May 25, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerHow Harrisburg Works: New caucuses, special election season, and the death of a billby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
May 24, 2023Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAPa. limited a board’s power to regulate abandoned oil and gas wells. Democrats want to restore it.by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
May 17, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAProposed Pa. budget nearly quadruples funding for local government cooperationby Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
May 4, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PAProposal to update ailing Pa. rent, property tax rebate program would reverse decade of declineby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
May 1, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesShapiro signs first bill, expands Pa. health insurance coverage for breast cancer screeningsby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
May 1, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerThe Pa. legislature seems to have met a tax break it dislikes: one for teachers, nurses, and copsby Stephen Caruso
April 28, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerAn amendment tracker and complete guide to proposed changes in Pennsylvania’s Constitutionby Stephen Caruso
April 27, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAWhat will Pa. House Democrats do with a majority? First, they’re moving long-stalled priority bills.by Stephen Caruso and Kate Huangpu
April 25, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerSwitch to Pa.’s corporate filing system led to backlog and longer waits for business ownersby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
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 11, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAHow Harrisburg Works: Pa. House majority, rules vs. bills, and taxpayer money for Twitter Blueby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
April 5, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesShapiro’s proposed Pa. State Police fund saves road dollars but raises accountability concernsby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
March 31, 2023TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerCampaign finance, lobbying reform still receiving little attention in Pa. legislatureby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
March 23, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAWomen have more power than ever in Pennsylvania’s legislature, but lawmakers say big hurdles remainby Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
March 15, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesBreaking down Shapiro’s plan to eliminate two of Pa.’s cell phone taxesby Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
March 11, 2023House Democratic CaucusTop Democrats knew about sexual harassment allegation against Pa. lawmaker in 2019by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
March 9, 2023Courtesy Pennsylvania Capital-StarKey Pa. senator’s record has Democrats, voting advocates worried passing election reform will be difficultby Carter Walker of Votebeat
March 8, 2023The Office of Governor Tom Wolf / FlickrPa. House lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he will resignby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
March 7, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerShapiro’s $44.4B budget pitch keeps Pa. spending relatively flat, preserves some pandemic benefitsby Stephen Caruso and Kate Huangpu
March 7, 2023Daniel Fishel / For Spotlight PABudget negotiations will determine fate of shrinking rebate program for older Pennsylvaniansby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
March 6, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerWhat to expect from Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget proposalby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
March 3, 2023The Office of Governor Tom Wolf / FlickrPa. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign, will seek treatment for ‘illness’by Spotlight PA Staff
March 1, 2023JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia InquirerNew Pa. House rules expand who can file a sexual harassment complaint against lawmakersby Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
March 1, 2023The Office of Governor Tom Wolf / FlickrLobbyist says she was sexually harassed by Pa. lawmaker Mike Zabel, calls on him to resignby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
Feb. 28, 2023Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia InquirerJoanna McClinton elected first female speaker of the Pa. House as Mark Rozzi steps downby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
Feb. 27, 2023House Democratic CaucusThe Pa. House is getting ready to consider critical chamber rules. Here’s what you need to know.by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
Feb. 24, 2023Heather Khalifa / Philadelphia InquirerShapiro admin can do more as rollbacks to food and health benefits loom in Pa., experts sayby Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
Feb. 22, 2023David Maialetti / Philadelphia InquirerShapiro admin contends taking Super Bowl tickets from group that gets state money didn’t violate governor’s own gift banby Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
Feb. 20, 2023Tom Gralish / Philadelphia InquirerThe Pa. House is coming back with a Democratic majority. Will it finally be able to move forward?by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
Feb. 16, 2023JAMES BLOCKER / Philadelphia InquirerTop gaming regulators in Pa. met with industry lobbyists before coming out against a casino competitorby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
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