about sexual extortion case.
Aug. 2, 2022TOM GRALISH / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERMore Pa. Dems go Republican ahead of midtermsPlus, family wants Pa. teacher imprisoned in Russia released.
Aug. 1, 2022COMMONWEALTH MEDIA SERVICESInflation made Pa.’s minimum wage worth even lessPlus, Mastriano backs away from Gab amid criticism.
July 29, 2022Pa. guv sues to block abortion amendmentPlus, Butler County is auditing 2020 ballots to gather info.
July 28, 2022MONICA HERNDON / Philadelphia InquirerPa. redlining case yields 'historic' settlementPlus, Central Bucks adopts 'unprecedented' book policy.
July 27, 2022AMANDA BERG / FOR SPOTLIGHT PAMastriano was elector 'point person' for Trump campaignPlus, a Pa. congressman attended his gay son's wedding days after voting against codifying same-sex marriage.
July 26, 2022Tim Tai / Philadelphia InquirerPa.'s landmark school funding trial is almost overPlus, a law to protect sexual violence victims is barely being used.
July 25, 2022TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerWolf steers extra $40M to state-related universitiesPlus, why we waited to publish details on potential sexual extortion of PSU athletes.
July 22, 2022Could math fix Pa.'s beleaguered unemployment fund?Plus, 'frack out' fears in Greene County.
July 21, 2022JOSE F. MORENO / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERPa. court rejects DA Krasner's use-of-force appealPlus, a beginner’s guide to Right-to-Know requests.
July 20, 2022Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / MCTMonkeypox briefing, the likely futile push for $2K relief checks, and fixing a teacher shortagePlus, a 'direct path' from Harrisburg to the U.S. Capitol riot.
July 19, 2022Red-flag resistance, Mastriano's Facebook cleanse, and how a bill becomes law by defaultPlus, Pa. psychiatric hospital called '21st century asylum.'
July 18, 2022TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerUnproven program gets budget windfall, a PSU extortion plot, and Jim Thorpe reclaims the goldPlus, the fight over Pa.’s state House map continues.
July 15, 2022KENT M. WILHELM / FOR SPOTLIGHT PADOJ is suing Pa.'s court system over addiction rulesPlus, judge reverses course after 'rare' PSU ruling.
July 14, 2022COMMONWEALTH MEDIA SERVICESWolf's veto tally grows, first-of-its-kind trans sports rule, and an 'unusual victory' for progressivesPlus, weigh in on a government transparency test.
July 13, 2022Navigating Pa.'s newest tax credit, counties sued over ballot counts, and political fortunesPlus, Wolf takes executive action on abortion access.
July 12, 2022Yong Kim / Philadelphia InquirerVetting the police, untreated addiction in jails, and 'Republicans4Shapiro'Plus, historic Pa. school funding trial could be a bellwether.
July 11, 2022Commonwealth Media ServicesWhat’s inside Pa.’s new $45.2 billion state budgetPlus, anti-abortion measure moves closer to Pa. ballots.
July 8, 2022The fringe theory that could reshape Pa.'s electionsPlus, a police officer who fatally shot a child in Ohio was briefly hired in Pa.
July 7, 2022TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerWhat a major court ruling means for gun control in Pa.Plus, Fetterman embraces the dark art of memes.
July 6, 2022Thomas Hengge / Philadelphia InquirerPa.'s other looming abortion fightPlus, the state's GOP nominee for governor is spreading baseless claims about nursing home deaths.
July 5, 2022Pa.'s late budget may be wrapped up soonPlus, some parents are having trouble finding COVID-19 vaccine appointments for kids.
July 1, 2022TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerPa.'s budget is officially late. Here's the latest.Plus, SCOTUS case could reshape Pa. elections.
June 30, 2022Gene J. Puskar / APPitt budget block, anti-trans sports ban, and poll-watcher powerPlus, hot-button bills are en route to Gov. Wolf.
June 29, 2022JELANI SPLAWN / FOR SPOTLIGHT PATroubled water, voter purge, and at-risk parentsPlus, pessimism rises as budget deadline looms.
June 28, 2022JOSE F. MORENO / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERPolice mystery, post-Roe firewalls, and money PittPlus, Amtrak's Keystone West service to double.
June 27, 2022Post-Roe reality, budget blitz, and Perry's pardonPlus, Biden signs bipartisan gun bill into law.
June 24, 2022HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerNursing homes say Wolf's $91M rate hike not enoughPlus, Pa. Republicans' 2020 meddling on display.
June 23, 2022TOM GRALISH / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERWhat May's primary revealed about Pa.'s politicsPlus, Pa. ban on private election money could be close.
June 22, 2022Matt Rourke / AP PhotoPa. House speaker details 2020 pressure campaignPlus, federal gun safety bill unveiled.
June 21, 2022Misconduct gaps, election power, and Pitt maneuverPlus, COVID-19 'shots for tots' rollout to begin.
June 17, 2022TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerPa. House sexual misconduct loophole could closePlus, disputed ballots swing local Pa. judicial race.
June 16, 2022LEISE HOOK / FOR SPOTLIGHT PATax-break team, armed teachers, and early pollingPlus, 2020 election rule fights are being rekindled.
June 15, 2022Keith Srakocic / Associated PressOutlooks mixed as contested Pa. plant nears launchPlus, Mastriano equates J6 response with Hitler power grab.
June 14, 2022Gun bills punted, Mastriano doubles down, and Krasner singled outPlus, Pa. transgender athlete bills are 'anti-evidence,' experts say.
June 13, 2022KARL MERTON FERRON / MCTDelta-8 controls, gun deal, and Mastriano timelinePlus, records fight threatens a rural broadband push.