Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA
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Despite high demand, Pennsylvania's Whole-Home Repairs program didn’t get additional funding in the latest state budget, leaving thousands of homeowners waitlisted.
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Raymond Lynch documented what he thought were serious problems with Hershey Medical Center’s kidney and liver transplant programs. He was dismissed by Penn State Health just weeks before a federal review.
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Thousands of employees at federal contractors do not have whistleblower protections despite 2013 lawA whistleblower reported issues at an affordable housing complex to HUD. But a gap in the law meant she wasn’t protected from retaliation.
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Pennsylvania awards $200M to expand high-speed internet access, and a lot more is on the way. But the looming end of a federal program that helps low-income families afford broadband underscores the challenge of ensuring universal access.
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Gov. Shapiro’s proposed budget would put state money behind a popular home repair program, anti-homelessness initiatives, and public legal defense against evictions.
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The debate over unclaimed property contrasts with the race's earlier focus on national political flashpoints.
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A Spotlight PA analysis reveals the program, which was closed for more than a year to resolve a backlog, has funds to help more than 3,000 homeowners.
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A new report, launched after a 2020 Spotlight PA investigation, finds students of color face racial harassment and stereotypes in the classrooms of Pennsylvania’s public universities.
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The Broadband Development Authority initially said it would waive a key section of the 2004 law that restricts publicly owned broadband networks. The agency reversed course after public comments.
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The Whole-Home Repairs Program is a victim of its own success. Additional funding is held up by the state’s budget impasse.