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Calling all Lehigh Valley residents! Spotlight PA is exploring an expansion into the Lehigh Valley—and we want to hear f...
11/17/2025

Calling all Lehigh Valley residents! Spotlight PA is exploring an expansion into the Lehigh Valley—and we want to hear from you. This 5-minute survey is an opportunity to share your thoughts about news and information in your community and the issues that matter to you most.

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Tomorrow! Ask Lorene Cary about her ancestral odyssey ‘If Sons, Then Heirs’ as part of our new book club, Booklight PA.
11/17/2025

Tomorrow! Ask Lorene Cary about her ancestral odyssey ‘If Sons, Then Heirs’ as part of our new book club, Booklight PA.

Author Lorene Cary joins us live on Nov. 18 for a virtual discussion.

Next year, Gov. Josh Shapiro will likely face Republican Stacy Garrity, a strong ally of the president.
11/17/2025

Next year, Gov. Josh Shapiro will likely face Republican Stacy Garrity, a strong ally of the president.

Next year, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will likely face Republican Stacy Garrity, a strong ally of President Donald Trump.

Solar for School remains one of the few policy bright spots for clean energy advocates following Pennsylvania’s newly ne...
11/14/2025

Solar for School remains one of the few policy bright spots for clean energy advocates following Pennsylvania’s newly negotiated exit from a carbon cap-and-trade program.

Solar for School remains one of the few policy bright spots for clean energy advocates following the state’s exit from a carbon cap-and-trade program.

Rising and unexpected costs put Reading, PA, under increased pressure to use reserves to fill gaps in the city's budget....
11/14/2025

Rising and unexpected costs put Reading, PA, under increased pressure to use reserves to fill gaps in the city's budget. Experts say it's a worrying trend.

Rising and unexpected costs put Reading, PA, under increased pressure to use reserves to fill gaps in the city's budget. Experts say it's a worrying trend.

Funding cuts, lawsuits, and fear derailed Pennsylvania's plan to close state hospitals and invest in community mental he...
11/14/2025

Funding cuts, lawsuits, and fear derailed Pennsylvania's plan to close state hospitals and invest in community mental health care

After a period of psychiatric hospital closures and investment in community support, Pennsylvania has shifted focus to the most restrictive care possible.

Great PA News Quiz: State budget deal, Fetterman revelation, and no more pennies
11/14/2025

Great PA News Quiz: State budget deal, Fetterman revelation, and no more pennies

In this week’s news quiz: A crowded congressional race, pro-worker ruling, and Fetterman details a dispute.

End of prolonged budget impasse leaves Pa. childhood centers with debts to pay
11/13/2025

End of prolonged budget impasse leaves Pa. childhood centers with debts to pay

Pre-K Counts and Head Start providers across 32 counties have collectively taken on nearly $20 million in loans to mitigate the stalled funding.

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall in Pa.
11/13/2025

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall in Pa.

It’s the latest in a long saga of health issues for Fetterman, including his major stroke during his 2022 campaign for U.S. Senate.

Democrats sacrifice climate program for $50.1B budget agreement
11/12/2025

Democrats sacrifice climate program for $50.1B budget agreement

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) would have capped the amount of carbon that companies in Pennsylvania are allowed to emit.

Chester County plans independent investigation of pollbook issue that forced 12K to vote provisionally
11/12/2025

Chester County plans independent investigation of pollbook issue that forced 12K to vote provisionally

Chester County’s pollbooks omitted third-party and independent voters, forcing thousands of them to vote using provisional ballots.

Shapiro, top Pa. lawmakers reach $50.1B budget deal that could end impasse
11/12/2025

Shapiro, top Pa. lawmakers reach $50.1B budget deal that could end impasse

The plan, which must win the support of the PA House and Senate, would send more money to the poorest schools and end the state’s participation in a key climate program.

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Investigative reporting for Pennsylvania

Spotlight PA is a collaborative newsroom dedicated to producing investigative journalism for all of Pennsylvania. Spotlight PA’s mission is to hold powerful private and public forces — especially governments, businesses and special interests — to account through urgent and compelling investigative journalism that drives change.

Spotlight PA builds on the strengths of The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News and dozens of other news organizations across Pennsylvania in a historic commitment to investigative reporting on state government and beyond. We provide our content free of charge to newsrooms across the state to help bolster local media and better inform the public.

The most important investigations start with a tip from readers like you. If you know of specific wrongdoing or an area that needs investigation, please contact us at spotlightpa.org/tips.

Together, we can hold the powerful to account.