May 7, 2024Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAElk County residents look for ways to bring birth services back after Penn Highlands shutters maternity unitby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
May 3, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania trivia event raises $13,500 for Spotlight PA State College’s investigative, public-service journalismby Spotlight PA Staff
May 1, 2024Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAWhy a thorny union of two Pa. municipalities can still succeed despite lack of legal remedyby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
April 29, 2024Photo Provided By Penn State HealthPenn State Health halts liver transplants as national oversight body reviews programby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA and Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
April 16, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAGov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024 budget pitch draws on lessons from curdled Fairlife bidby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
April 12, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State increases transparency into misconduct reports. Here’s what the data say.by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
April 6, 2024Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesPenn State trustee scolded for making ‘spectacle’ in push to name football field after Joe Paternoby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
April 5, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PASome Pa. municipalities are turning to fees to cover rising stormwater costs, but pushback and a lawsuit threaten that revenueby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
April 4, 2024Michael Bryant / Philadelphia InquirerLittle information made public about free water testing Pa. ordered Mariner East II pipeline company to fundby Lilly Riddle for the News Lab at Penn State and Spotlight PA State College
March 27, 2024Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAPenn Highlands Elk maternal care cuts highlight Pa.’s widening rural services gapby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
March 21, 2024Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times5 takeaways from Spotlight PA’s event on education transparency and holding public school officials accountableby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
March 20, 2024Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAWhat a proposed performance-based funding model could mean for Penn State, other state-related universitiesby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
March 13, 2024Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAPa. local governments want long-term state money for cybersecurity as federal grant fills the gapby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
March 8, 2024Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesWATCH: How to hold Pa.’s schools, universities accountable.by Spotlight PA Staff
March 8, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAWhat to know about Shapiro’s proposed $10.3M agriculture innovation programby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
March 5, 2024Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesPa. pays property owners for land lost to eminent domain, but farmers want more for their lossby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
March 1, 2024Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAHow to judge the effectiveness of your local government in Pennsylvaniaby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 29, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PABefore Penn State pledged more money for ‘promising’ diversity efforts, some of their budgets had been cutby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 19, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAWhat Shapiro’s budget pitch could do for Pennsylvania’s rural communitiesby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 16, 2024Centre Daily Times FileTrustees drop proposal to name Penn State football field after Joe Paterno in heated meetingby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 15, 2024Centre Daily Times FileGroup of Penn State trustees push to name football field after Joe Paterno in private meetingsby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 7, 2024Commonwealth Media ServicesRural Pa. township disbanded police department after chief got a new jobby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 2, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PA5 takeaways from Spotlight PA’s event on the DuBois corruption case and local government oversightby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 26, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State plans to slash $94M from budget, including deep cuts to Commonwealth Campusesby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 23, 2024Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesProposed update to state gaming rules could offer relief to Pa.’s fire companies, nonprofitsby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 18, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPa.’s outdoor recreation office identifies early priorities, but some specifics remain unclearby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 15, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPa. county officials say lawmakers’ increase to the 911 phone fee isn’t enough to alleviate taxpayer burdenby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 10, 2024Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAPa.’s poorest school districts were slated for a funding boost. State aid went to school construction instead.by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 5, 2024Min Xian / Spotlight PADuBois paid more than $307,000 in legal fees related to city manager corruption investigation, records showby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 3, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAState funding for Penn State, Pitt, and Temple hasn’t kept pace with inflation, data showby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 26, 2023Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAHow public grant dollars and volunteers helped revitalize this Pennsylvania Wilds townby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 21, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPa. voters play little role in choosing who fills vacant municipal officesby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College and Halie Kines of the Centre Daily Times
Dec. 20, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PASpotlight PA, News Lab at Penn State launch community-based program to keep tabs on local elected leadersby Maggie Messitt of News Lab at Penn State and Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 15, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAA budget boost to payments for state-owned land will benefit rural Pa. countiesby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 14, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPublic gets more insight into Penn State’s inner workings following new law, internal reportby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 13, 2023Photo By Mark NalePa. introduces new rules for hunters to limit the spread of ‘zombie deer disease.’ Here’s what to know.by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 8, 2023Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAHow Local Government Works: A key factor in determining property taxes varies wildly across Pennsylvaniaby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 6, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PASpotlight PA sues Penn State trustees over alleged violations of Pennsylvania’s open meetings lawby Spotlight PA Staff
Nov. 27, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania is investing millions to ensure people of all backgrounds, abilities have access to public landsby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 23, 2023Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PABig bonuses, vast powers, and corruption charges: 5 takeaways from an investigation into DuBois’ Herm Suplizioby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Nov. 20, 2023Marley Parish / Spotlight PAHow a proposed solar project prompted this rural Pa. township to face its mining pastby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 17, 2023Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAHow Spotlight PA reported its investigation into suspended DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizioby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Nov. 16, 2023Screenshot via YouTubeFeds take over corruption case against embattled Pa. city managerby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 16, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PACompanies behind Mariner East II pipeline paid $42 million in pollution fines to Pennsylvaniaby Lilly Riddle for the News Lab at Penn State and Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 13, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. leads the nation for Lyme disease cases. Development in forests boosts the riskby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 9, 2023Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAThe inside story of how one man remade a small Pa. city while allegedly ripping off his neighborsby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Nov. 6, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPenn State denied students access to campus crime data. A student wants a federal investigation.by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 3, 2023Screenshot via Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPa. has updated how it defines an ‘environmental justice area.’ Here’s why that matters for at-risk communities.by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Oct. 26, 2023Min Xian / Spotlight PARural towns hope to entice remote workers to move to the Pa. Wilds with a ‘free’ summer. Here’s how it’s going.by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Oct. 26, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAWhy Spotlight PA urges Penn State’s Board of Trustees to stop deliberating in secretby Christopher Baxter of Spotlight PA
Oct. 25, 2023Courtesy Alpha Fire CompanyCentre County fire company’s all-female attack line makes historyby Tanisha Thomas of Spotlight PA
Oct. 19, 2023Sarah Anne Hughes / Spotlight PAThis rural township wants to make it easier for other places in Pa. to fight injection wellsby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Oct. 12, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesRural Pa. town gets help from Harrisburg after years of hardshipby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Oct. 11, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State’s new top lawyer will also lead ethics office temporarily, creating potential conflict of interestby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Oct. 6, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAWhat this year’s budget means for Pa.’s shrinking rural communitiesby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Oct. 4, 2023Min Xian / Spotlight PAMore corruption charges brought against suspended DuBois city managerby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted of LNP | LancasterOnline
Sept. 29, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. budget chips away at $1.4B backlog for parks, forestsby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Sept. 21, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAReview of Penn State contracts reveals incorrect filings, questions about trustee disclosuresby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Sept. 14, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAFour takeaways from our event on reporting misconduct at Penn Stateby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Sept. 13, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPennsylvania’s outdoor recreation industry now has a direct line to state governmentby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College