Sept. 1, 2023Meet Marley Parish, rural affairs reporter for Spotlight PA State Collegeby Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
Aug. 24, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State football’s academics rank at the bottom of Big Ten after worst score in a decadeby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Aug. 21, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PANew bills would let Pennsylvania local governments hire firms as managersby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Aug. 16, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAWATCH: A free panel on how Penn State handles misconductby Spotlight PA Staff
Aug. 16, 2023Min Xian / Spotlight PASpotlight PA seeks to unseal key document in DuBois official’s corruption caseby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted of LNP | LancasterOnline
Aug. 15, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PA5 takeaways from our event on holding local Pennsylvania officials accountableby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Aug. 8, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State gender pay gap is among worst compared to public Big Ten schools, federal data showby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
July 26, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PA5 takeaways from our ‘Missed Conduct’ investigation on Penn State’s post-Sandusky reformsby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
July 19, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAHow Spotlight PA and the Centre Daily Times reported ‘Missed Conduct’by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Josh Moyer of the Centre Daily Times
July 19, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAHave you reported misconduct at Penn State? We want to hear from you.by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
July 19, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAFear, distrust, and an ethics office in chaos erode Penn State’s post-Sandusky reformsby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Josh Moyer of the Centre Daily Times
July 17, 2023Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAHow Local Government Works: How does municipal planning work in your community?by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
July 5, 2023Min Xian / Spotlight PARocky governance persists in tiny Pa. borough that hired Tamir Rice’s killerby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
June 29, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesPenn State, Pitt, and others get hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds. Tracking it is a challenge.by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
June 20, 2023Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAPenn State has a 26-person, $11.4-million legal unit. Why does it hire outside law firms?by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
June 7, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAA Pa. town seeks to pause consolidation with its scandal ridden neighbor cityby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
May 30, 2023Daniel Fishel / Spotlight PAA DuBois official was arrested on corruption charges. Then nearly $100K in cash arrived at city hall.by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
May 25, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State’s accrediting agency requests documents on student life, treatment of student-athletesby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
May 22, 2023Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAHow Local Government Works: Are government officials’ personal social media posts public records?by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
May 19, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State’s budget proposal shifted after private meeting of trustees, university leadershipby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
May 17, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAProposed Pa. budget nearly quadruples funding for local government cooperationby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
May 10, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesSupport Spotlight PA during Centre Gives to power public-service journalism in Centre Countyby Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College
May 6, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State president’s special adviser accuses students of spreading misinformationby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
May 4, 2023Tim Tai / Philadelphia InquirerPenn State estimates that about 50 full-time, non-contract employees will lose their jobs this yearby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
May 3, 2023Sarah Rafacz / Spotlight PAHow to provide feedback on a plan to lower fighter jet training over Pennsylvania Wildsby Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College
May 2, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesWhy State College’s anti-gambling movement failed to stop the Nittany Mall casinoby Lilly Riddle for the News Lab at Penn State and Spotlight PA State College
April 24, 2023Tyger Williams / Philadelphia InquirerPenn State president unfairly took aim at ‘fake news’ in local mediaby Jessica McAllister of Centre Daily Times and Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College
April 24, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PADuBois official’s corruption arrest puts consolidation with Sandy Township at riskby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
April 24, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesAffordability remains top issue for Pa.’s state-related universities during budget processby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
April 17, 2023Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PAWhy Pennsylvania courts won’t be a part of this year’s budget hearingsby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
April 10, 2023Min Xian / Spotlight PAHow a Pa. city manager allegedly stole thousands of taxpayer dollars with virtually no oversightby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
April 7, 2023Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAAlmost 40 elementary schools have closed in rural north-central Pa. in the past decade. Here’s why.by Ashad Hajela of Spotlight PA State College
April 6, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesA private jet flew Penn State’s president to the Rose Bowl. Who paid for it?by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
April 3, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesHow much north-central Pennsylvania nonprofit hospital executives are paidby Ashad Hajela of Spotlight PA State College
March 23, 2023Sara Simon / Spotlight PAHow Local Government Works: A basic guide to requesting public records in Pa.by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
March 17, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesPolice killed Osaze Osagie four years ago. Here’s what has and hasn’t happened since.by Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College
March 16, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State president says cuts will be deeper than anticipated as leaders finalize layoff plansby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
March 10, 2023STEVEN M. FALK / Philadelphia InquirerCan the public know if outside groups are paying Penn State salaries?by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA
March 2, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesSix years after hazing death, Penn State plans to drop the Greek life oversight it championedby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 27, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State English teaching faculty say they aren’t paid a living wageby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 23, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAPenn State paid state, local police almost $1.9 million for 2021 home football game securityby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 16, 2023STEVEN M. FALK / Philadelphia InquirerWhat the public can and can’t know about Four Diamonds, beneficiary of Penn State THON’s fundraisingby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA
Feb. 14, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAState College wants nearby municipalities to adopt LGBTQ protectionsby Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 3, 2023Min Xian / Spotlight PA5 takeaways from our event on Pennsylvania’s fragmented local governmentsby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 2, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State’s Lion Ambassadors were accused of hazing. Why isn’t it on the hazing report?by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Feb. 1, 2023ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia InquirerWhy a Pa. school district decided to arm its officers with semi-automatic riflesby Ashad Hajela of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 31, 2023MONICA HERNDON / Philadelphia InquirerSome Pa. courts are excluding probation officers from requirements under police misconduct lawby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 27, 2023Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesPenn State University has not reimbursed Pa. State Police for security at Proud Boys eventby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 25, 2023Photo By Tom HuntoonTax caps leave many Pa. municipalities with few ways to raise revenueby Ashad Hajela of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 23, 2023Photo By Brian Reid / Eventide Light PhotographyHow communities in north-central Pa. are attempting to preserve a scarce resource: darknessby Ashad Hajela of Spotlight PA State College
Jan. 10, 2023Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAWhat happened to the arrest, use of force data Penn State police promised to release?by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 30, 2022Min Xian / Spotlight PAHow Spotlight PA uncovered the chaos in a tiny Pa. borough after the hiring of Tamir Rice’s killerby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 22, 2022Min Xian / Spotlight PA3 key takeaways from Spotlight PA’s investigation of how a local government nearly collapsed after hiring Tamir Rice’s killerby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 19, 2022Min Xian / Spotlight PAGrudges, tribalism, and infighting rife in Pennsylvania borough that hired the cop who killed Tamir Riceby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 16, 2022Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State distances itself from past diversity proposals while launching similar effortsby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 15, 2022Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAPenn State trustees heard university’s diversity plan in secret 2021 gatheringby Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 8, 2022Used with permission from the Center for Rural PennsylvaniaAlmost 90% of rural Pennsylvania municipalities lack property upkeep rulesby Ashad Hajela of Spotlight PA State College
Dec. 6, 2022Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAHow often are Penn State’s private planes flying during a budget crunch?by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 22, 2022Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times4 things to know about State College’s new police complaint processby Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College
Nov. 14, 2022Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesGovernment and elected officials deal with service funding questions as Centre Region growsby Sarah Rafacz of Spotlight PA State College