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Owner of troubled rural Pa. water company facing state investigation says he wants to sell

Owner of troubled rural Pa. water company facing state investigation says he wants to sell

  • Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
  • 42 mins ago

If parties reach a settlement in a case to force the sale of a troubled Pennsylvania water company, state regulators could avoid a lengthy process to improve service.

Secretive group of Penn State trustees meet in public for first time since 2011

Secretive group of Penn State trustees meet in public for first time since 2011

  • Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
  • 7 hrs ago

Penn State didn’t say why the board’s executive committee was now meeting in public after arguing the group’s work could legally be done in private.

Pa. election 2024: How to vote, where to vote, and everything you need to know for Nov. 5

Pa. election 2024: How to vote, where to vote, and everything you need to know for Nov. 5

  • Elizabeth Estrada of Spotlight PA
  • Nov 1, 2024

On Nov. 5, Pennsylvanians will vote for president, U.S. Senate, attorney general, and more.

New limits, oversight for Pa.’s medical marijuana doctors proposed in response to Spotlight PA investigation

New limits, oversight for Pa.’s medical marijuana doctors proposed in response to Spotlight PA investigation

  • Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 29, 2024

The bill would give the Department of Health discretion on which doctors in the medical marijuana program would receive extra scrutiny.

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How to know if your house is haunted: Tips from a Pennsylvania ghost hunter

How to know if your house is haunted: Tips from a Pennsylvania ghost hunter

  • Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 29, 2024

An interview with paranormal researcher Lou Bernard covers DIY research tips, the ethics of ghost hunting, and why some people are comforted to finally put a name to their phantom.

Controversy and conspiracies dominate this Pa. school district after takeover

Controversy and conspiracies dominate this Pa. school district after takeover

  • Amanda Fries for Spotlight PA
  • Oct 29, 2024

An extremist takeover of the Oley Valley school board in 2021 has led to resignations, lawsuits, and rising community tensions.

Lawmakers pushed a slate of bills to improve maternal health care in Pa. Why some did — and didn’t — become law.

Lawmakers pushed a slate of bills to improve maternal health care in Pa. Why some did — and didn’t — become law.

  • Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 29, 2024

One law mandates the creation of a postpartum depression awareness campaign. A bill allowing Medicaid reimbursement for doulas is up next.

How Pa.’s attorney general candidates plan to approach the opioid epidemic

How Pa.’s attorney general candidates plan to approach the opioid epidemic

  • Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 29, 2024

Pennsylvania’s next attorney general will have discretion over prosecuting drug cases and suing big drug companies. Here’s where Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday stand.

These Pennsylvania counties give voters a chance to fix errors on their mail ballots (MAP)

These Pennsylvania counties give voters a chance to fix errors on their mail ballots (MAP)

  • Carter Walker of Votebeat
  • Oct 24, 2024

What happens if your mail ballot is flagged for possible rejection? That depends on where you live in Pennsylvania.

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Meet 10 Pennsylvanians who could help decide the 2024 election

Meet 10 Pennsylvanians who could help decide the 2024 election

  • Stephen Caruso, Kate Huangpu, and Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 24, 2024

How many Pennsylvania voters are truly up for grabs? We spoke to 10.

Routine process or ‘financial scandal’? Legal bills divide some elected officials involved in Pa. county solar project

Routine process or ‘financial scandal’? Legal bills divide some elected officials involved in Pa. county solar project

  • Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College
  • Oct 23, 2024

An intergovernmental cooperation among 10 public agencies to purchase solar power, likely the first of its kind in Pennsylvania, has been embroiled in controversy.

How Pa.’s attorney general candidates plan to approach gun crimes and violence

How Pa.’s attorney general candidates plan to approach gun crimes and violence

  • Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 22, 2024

Pennsylvania's next attorney general will have the discretion to focus on gun crimes they deem important. Here’s where Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday stand.

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Breaking rules intended to keep Pa.’s older adults safe is rarely met with state sanctions

Breaking rules intended to keep Pa.’s older adults safe is rarely met with state sanctions

  • Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 22, 2024

Despite chronic issues, the Department of Aging has never taken punitive action against county agencies that don’t meet state standards.

Elections 101: Why ‘precanvassing’ rules for Pa. mail ballots frustrate voting officials

Elections 101: Why ‘precanvassing’ rules for Pa. mail ballots frustrate voting officials

  • Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 22, 2024

Donald Trump seized on slow ballot counting in 2020 to baselessly allege fraud. Officials are wary of that disinformation making a return in 2024.

Is an end to Pa.’s 163-year ban on fortune telling in the cards? One tarot reader is suing to make it happen.

Is an end to Pa.’s 163-year ban on fortune telling in the cards? One tarot reader is suing to make it happen.

  • Sara Stewart for Spotlight PA
  • Oct 18, 2024

An 1861 law banning fortune telling for money remains on the books in Pennsylvania, and is affecting modern-day tarot readers and merchants. One is challenging the statute in federal court.

Where US Senate candidates Bob Casey and Dave McCormick stand on inflation, taxes, and more

Where US Senate candidates Bob Casey and Dave McCormick stand on inflation, taxes, and more

  • Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 18, 2024

Democrat Casey says the greed of “big conglomerates” is to blame for high prices for household essentials. Republican McCormick claims the economy is “weak.”

Philadelphia aims to speed up mail ballot processing on Election Day with newer equipment

Philadelphia aims to speed up mail ballot processing on Election Day with newer equipment

  • Carter Walker of Votebeat
  • Oct 17, 2024

An analysis shows that Allegheny County is much faster at processing mail ballots than Philadelphia, likely because of differences in equipment and staffing.

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As problems roiled Penn State Health’s transplant programs, unknowing patients kept hope. Then they were blindsided.

As problems roiled Penn State Health’s transplant programs, unknowing patients kept hope. Then they were blindsided.

  • Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA and Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College
  • Oct 17, 2024

Already sick, former patients of the failed kidney and liver transplant units face rejection and despair as they look elsewhere and grapple with the one thing they cannot afford to lose: time.

More funding for SEPTA unlikely this year thanks to deep conflicts over gaming expansion

More funding for SEPTA unlikely this year thanks to deep conflicts over gaming expansion

  • Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
  • Oct 16, 2024

Senate Republicans say they’ll support transit funding in exchange for taxing skill games, but a deal has been elusive.

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Losing its only Sheetz pushed this rural Pa. community to think differently about its future

Losing its only Sheetz pushed this rural Pa. community to think differently about its future

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

Sheetz closed its location in rural Cameron County at the end of September. Despite initial fears over the potential long-term impacts, the community stepped in to fill the gap.

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