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Producing nonpartisan investigative & public service journalism for Pennsylvania. Support: https://t.co/MPJIq7Npv5 | Tips: https://t.co/JMKQ9MOiFG
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At stake this fall in Pa. gov. election:. Doug Mastriano (R) has said he would ban abortion at 6 wks, no exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the parent. Josh Shapiro (D) has said he would maintain current law (legal to 24 wks, after if life or health of parent is in danger.).
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NEW: Democrats sweep special elections, affirming first Pa. House majority in 12 years, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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NEW: Democrat Matt Wolf beats Republican Megan Martin to win a seat on Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court. More from @StephenJ_Caruso:
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Pa. election officials are burnt out and leaving their jobs after 2020 ‘nightmare,' via @MarieAlbiges and @tommylisi for @SpotlightPA and @VotebeatUS
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BREAKING: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to order statewide shutdown over coronavirus
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NEW: Democrat Daniel McCaffery beats Republican Carolyn Carluccio to win open seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court. More from @KateHuangpu13
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BREAKING: Pennsylvania House picks Democratic lawmaker as new speaker with small but crucial GOP support
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Pa. Democrats want to know why they weren’t told when a GOP lawmaker tested positive for coronavirus, via @AngelasInk and @JuliaTerruso
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BREAKING: In major shift, Pa. panel votes to count incarcerated people in home districts, not state prisons, for purposes of redrawing state House and Senate districts, via @sarahanne_news .
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Spotlight PA is proud to announce we will join @Report4America as a host newsroom in 2022! We’re hiring a rural affairs reporter to identify and elevate stories from under-covered regions of Central Pennsylvania and the Northern Tier.
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NEW: A waiver allowing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s former cabinet supply company to stay open during his coronavirus shutdown has been rescinded after we and @PaPostNews asked how it qualified as “life-sustaining.”.
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NEW: Pennsylvania House Democrats have again won a special election that helps preserve their majority, this time in suburban Philadelphia, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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Pennsylvania mandates masks for anyone who leaves their home amid coronavirus increases, via @CynthFernandez
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NEW from @StephenJ_Caruso and @katieemeyer4: Democrats win control of Pennsylvania state House after picking up 12 seats
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Meet the Pa. animator behind one of 2024’s Emmy-nominated shows
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@Sam1963 Support reader-funded, nonpartisan accountability journalism in Pennsylvania that doesn’t blink:
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1/ Today, we're proud to launch @SpotlightPA's database of experts of color in Pa. as a small but meaningful commitment to increase representation and inclusion in journalism throughout the state. Check it out at and stay for this thread….
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UPDATE: After his selection as speaker, state Rep. Mark Rozzi announced that he would act as an independent and no longer caucus with Democrats:
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Republican Doug Mastriano yet to concede Pa. governor’s race nearly 2 days after Democrat Josh Shapiro declared winner:
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INTERACTIVE TOOL: See how electing judges affects you and the issues you care about most
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Pa. House Speaker Mike Turzai expected to resign before the end of his term, sources say. Via @JanMurphy, @ChasThompson1, and @CynthFernandez
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NEW: Malcolm Kenyatta wins Democratic primary for Pa. auditor general, will face Republican Tim DeFoor this fall
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Republicans have controlled the Pennsylvania Senate for decades. Democrats are targeting a small number of seats as they seek to flip the chamber:
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NEW: Wolf admin sues Pa. Senate Republicans over bid to collect private voter information, via @AngelasInk and @DTOhl
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This Pa. activist is the source of false and flawed election claims gaining traction across the country, via @ByCarterWalker for @SpotlightPA and @VotebeatUS
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New: PA Gov. Josh Shapiro is looking for ways to circumvent the GOP-controlled state Senate and scrap his budget push for private school vouchers.
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A Pennsylvania State Police trooper, once named officer of the year, has killed four people. He returned to duty after three investigations by his own agency, while a fourth is underway, @nytimes reports:
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1/ A heads up that next Friday, June 19, the Spotlight PA staff will be observing Juneteenth and will not be working.
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Pa. lawmakers abruptly reverse course on attempt to further limit public access to campaign spending. Journalism matters. Sunshine matters. Accountability matters.
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In Pennsylvania, mail ballot counting will continue tomorrow (and probably Thursday and Friday and maybe longer)
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For months, @RebeccaKMoss has been reporting on a mistake at the Department of Labor and Industry that led to overcharging hundreds of thousands of unemployed Pennsylvanians millions of dollars over 10 years. 1/.
NEW: Department of Labor and Industry admits it overcharged unemployed Pennsylvanians millions of dollars, via @RebeccaKMoss
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Pennsylvania is now streaming its daily coronavirus briefings with Spanish captions
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BREAKING: Federal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate GOP refused to seat, via @sarahanne_news.
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Happening now: Pennsylvania House Democrats demand meaningful police reform before today's session.
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1/ Are you a freelance journalist or researcher in Pennsylvania who is passionate about equitable and inclusive journalism? @SpotlightPA is looking for a freelancer to lead the creation of a statewide diverse source database to be accessible to all .
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The American Journalism Project @JournalismProj will invest $1 million in @SpotlightPA, recognizing it as among the most promising local news endeavors in the United States. The grant will be matched by The Lenfest Institute @lenfestinst. Read more:.
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18 Pa. candidates who spread election misinformation are poised to oversee local voting in 2024, via @ByCarterWalker for @VotebeatUS and @SpotlightPA
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1/ If you're wondering why officials in Pennsylvania are sounding the alarm about the coronavirus again, let's take a spin through our best indicators of spread and see what the charts tell us. The first, and most obvious, is new confirmed cases, which are at all-time highs.
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AG Josh Shapiro believes the legislature now needs to pass a bill: Survivors "have suffered so much, and they deserve so much better than what some in their state government have done to them."
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.@SpotlightPA joins forces with @PaPostNews to become largest statewide news organization in Pennsylvania, via @cbaxter1 .
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Pa. had early plan to protect nursing homes from the coronavirus, but never fully implemented it, via @aneripattani and @RebeccaKMoss .
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Pa. could wipe out up to $400M in medical debt under proposal from Gov. Josh Shapiro, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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NEW: Top Pa. election official to resign after agency bungled requirement for constitutional amendment, via @AngelasInk
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Highway ‘stop-and-frisk’: How Pennsylvania state troopers conduct illegal traffic searches, via @JosephJaafari and @Sentinel_Vaughn of @theappeal .
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Good day for Pennsylvania to have an incredible investigative reporter, data reporter and Pulitzer finalist now on our growing and amazingly talented news team.
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Still without operating rules after a chaotic three weeks, the Pa. House is officially adjourned until late February. This almost certainly ends any chance of voters seeing constitutional amendments on their May ballot. Via @StephenJ_Caruso.
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It's been 38 days since @TomWolfPA's administration began issuing waivers allowing some Pa. businesses to reopen despite #coronavirus shutdown. And it's been 38 days with no #transparency on process, criteria, or release of applications, approvals and denials. #releasethelist.
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How Harrisburg Works: The rules for Pa. lawmaker per diems, speaker v. leader, and other Q&As, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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The Forward Party wants to be on Pa.’s 2024 general election ballot. It must overcome several hurdles, via @katieemeyer4
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Partisan Pa. websites masquerading as local news threaten trust in journalism, new report finds, via @colin_deppen .
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Concerns about the lack of an independent investigation have also been raised in the case of Christian Hall, a teenager who was killed one year ago by Pennsylvania State Police troopers while experiencing a mental health crisis:
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NEW: Department of Labor and Industry admits it overcharged unemployed Pennsylvanians millions of dollars, via @RebeccaKMoss
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Pa. lawmakers’ base salary now tops $106K. Here’s what you need to know about their automatic pay raises, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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Spotlight PA named a finalist for national investigative journalism award.
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Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf’s wife dropped off his mail ballot, violating state election law, via @DTOhl
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‘Dark money’ groups would be forced to disclose how they spend on Pa.’s elections under advancing bill, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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Judge tells Delaware County to accept in-person votes from residents whose flawed mail ballots were rejected, via @ByCarterWalker for @VotebeatUS and @SpotlightPA
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NEW: Mark Rozzi says he will step down as speaker of the Pennsylvania House, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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During his Tuesday budget address, Gov. Tom Wolf again called on the legislature to act on guns. From @CynthFernandez and @AngelasInk:
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Just updated!. Search your address and explore how your Pennsylvania legislative districts will change under the new state House and Senate maps approved today:.
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1/ @SpotlightPA stands with our reporters of color and communities of color across Pennsylvania by saying how horrified we were by two incidents this week at our partner outlets, @PhillyInquirer and @PittsburghPG . .
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A Penn State Abington professor is suing the university over wage discrimination. Data shows the pay gap between female and male instructional staff is among the worst in the Big Ten. Penn State argues the data isn't an accurate representation of equity.
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We're hard at work building Pennsylvania's first newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism, so give us a follow to be the first to know about our latest updates. And check out our growing team of incredible talent @carlmjohnson @sarambsimon @AngelasInk @LizNavratil @cbaxter1.
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As pandemic continues, Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers prepare for retreat at pricey ‘Bachelor’ resort, via @AngelasInk .
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“It’s horrible to know that the state did such a poor job of helping people,” said Patty Torres, organizing director at Make the Road Pennsylvania, a Latinx advocacy group. Pa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act.
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Spotlight PA to launch its first regional bureau based in State College with focus on local issues, Penn State, rural issues, and more, via @cbaxter1 .
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Inside the Secret Service failures behind Trump rally shooting.
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Spotlight PA is hiring! We're looking for an Assistant Editor and an Investigative Reporter to join our team. Learn more here: @NAHJ @NABJ @aaja @najournalists @nlgja @IBWellsSociety.
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It’s primary day in Pennsylvania! Whether you’re heading to the polls or dropping off a mail ballot, here’s a rundown of the races in play, and everything you should do to make sure your vote is counted:
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Spotlight PA named a finalist for 2 national online journalism awards.
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A new Spotlight PA shows Kamala Harris with a modest edge over Donald Trump:
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We're so excited that @DTOhl is joining the team this month to cover the state Capitol.
🥳So thrilled to announce: I'm headed home!🥳. I start Aug. 16 as @SpotlightPA's capitol reporter covering the Pennsylvania legislature. I'm excited to be back in my home state (and closer to PA Dutch baking). Tell me what I need to know (and where to get the best pies)!.
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.@SpotlightPA wins two national journalism awards, recognizing the newsroom's commitment to producing investigative journalism that gets results.
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We're debuting our first investigation tomorrow, a collaboration with @CaucusPA, and you don't want to miss a beat. Sign up for our weekly newsletter now:
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Congrats to our fantastic redistricting reporter @KateHuangpu13 on her selection for this fellowship! She'll soon turn her attention to the 2022 election and the legislature. Stay tuned.
1/3: Congrats to our Statehouse Reporting Fellows who'll come to Austin this month to learn from experts in disinformation, voting rights, campaign finance and more to get ready for 2022! Special thanks to our program sponsor @Arnold_Ventures.
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‘Momnibus’ bills would expand access to doulas, provide essentials to new parents, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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A judge in Centre County has sealed an entire case at the request of Penn State, a rare move that potentially violates the right to open courts guaranteed by the state and U.S. Constitutions.
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Luzerne County Board of Elections has filed a motion with U.S. Supreme Court for Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from pending Pa. mail-in ballot extension case. State GOP has asked for expedited review of case before Nov. 3.
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Republican Dave McCormick defeats Bob Casey to win U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania
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Welcome to the Keystone State, @NYTimes, we'd be happy to show you around.
Now that the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, the most important election this year in America when it comes to abortion will be the contest for governor of Pennsylvania.
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Shot: Pa. State Police stopped collecting race data during traffic stops in 2012, making profiling far harder to detect. Chaser: After @SpotlightPA uses data to show the State Police is an outlier, officials say collection will resume. #impact.
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The inside story of how Pennsylvania failed to deliver millions in coronavirus rent relief, via @char_keith .
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Penn State’s football team’s academic rating plummeted to its lowest point in more than a decade, placing the Nittany Lions in last place among Big Ten gridiron teams, @News4Mass reports.
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NEW: Special elections to fill Pa. House seats vacated by Democrats should be held Feb. 7, court rules
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1/ Our new investigative newsroom serving all of Pennsylvania continues to grow with the exciting addition of @char_keith as an investigative reporter. She joins @sarambsimon @AngelasInk @LizNavratil @carlmjohnson and @cbaxter1 with many more hires in the works . (CONT).
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NEW: Four days after Josh Shapiro was declared the winner, Doug Mastriano conceded the race for Pa. governor:
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BREAKING: Democrat Josh Shapiro has been elected governor of Pennsylvania, defeating Republican Doug Mastriano
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Thousands of Pa. prisoners endure summer heat without air conditioning.
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The Pa. legislature says its communications with lobbyists should be secret. @AngelasInk explains why Spotlight PA is making a case that the state’s right-to-know law says otherwise.
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Democrats again secure one-vote Pa. House majority after special election win, via @StephenJ_Caruso
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION. Footage shows teenager Christian Hall kept his hands up as Pennsylvania State Police killed him, via @garyharki, in partnership with @nbcnews
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It’s Wednesday in Pa., and there are still more than a million mail ballots left to count. Here’s what you need to know:
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The entire Pennsylvania House and half of the state Senate will be on the ballot in 2024. Learn about how to research the candidates:
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a bill that will expand Pennsylvania’s property tax rebate to serve more older and disabled people.
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Pennsylvania has universal mail voting. Learn everything you need to know about the process ahead of the April 23 primary election.
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🚨OUTRAGE ALERT 🚨. A year-long investigation by @SpotlightPA and @CaucusPA found Pa. lawmakers use a legal loophole to obscure millions in sometimes lavish spending from their campaign accounts. Sports tickets, foreign trips, fancy dinners & more:.
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