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June 1, 2023
In an illustration, an older woman sits alone inside a vase on a table as younger people around her ignore her.
Leise Hook / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free panel on Pennsylvania’s troubled guardianship system

by Spotlight PA Staff

May 25, 2023
People gather in Harrisburg to honor lives lost to addiction during the 2nd annual Overdose Awareness and Memorial Day.
Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: A panel on how Pa. wants to spend its $1B opioid settlement

by Spotlight PA Staff

April 27, 2023
The Pennsylvania and American flags flutter in front of the Capitol building in Harrisburg.
Tom Gralish / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free panel on what Pa. lawmakers want to accomplish in 2023

by Spotlight PA Staff

April 13, 2023
The Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg.
Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free panel on Pa.’s Supreme Court candidates and why the 2023 election matters

by Spotlight PA Staff

March 30, 2023
Pennsylvania voters did not have equal opportunities to cast or correct their ballots during the November 2022 election.
Leise Hook / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free panel on Pa.’s unequal voting rules and how they impact you

by Spotlight PA Staff

March 16, 2023
A clinical skills space in Philadelphia's health sciences building.
Jessica Griffin / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free panel on how to obtain public health information in Pa.

by Spotlight PA Staff

Feb. 23, 2023
Pennsylvania’s state capitol building in Harrisburg, on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022.
Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: PA Local discusses the history of Harrisburg’s Old 8th Ward

by Spotlight PA Staff

Feb. 9, 2023
Voters in Allegheny County went to the polls on Feb. 7 for three special elections.
Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: ‘How Harrisburg Works’ explains Pennsylvania special elections

by Spotlight PA Staff

Jan. 26, 2023
Tioga elected officials’ decision to hire Timothy Loehmann as the borough’s sole police officer followed a long line of troubling actions taken by its leaders.
Min Xian / Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free virtual panel on Pa.’s patchwork system of local governments

by Spotlight PA Staff

Dec. 15, 2022
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, who will soon leave office, speaks at the Capitol in Harrisburg.
Commonwealth Media Services

WATCH: A 1-on-1 exit interview with outgoing Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf

by Spotlight PA Staff

Nov. 17, 2022
A voter holds an “I Voted” sticker on Election Day 2022 in Pennsylvania.
Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free panel on the winners of Pa.’s 2022 election and how they plan to run the state

by Spotlight PA Staff

Oct. 19, 2022
State Sen. Doug Mastriano (left) and Attorney General Josh Shapiro (right) tout divergent visions for leading Pennsylvania
THOMAS HENGGE, STEVEN M. FALK / Philadelphia Inquirer Photographers

WATCH: A free virtual panel on Pa.’s gubernatorial candidates and how they plan to run the state

by Spotlight PA Staff

Sept. 29, 2022
The secretary of state is appointed by the governor and oversees elections.
Commonwealth Media Services

WATCH: Pennsylvania’s top election official answers voting questions

by Spotlight PA Staff

Sept. 1, 2022
By the 21st century, 10% of Erie's population was Black and nearly half its Black residents had family ties to Laurel, Mississippi.
TYGER WILLIAMS / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free virtual panel on the legacy of the Great Migration in Pennsylvania

by Spotlight PA Staff

Aug. 12, 2022
Spotlight PA's State College bureau covers north-central Pennsylvania.
Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times

WATCH: A virtual Q&A with Spotlight PA’s new State College bureau

by Spotlight PA Staff

July 26, 2022
The budget lays out the state’s plans and priorities for the immediate fiscal year and years to come.
TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free virtual panel on the new Pa. budget and what it prioritizes

by Spotlight PA Staff

July 7, 2022
A Spotlight PA review found a police misconduct database is riddled with loopholes and lacks meaningful enforcement mechanisms.
YONG KIM / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free Q&A on the limitations of Pa.’s police misconduct database

by Spotlight PA Staff

June 14, 2022
Lawmakers' fears of unscrupulous doctors who might exploit Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program for profit led them to impose strict advertising prohibitions on physicians.
Leise Hook / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free virtual Q&A on Pa.’s uneven rules for medical marijuana cards

by Spotlight PA Staff

May 5, 2022
The 10 candidates running for governor of Pennsylvania have varying ideas about how to reshape election policy, approach environmental issues, and invest in education, among other issues.
TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free virtual panel on Pa.’s candidates for governor and how they plan to lead

by Spotlight PA Staff

April 19, 2022
Five GOP candidates appeared at Spotlight PA's gubernatorial debate.
Screenshot via PCN

Pa. primary election 2022: Spotlight PA hosts GOP gubernatorial debate

by Spotlight PA Staff

April 20, 2022
Pennsylvania’s narrow criteria for “compassionate release” have resulted in only 31 people successfully making use of the program in 13 years.
DAVID SWANSON / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free virtual panel on Pa.’s medical release law for state prisoners

by Spotlight PA Staff

March 16, 2022
Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know law allows requesters to obtain public records from local and state government agencies, but it's far from perfect.
TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free Q&A on Pa.’s open records law and how it affects our work

by Spotlight PA Staff

March 3, 2022
Pennsylvania’s legislative and congressional maps are in the final stages of the redistricting process, but legal challenges by lawmakers and other groups remain.
Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free virtual panel on the court challenges to Pa.’s electoral maps

by Spotlight PA Staff

Feb. 17, 2022
Act 77, Pennsylvania’s mail voting law, was ruled unconstitutional by a state court in January after a group of Republican lawmakers — many of whom voted for it — brought a challenge.
Sue Dorfman / For Votebeat

WATCH: A free virtual panel on the future of Pennsylvania’s mail voting law

by Spotlight PA Staff

Jan. 27, 2022
Join Spotlight PA as we review the 2021 legislative session and discuss which themes are likely to emerge — or persist — in the new year.
TIM TAI / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free virtual panel on the Pa. legislature’s 2022 agenda and what’s at stake

by Spotlight PA Staff

Dec. 22, 2021
The proposed House and Senate maps could dramatically alter the balance of power in Pennsylvania.
Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free virtual panel on Pennsylvania’s proposed redistricting maps

by Spotlight PA Staff

Dec. 16, 2021
Expanded access to videos of police using lethal force has increased public awareness of the problem, but few people know how and why courts rule these cases justified.
ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free discussion on why killings by police officers often are ruled justified

by Spotlight PA Staff

Nov. 11, 2021
Pennsylvania has one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia Inquirer

WATCH: A free panel on using cannabis to treat opioid addiction

by Spotlight PA Staff

Oct. 21, 2021
On Nov. 2, voters statewide will decide the future makeup of Pennsylvania’s appellate judicial system.
Fred Adams / Spotlight PA

WATCH: A free virtual panel on the Nov. 2 election and why it matters

by Spotlight PA Staff

Oct. 8, 2021
Alice “Candy” Loughney, 71, has Alzheimer’s disease and moved into a long-term care facility in Monroeville after her symptoms became too much for her husband to manage.
Quinn Glabicki for Spotlight PA / PublicSource

WATCH: A free panel on Alzheimer’s disease preparedness in Pennsylvania

by Spotlight PA Staff

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