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Farmer support could lead Pennsylvania to lift its near-total ban on Sunday hunting

Farmer support could lead Pennsylvania to lift its near-total ban on Sunday hunting

  • Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
  • Oct 3, 2024

Sunday hunting has long been a cultural debate in Pennsylvania, but it’s closer to becoming a reality after a state House committee this week advanced a Senate bill to lift the near-total ban.

Thousands more Pennsylvania medical professionals could approve cannabis patients under proposals

Thousands more Pennsylvania medical professionals could approve cannabis patients under proposals

  • Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 2, 2024

The changes could increase options for patients, supporters say.

Where Pa.’s attorney general candidates stand on defending elections, voter ID, and more

Where Pa.’s attorney general candidates stand on defending elections, voter ID, and more

  • Angela Couloumbis
  • Oct 1, 2024

Pennsylvania’s attorney general defends the state’s election practices and outcomes, which have become a target of legal challenges since the 2020 presidential contest.

Pa. election 2024: The powerful interests bankrolling critical row office races

Pa. election 2024: The powerful interests bankrolling critical row office races

  • Stephen Caruso and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
  • Sep 30, 2024

As unions, interest groups, and Pennsylvania’s richest man pour millions into the critical election for attorney general, the state’s two other row office races have attracted far fewer dollars in the months leading up to Nov 5.

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Backyard bee watchers, photographers help discover multiple new species in Pa.

Backyard bee watchers, photographers help discover multiple new species in Pa.

  • Ad Crable for Spotlight PA
  • Sep 27, 2024

Volunteers from across Pennsylvania collected and photographed thousands of bees, discovering eight species in the state for the first time.

Troubled rural water company could be forced to sell pending Pa. utility commission investigation

Troubled rural water company could be forced to sell pending Pa. utility commission investigation

  • Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
  • Sep 26, 2024

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has opened an investigation into Rock Spring Water Company.

Voting rights groups want Pa. Supreme Court to decide whether voters need to date mail ballots

Voting rights groups want Pa. Supreme Court to decide whether voters need to date mail ballots

  • Carter Walker of Votebeat
  • Sep 25, 2024

If the court does take the case, it could have a large impact on voters this November, as thousands of ballots are rejected each election for lacking a proper date.

Abortion a top election issue for nearly half of state voters, Spotlight PA poll shows

Abortion a top election issue for nearly half of state voters, Spotlight PA poll shows

  • Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
  • Sep 24, 2024

A new Spotlight PA poll shows that Democrats and independents are much likelier than Republicans to identify abortion as among their top 2024 concerns.

Where U.S. Senate candidates Bob Casey and Dave McCormick stand on abortion, child care, and more

Where U.S. Senate candidates Bob Casey and Dave McCormick stand on abortion, child care, and more

  • Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA
  • Sep 24, 2024

Caregiving is not a major issue in the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick, but it is one that matters to many Pennsylvanians. Here’s where they stand.

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Pa. election 2024: A complete guide to the candidates for U.S. Senate

Pa. election 2024: A complete guide to the candidates for U.S. Senate

  • Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
  • Sep 23, 2024

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey seeks a fourth term, while former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick, a Republican, makes his second consecutive bid for a Senate seat.

Lawsuits are a last resort when local government goes wrong. Here's why one Pennsylvanian is suing.

Lawsuits are a last resort when local government goes wrong. Here's why one Pennsylvanian is suing.

  • Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
  • Sep 20, 2024

Bringing a civil lawsuit is one of the few ways Pennsylvanians can force corrective action from municipalities, but it’s often costly and difficult.

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First came tax hikes, then a flood — then resentment. Can a merger heal this Berks community?

First came tax hikes, then a flood — then resentment. Can a merger heal this Berks community?

  • Amanda Fries for Spotlight PA
  • Sep 19, 2024

A decade after its first attempt to combine with its neighbor, Mount Penn wants to try again to fix its finances and mend past disagreements.

Democrats retain control of Pa. House after 2 special election wins

Democrats retain control of Pa. House after 2 special election wins

  • Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
  • Sep 19, 2024

Pa. Democrats have their voting majority back for the fall session after winning two special elections for Philly state House districts.

Democrats in Pa. approach 2024 election with slimmest voter registration advantage in decades

Democrats in Pa. approach 2024 election with slimmest voter registration advantage in decades

  • Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of Votebeat
  • Sep 19, 2024

Despite some gains, registered Democrats are losing ground to Republicans in terms of voter registration in Pennsylvania as the 2024 election approaches.

Pa. election 2024: How to serve as a poll worker on Nov. 5

Pa. election 2024: How to serve as a poll worker on Nov. 5

  • Kate Huangpu and Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PA
  • Sep 17, 2024

Pennsylvania poll workers help to make voting run smoothly on Election Day. Here’s how you can serve as one.

Hospital mergers are giving rise to opaque ‘facility fees’ that add costs to medical bills

Hospital mergers are giving rise to opaque ‘facility fees’ that add costs to medical bills

  • Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA
  • Sep 17, 2024

Consolidations in the health care industry are driving opaque charges that experts say more and more patients are seeing on their bills.

A cost-saving Pa. dental policy did the opposite, lawmakers, health advocates say

A cost-saving Pa. dental policy did the opposite, lawmakers, health advocates say

  • Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
  • Sep 16, 2024

Pennsylvania curtailed most dental services for adults on Medicaid in 2011. Now, advocates are pushing lawmakers to restore coverage.

A statewide search for historic buildings finds 1000s after a decades-long drought

A statewide search for historic buildings finds 1000s after a decades-long drought

  • Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA
  • Sep 16, 2024

An army of contractors has spent the past several years quietly fanning out across Pennsylvania to find the history state records have missed.

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Pa. election 2024: Your guide to the candidates for treasurer

Pa. election 2024: Your guide to the candidates for treasurer

  • Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
  • Sep 16, 2024

Democrat Erin McClelland, Republican incumbent Stacy Garrity, and three other candidates are vying to become Pennsylvania’s next treasurer.

High court voids ruling on mail ballots missing handwritten dates

High court voids ruling on mail ballots missing handwritten dates

  • Carter Walker of Votebeat
  • Sep 16, 2024

The decision to vacate a lower court ruling over a technicality could affect thousands of mail ballot voters this November.

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  • Saquon Barkley visits Lehigh Valley, as his foundation holds gala aimed at helping underprivileged children
  • Casey, McCormick tackle immigration, economy, other issues in Pa. Senate debate
  • Toyota, local partners help drive out hunger in Lehigh Valley
  • Lehigh Valley gas station and convenience store to permanently close
  • Source: Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
  • DeSales University holds dedication ceremony for new school of business
  • Mail-in ballots starting to be sent out in Pa. What if you fill out your ballot incorrectly?
  • Boscov's celebrates 110th anniversary

Berks Area News

  • Man in custody after allegedly shooting woman in Bethel
  • Fourth suspect arrested in "Operation Trapped"
  • Reading FilmFest prepares for big milestone
  • Casey, McCormick tackle immigration, economy, other issues in Pa. Senate debate
  • Source: Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
  • Mail-in ballots starting to be sent out in Pa. What if you fill out your ballot incorrectly?
  • Reading Regional Airport to host aviation career fair
  • 'I just hope one day my son will walk in the door': Grieving mother remembers son following fatal crash
  • Boscov's celebrates 110th anniversary
  • Wanted in Berks: Curtis Smith-Little
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