Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA
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Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania's richest man, has contributed a third of all donations to statewide judicial candidates, more than $2 million of it going toward Republicans.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars for the poorest schools, student mental health grants, and more are in limbo.
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Five former Pennsylvania governors want to open the state’s closed primary system by allowing unaffiliated voters to pick partisan candidates.
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Lawmakers were told a fix will cost $6.2 billion, but there’s little consensus on that and other bedrock issues.
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One of the biggest-ever classes of new lawmakers joined the Pennsylvania legislature this year. Spotlight PA followed three of them as they navigated a freshman year full of power struggle and scandal.
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The Pennsylvania Senate has moved key code bills that would enable some budget spending, but Democrats say they don’t go far enough. Meanwhile, spending for education, public defense, and more is still in limbo.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s pick for Pennsylvania health secretary didn’t have the vote to be confirmed by the state Senate, but she’s still leading the agency.
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The Biden administration wants states to invest in hydrogen production to fight climate change, but regulating the industry is an emerging conflict in Pennsylvania.
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The Pennsylvania House has passed a budget plan, after Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to veto a private school voucher program. Senate Republicans say it’s a betrayal.
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School choice vouchers may be cut from Pennsylvania budget in new plan under negotiation with Democrats.