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Looser education rules floated as fix to Pa.’s troubled home care workforce
April 1, 2025
Looser education rules floated as fix to Pa.’s troubled home care workforce
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on…
PA Local Heroes: A Montco mom’s mission to provide friendly foods to all
March 28, 2025
PA Local Heroes: A Montco mom’s mission to provide friendly foods to all
PA Local Heroes is a monthly feature sponsored by Ballard Spahr. Installments appear first in PA Local, Spotlight PA’s weekly…
Adoption of red light cameras slow in Pa. even though they save lives
March 28, 2025
Adoption of red light cameras slow in Pa. even though they save lives
Spotlight PA reported this story as part of The Road Ahead, an ongoing project by LehighValleyNews.com on traffic and transportation…
Medical marijuana oversight bill advances after Spotlight PA investigations reveal doctor concerns
March 27, 2025
Medical marijuana oversight bill advances after Spotlight PA investigations reveal doctor concerns
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and…
End of federal relief money will push some Pa. municipalities off a financial cliff, Shapiro admin fears
March 24, 2025
End of federal relief money will push some Pa. municipalities off a financial cliff, Shapiro admin fears
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative…
GET THE DATA: Spotlight PA makes 25 years of Board of Pardons votes available to the public
March 21, 2025
GET THE DATA: Spotlight PA makes 25 years of Board of Pardons votes available to the public
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and…
20 years after ‘The Office’ premiered, cameos still paying off for Scranton businesses
March 21, 2025
20 years after ‘The Office’ premiered, cameos still paying off for Scranton businesses
This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the…
Turn frustration into action by supporting local journalism that gets results
March 20, 2025
Turn frustration into action by supporting local journalism that gets results
When Luen Ng died at 75 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northeast Philadelphia, few people outside her…
Help with medical bills difficult to access despite hospital charity rules, study finds
March 19, 2025
Help with medical bills difficult to access despite hospital charity rules, study finds
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on…
Penn State made deep cuts to engineering, graduate school amid budget woes
March 18, 2025
Penn State made deep cuts to engineering, graduate school amid budget woes
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative…