Spotlight PA: Pennsylvania news and investigations
Owner of troubled rural Pa. water company facing state investigation says he wants to sell. by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College. 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. Oct. 31, 2024.
PA election live updates 2024 • Spotlight PA
5 days ago · Philly officials proclaim elections “safe, simple, and secure" 6:57 p.m. Election officials in Philadelphia say their ballot counting process is going smoothly, even as former President Donald Trump issues vague claims that “massive cheating” is happening in the city.. Two of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, who run elections, held an impromptu press conference outside the city’s ...
Challenges to thousands of PA ballot applications fizzle • Spotlight …
1 day ago · This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here.. All of the more than 4,000 mail ballot challenges filed in Pennsylvania in the past two weeks have been withdrawn or dismissed.
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4 days ago · Spotlight PA is dedicated to producing nonpartisan investigative journalism about Pennsylvania government and urgent statewide issues. We are an independent watchdog unafraid to dig deep, fight for the truth and take on the powerful to expose wrongdoing and spur meaningful reform. We connect Pennsylvanians to their state, and to each other ...
Pa. COVID guide: Updates on cases, vaccines, and tests - Spotlight …
The CDC has determined eligibility for vaccines and boosters to be the following: Primary series doses: Anyone 6 months of age and older. Original (monovalent) booster: Anyone ages 5 to 11. Updated (bivalent) boosters: Anyone age 12 and older. (See the CDC website for specific guidance on updated boosters.) The CDC provides resources on how to ...
Pa. redistricting maps: Search now to see your old and new …
Mar 16, 2022 · The U.S. Supreme Court in March declined a request to block the map’s usage for this year’s primary election. In a separate process, a redistricting panel in February approved final state House and Senate maps that could fundamentally reshape the legislature. The boundaries survived nine legal challenges and will be used for the primary ...
Education news from Spotlight PA
Jul 26, 2024 · Budget sends $500M more to Pa.’s poorest schools, falling short of what some say is needed. by Stephen Caruso and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA. Pennsylvania lawmakers approved a budget that boosts education funding by more than $1 billion, but doesn’t invest what advocates say is needed to help poor schools.
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About. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to high-quality investigative and public-service journalism about the Pennsylvania state government and urgent statewide issues, including elections, voting, the governor, the legislature, rural communities, criminal justice, economic development, health, human services, and ...
Spotlight PA signs groundbreaking TV deal • Spotlight PA
by Christopher Baxter| Oct. 30, 2024. In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Spotlight PA has signed an agreement with a group of five television stations across Pennsylvania to turn its most important investigations and other reporting into broadcast-ready news packages to air during their regular local newscasts.
Fewer Pa. residents qualify for income tax forgiveness
Oct 25, 2023 · For a married couple with two children, the income limit to receive full tax forgiveness is $32,000. The threshold for the same family to qualify for the federal earned income tax credit, by contrast, would be almost $59,500. Unlike tax forgiveness, a state earned income tax credit would be refundable, allowing recipients to get back more than ...